Price
£5950.00This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
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Superb seated Musette de cour musician Boxwood Snuffbox.
Exceptionally carved early 19th Century Boxwood character playing a French version of bagpipes. An original brass hinge opens the back which is his coat and back pack. His hair, in ringlets is beautifully carved. His cheeks puffed out as he blows. His coat hangs opens with collar, lapels and buttons all finely carved. He is 11 cm’s tall. Circa 1800.
French wind instrument:
Musette de cour:
A French open ended smallpipe, believed by some to be an ancestor of the Northumbrian smallpipes, used for classical compositions in 'folk' style in the 18th Century French court. The shuttle design for the drones was recently revived and added to a mouth blown Scottish smallpipe called shuttle pipes.
Dimensions
11 cm tallCondition report
Exceptional and originalOpen Monday-Saturday 10-5; Sunday and other times by appointment
The BADA Standard
- Since 1918, BADA has been the leading association for the antiques and fine art trade
- Members are elected for their knowledge, integrity and quality of stock
- Our clients are protected by BADA’s code of conduct
- Our dealers’ membership is reviewed and renewed annually
- Bada.org is a non-profit site: clients deal directly with members and they pay no hidden fees
