by mreichstadt | Aug 14, 2023 | Bois-en
BASS RECORDER Kurt NOVINSKY in Frankfurt am Main. Stamped: “K. Novinsky / Frankfurt – M.” Three parts of maple banded with nickel. A circular plate key mounted on a pivot. Length: 74.5cm Kurt Novinsky is one of those German makers who, from the first...
by mreichstadt | Aug 14, 2023 | Bois-en
COUESNON FLUTE Stamped: “Couesnon / Imperator / 105 rue Lafayette – Paris”. Serial number: 3137. Double position mouthpiece by Marcel MOYSE. Silver plated. Boehm system with solid trays. Length: 67.9cm. Read...
by mreichstadt | Aug 14, 2023 | Bois-en
ROMANTIC FLUTE BY GODFROY AINÉ in PARIS, circa 1820. Stamped: “(sun) / GODFROY AINÉ / à PARIS *”. This mark is used between 1818 and 1828. Four parts of rosewood. A spare body. Five silver keys. (A slight slit at the bottom of the head, in the metal lined...
by mreichstadt | Aug 14, 2023 | Bois-en
COUESNON FLUTE, MOYSE system. Stamped: “Monopole / COUESNON / Paris / conservatories / M. MOYSE n°33074.” Silver hallmark on the mouthpiece and keywork. Marcel MOYSE (1889-1984) developed his system with the COUESNON Company in the early 1930s. Sound...
by mreichstadt | Aug 14, 2023 | Bois-en
IVORY FLUTE, 18th century. French making. Four ivory parts without apparent signature. A square-topped silver key. Original circular mouthpiece. Slight lack on a tenon without affecting the game. (see photos) Total length: 63.6cm. Scale length: 57.5cm. Read...
by mreichstadt | Aug 14, 2023 | Bois-en
GALOUBET Galoubet unfairly called flageolet here by the Queen of France, Marie-Amélie de Bourbon-Sicile, wife of King Louis-Philippe 1st. The instrument was played by the heir to the throne Ferdinand-Philippe, 1810-1842, and offered as a souvenir by the queen to her...
