by mreichstadt | Nov 28, 2023 | Cuivres-en
NATURAL TRUMPET England 19th – 20th century. Signed on the bell: “Henry Potter & Co / 36-38 West street / Charing Road / London”. Silver-plated brass. The ball and sleeves of the tubes are natural brass stamped with floral designs. Original mouthpiece....
by mreichstadt | Nov 28, 2023 | Cuivres-en
NATURAL TRUMPET England 19th century. Silver-plated brass. The garland of the bell and the ball of the first tube are decorated with floral motifs. No apparent signature, but the attribution of the instrument to the workshop of Joseph Higham (1818-1883) seems...
by mreichstadt | Nov 28, 2023 | Cuivres-en
“DAUPHINE” HUNTING HORN Chretien in Paris, 18th century. Large brass hunting horn, with garland engraved with hunting scenes. Maker’s signature: “Made by Chretien / Paris / 1737” with fleurs-de-lys. “Le Sieur Crestien” considered the best maker of horns and...
by mreichstadt | Nov 28, 2023 | Cuivres-en
MARICOURT HUNTING HORN Michaud in Paris, 19th c. Noël Firmin MICHAUD was a maker of brass instruments established in Paris between 1832 and 1867. He filed several manufacturing patents and received a silver medal for his horns at the 1849 Industry Exhibition. The...
by mreichstadt | Nov 28, 2023 | Cuivres-en
SIGNAL HORN United Kingdom / India; 19th-20th century. Horn, brass, leather, silver. An English inscription on paper slipped inside reads: “Tibetan horn collected by Colonel Fortescue / by Younghusband in 1905 / voyage of exploration to Tibet / See Finch...
