Western Europe, England and Germany, ca. 19th century CE. A fine collection of 3 woodwind instruments made from wood, brass, and elephant ivory, each from a different maker. The first is a Hermann Wrede made clarinet in boxwood with ivory ferrules and barrel rings, 8 key holes and 5 brass keys. The bell is stamped with Hermann Wrede's mark with the unicorn head emblem "H. WREDE / 35 / LR. WHITE CROSS ST. / CRIPPLEGATE / LONDON." The next clarinet is entirely wood with 4 brass keys and "ZENKER" stamped on the barrel, perhaps for the maker Johann Gottfried Zencker. The last is a London-made Goulding Wood & Co clarinet with ivory ferrules, 6 brass keys and the mark maximum on the bell "GOULDING / WOOD & CO. / LONDON." In the 19th century, many changes were made in the materials used, which could affect the number of keys an instrument had, as exemplified by these 3! Size of Goulding clarinet: 26" L x 3" W (66 cm x 7.6 cm)

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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#167266

Missing mouthpiece on Zenker clarinet. Losses to brass keys and surface wear with scratches and chips. Joints are loose and /or stiff on all, but they disassemble. Crack to mouthpiece of Wrede made. Goulding has cracked ivory ferrules and losses to mouthpiece. None have been tested for playing functionality.