As we are in the part of the exhibition dedicated to the Wettin rule in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, we cannot miss the exhibits related to the royal and electoral courts in Warsaw and Dresden. Some of the objects on display here are indirectly related to the Wettins through their coats of arms and dates. Some of them were actually created for the needs of the court and for lavish, splendid celebrations. The display case dedicated to the Wettin court weapons is an introduction to a broader discussion of objects related to European courts, but also, more generally, opulent, luxurious and collectible items, which are shown in the wooden cabinet part of the exhibition.
Poland, 1763
Horn, brass, carving
From the collection of Emeryk Hutten-Czapski, gift of the family, 1903
The pouch has a carved inscription: ‘Hunter’s skill is to chase animals, Knight’s duty is to defend the homeland’ with the date 1763 and the royal initials of Augustus III
Poland or Saxony, ca. 1730
Horn, wood, brass, carving, engraving, polishing
Gift of successors of Łukasz Gwiazdowski, 1900
Dresden, 1687 (fittings), Genua, 16th/17th c. (blade)
Iron, brass, gold, silver, velvet, emerald, rock crystal, forging, chiselling, gilding, punching, repoussé, stonesetting
Gift of Leon Kostka, 1949
Saber was used in 1709 on the occasion of the visit of the Danish king Frederick IV to the Dresden court
Dresden (fittings), Solingen (blade), 1729
Iron, silver, brass, silvering, forging, etching
From the collection of Emeryk Hutten-Czapski, gift of the family, 1903
Germany, Munich, workshop of Georg Muller (barrel), Saxony (stock), 1697
Iron, wood, bone, forging, inlay, engraving
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1896
Germany, Suhl, workshop of Johann Gottfried Kolbe (gunsmith) and Johann Christoph Stockamar (decoration), 1730s.
Iron, wood, gold, forging, chiselling, gilding, carving, appliqué
Gift of Janina Kornecka, 1939. From the collection of Zygmunt Ignacy Kowalski (1847-1918)
Germany, Gotha, workshop of Tobias Gräfenstein, ca. 1729
Iron, silver, gold, brass, wood, forging, engraving, silvering, gilding, inlay, chiselling
Saxony, 1672
Iron, wood, bone, forging, inlay, openwork, engraving
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1896
Saxony, 1662
Iron, wood, bone, forging, inlay, openwork, engraving
Gift of Seweryn Ursyn Rusiecki, 1896