Lot 36
North America, United States, New York, New York City, & Massachusetts, Boston, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE; Western Europe, France, Paris, ca. 19th century CE. This is a fine pair of woodwind instruments: a boxwood and elephant ivory clarinet made by Henry Prentiss of Boston, Massachusetts, and an ebony oboe made by the Paris based company Buffet Crampon, distributed in New York City by Carl Fischer. The Prentiss clarinet has an ebony mouthpiece and brass keys, and each joint fitting is yellow-white ivory. The bells and joints are stamped "PRENTISS / COURT ST / BOSTON." The oboe is made from a classic dark ebony, with brass keys and a wooden reed still in the mouthpiece. The bell is stamped with the maker mark "BUFFET / CRAMPON / & CO. / A PARIS" above the American distributor mark: "CARL FISCHER / NEW YORK / MADE IN FRANCE." Size (oboe): 24.5" L x 2.25" W (62.2 cm x 5.7 cm); (clarinet): 26" L x 3" W (66 cm x 7.6 cm)
In 1872 Carl Fischer (1849-1923) established a musical instrument, sheet music, and repair shop in New York City. The company specialized in publishing sheet music and arrangements for smaller bands and musicians that were not part of full-sized orchestras, as well as providing instruments from Europe. Carl Fischer Music is still operating today, publishing sheet music primarily for schools with modern digital content! Buffet Crampon is a French wind instrument manufacturer founded in 1825 and they began exporting instruments to America in 1908 through distributors such as Carl Fischer and are also still in operation today. Henry Prentiss (1801-1859/1860?) was a musical instrument manufacturer and sheet music shop in Boston, actively producing instruments around 1829 through the 1840s.
This is an ESA antique exempt piece of ivory and cannot be sold internationally or to anyone residing in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. We guarantee that the piece is over 100 years old.
Provenance: ex-Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired prior to 2010
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#168433
- Condition: Clarinet is in fair condition, stable fissures, and break lines on the wood of bell and ivory joint, with old repair and wax wire added to this area. Losses to keypads, and joint corks, and areas of green patina on brass areas. Maker mark on clarinet barrel is indiscernible, but marks are faint but discernable on bell and upper and lower joints. Nice patina throughout. The oboe is in good to fair condition. Losses to keypads and joint corks. The reed is splintering but could be replaced easily. Maker mark on bell is very clear and discernable. Patina on brass areas. Instruments have not been tested for functionality.
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