A SPECTACULAR RARE ANTIQUE SIGNED HENRI SELMER (SILVER & GOLD) CIGAR CUTTER SUPER SAX ALTO SAXOPHONE

PLEASE VIEW THE PICS VERY CAREFULLY FOR MORE DETAILS AND THE GENERAL CONDITION. OUR OTHER AWESOME ITEMS CAN BE VIEWED AT: http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/seller/2168112/robsam17

THIS INCREDIBLY SCARCE ANTIQUE (1932) SILVER & GOLD PLATED SIGNED HENRI SELMER OF PARIS, FRANCE CIGAR CUTTER SUPER SAX (SELMER SUPER SAX = SSS (SEE PIC 3)) ALTO SAXOPHONE WITH SERIAL NUMBER 15805 WAS MADE IN FRANCE & EXPORTED TO ENGLAND & SUBSEQUENTLY MADE IT'S WAY TO TRANSVAAL MUSIC SUPPLY, CNR RISSIK & COMMISSIONER STREETS, JOHANNESBURG. MR DF DENMAN OF GERMISTON THEN PURCHASED THIS RARE SAX. THE SILVER PLATED SAXES ARE SCARCE, THE GOLD PLATED ARE RARER AND THE SILVER & GOLD PLATED ARE APPARENTLY THE SCARCEST (I COULD NOT FIND A SINGLE LISTING OF ONE FOR SALE). THE MOUTHPIECE ON THE SAX IS A RARE 1940's H. SELMER "TABLE A" METAL MOUTHPIECE WHICH SELLS FOR IN EXCESS OF R 2900.00. THE SAX (INCLUDING THE MOUTHPIECE) IS 70cm LONG. THE SAX HAS MOTHER OF PEARL KEYS. THE SAX IS VALUED AT R 45 000.00. IN ONE OF THE ARTICLES THAT I READ, THE OWNER OF THE SAID THAT HIS WAS NOT FOR SALE UNLESS THE BUYER COULD FINANCE HIS RETIREMENT INTO THE LAP OF LUXURY. PLEASE VIEW THE PICS CAREFULLY FOR THE GENERAL CONDITION. THE WOODEN CASE HAS SEEN A LITTLE AGE AND USAGE RELATED WEAR AND TEAR. AS WITH ALL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, I ADVISE THAT THEY BE SERVICED. WE DO NOT PLAY THE INSTRUMENTS, SO PLEASE ASK IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED ANSWERED. IF YOU ARE A COLLECTOR, THEN DON'T LOSE OUT OF THIS MAGNIFICENT SAXOPHONE, THIS IS A VERY RARE FIND!!!

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