An Incredibly rare find. This is a French antique from the year 1900's World's Fair in Paris. This fabulous antique actually has the original crate with rope handles, the cotton rope strap that holds the drum, leather strap and drum sticks all intact and in pristine condition! The drum plays beautifully!
The drum casing is brass and has a wonderful verdigris patina. The engraving on the drum's side has the words
"Hors Concours Couesnon & Cie
54 Rue d'angouleme
Paris 1900
Exposition Universelle de Paris"
The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 15 April to 12 November 1900, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next. The style that was universally present in the Exposition was Art Nouveau. The fair, visited by nearly 50 million, displayed many machines, inventions, and architecture that are now nearly universally known.
This drum was probably used in the celebration itself for parade bands. Wonderful!
Crate Size: Width 20" x Height 19" x Depth 11"
Drum Size: Height 9.5" x Diameter 15"
Weight: 22 pounds
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