Description:
French Clarinet, Ncblet & Thibouville, c. 1800s, stamped on both sections and the bell, NCBLET & THIBOUVILLE, AIVRI-LA-BATAILLE, length of body 25 in.
Provenance: From the collection of Joseph Willard Capron ( 1802-1895). Capron was a surveyor, a Justice of the Peace, county commissioner, president of the Loan and Fund Association of Attleborough, treasurer of the Norfolk and Bristol Horse Thief Detective Society, and president of the Attleborough Gaslight Company.
Estimate $200-250
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