Tenor Bugle in B-flat ca. 1862 Josef Serpek Although Mary Elizabeth Adams Brown purchased this instrument from Leopoldo Franciolini, who has become infamous for selling forged and fantastical instruments, there is no reason to assume that this instrument is a fake. Instead, its fanciful configuration suggests that it was made for use in a carnival parade or historical pagentry Tenor Bugle in B-flat. Josef Serpek (Austrian, fl. 1862–?). Austrian. ca. 1862. Brass, nickel-silver. Austria. Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn

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