Hunting Sword with Scabbard,Grip attributed to Joseph Deutschmann

Hunting Sword with Scabbard,Grip attributed to Joseph Deutschmann

Hunting Sword with Scabbard,Grip attributed to Joseph Deutschmann

Very similar sword grips of ivory, carved with fanciful Rococo ornament of shells and waves, are recorded in the armory of the prince-elector of Bavaria in Munich in the 1740s. The lion at the top of the grip holds a crescent moon beneath its paw, probably alluding to recent European victories over the Ottoman Turks in Eastern Europe.

Provenance
Jean Jacques Reubell, Paris (until 1926; his gift to MMA).

Sword maker:
Grip attributed to Joseph Deutschmann (German, Imst 1717–1787 Passau)
Date:
ca. 1740
Geography:
possibly Munich
Culture:
German, possibly Munich
Medium:
Steel, silver, ivory, wood, leather
Dimensions:
L. 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm); L. of blade 23 1/4 in. (59 cm); W. of blade 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm); D. of blade 5/16 in. (0.8 cm);Wt. 1 lb. 2 oz. (510.29 g); Wt. of scabbard 1 lb 6 oz. (624 g)
Classification:
Swords-Hunting
Credit Line:
Gift of Jean Jacques Reubell, in memory of his mother, Julia C. Coster, and of his wife, Adeline E. Post, both of New York City, 1926

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