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...
by mreichstadt | Nov 28, 2023 | Cuivres-en
OPHICLEIDE France 19th century. Wooden model. Key of C. We have only listed three wooden ophicleides so far. One is at the Army Museum, at Les Invalides in Paris; we were lucky to find the other two. The instrument is composed of two parallel conical parts, connected...
by mreichstadt | Nov 28, 2023 | Cuivres-en
BUCCIN -TROMBONE Alto model; beginning of the 19th century. Coming from the ancient fashion widespread at the end of the 18th century, notably following the archaeological discoveries of Pompeii and Herculaneum, the buccin was used in July 1791 during the funeral...
by mreichstadt | Nov 28, 2023 | Cuivres-en
HUCHET / POST HORN Giuseppe Pelitti in Milan Small pocket horn or “huchet” bearing the brand on the bell: Pelitti Milano. Giuseppe Clemente Pelitti (1837-1905) took over the management of this important Lombard house upon the death of his father in 1865. All kinds of...
by mreichstadt | Nov 28, 2023 | Cuivres-en
PARADE TRUMPET Adolphe Sax in Paris. Brass trumpet engraved on the bell: “Adolphe Sax, patented in Paris / 813 / Supplier to the Military Household of the Emperor”. Serial number 813 is one of the smallest recorded to date. The flame is a ceremonial model of the...
