Good Henri Selmer Mark VI gold lacquered alto saxophone insc...

Hammer

£4,000

Good Henri Selmer Mark VI gold lacquered alto saxophone inscribed Henri Selmer, Paris, Fabrique en France par H. Selmer & Cie, Place Dancourt, Paris, New-York.Elkhart, London, Made in France, ser. no. M55687 (1954) below Patent numbers, with rare crook, mouthpiece, Selmer case

* the crook has the double S logo which was only produced for a short period in 1954

**This instrument has been in the same family for many years and is sold with an insurance valuation from 1957. There is also a photo of the vendor’s father playing the sax in the Ray Norman Jazz Band circa 1960

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No serious condition issues evident, just loss of lacquer-work and some pitting with expected wear and tear for age, do not think it has been re-lacquered in the past, see further images for guidance, personal viewing always advised when possible.

** we now think the sax has been probably been re-lacquered**