Clarinet in B-flat, 1830, Brussels, Belgium, Belgian, Ivory, brass, gold-plated silver, Height: 26 3/4 in. (68 cm), Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical, Charles Joseph Sax (Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1790–1865 Paris), The ivory body of this clarinet and its ornate gold plated keys suggest that it was a special commission or presentation piece. Its bell proclaims Sax’s status as musical instrument maker to the court of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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Clarinet, B-flat, 1830, Brussels, Belgium, Belgian, Ivory, brass, gold-plated silver, Height, 26 3/4, 68 cm, Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical, Charles Joseph Sax, Dinant, 1790–1865, Paris, ivory, body, clarinet, ornate gold, plated, keys, suggest, special commission, presentation piece, bell proclaims, Sax, status, musical instrument, maker, court, Kingdom, Netherlands
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