Saber with Scabbard and Carrying Belt

Stamped with what may be the mark of Georg Hoffmann Polish

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 373

This is one of a series of twelve jeweled sabers made in Hungarian style for use at the Saxon court in Dresden. These twelve swords are recorded as having had new wrist chains added in 1687 and as having been used again in 1709. This example bears what may be the mark of Georg Hoffmann (recorded 1586–1609), a goldsmith working in Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland).

#4430. Saber with Scabbard and Carrying Belt

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Saber with Scabbard and Carrying Belt, Stamped with what may be the mark of Georg Hoffmann (Polish, Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland), recorded 1596–1609), Steel, gold, silver, leather, wood, textile, semiprecious stones, Polish

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Saber with Scabbard and Carrying Belt, Stamped with what may be the mark of Georg Hoffmann (Polish, Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland), recorded 1596–1609), Steel, gold, silver, leather, wood, textile, semiprecious stones, Polish
Saber with Scabbard and Carrying Belt, Stamped with what may be the mark of Georg Hoffmann (Polish, Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland), recorded 1596–1609), Steel, gold, silver, leather, wood, textile, semiprecious stones, Polish
Saber with Scabbard and Carrying Belt, Stamped with what may be the mark of Georg Hoffmann (Polish, Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland), recorded 1596–1609), Steel, gold, silver, leather, wood, textile, semiprecious stones, Polish
Saber with Scabbard and Carrying Belt, Stamped with what may be the mark of Georg Hoffmann (Polish, Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland), recorded 1596–1609), Steel, gold, silver, leather, wood, textile, semiprecious stones, Polish
Saber with Scabbard and Carrying Belt, Stamped with what may be the mark of Georg Hoffmann (Polish, Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland), recorded 1596–1609), Steel, gold, silver, leather, wood, textile, semiprecious stones, Polish
Saber with Scabbard and Carrying Belt, Stamped with what may be the mark of Georg Hoffmann (Polish, Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland), recorded 1596–1609), Steel, gold, silver, leather, wood, textile, semiprecious stones, Polish

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