John Packer Ltd is delighted to be selling on behalf of a customer a rare Boosey & Hawkes 'roundstamp' cornet.

Amazing condition

The cornet was found in an attic of a house and is in quite amazing condiction — in fact, as good as the day it was bought — in 1979!

Still in its original wrappings, the immaculate large bore silver plated Sovereign cornet was first purchased in 1979 and is believed by the owner to have been never played.

Original tissue paper!

The instrument has the original tissue paper and labels from the B&H factory in Edgware Road and comes in the famous original small blue case.

B&H marked their instruments with the famous 'roundstamp globe' between the years 1978-1985 — the golden period of 'Sovereign' instrument production in the factory.

Any player or collector familiar with the kudos of the 'roundstamp' will be itching to get their hands on it. It’s almost the same as finding a brand new Picasso in the loftJohn Packer

Good as new

The cornet is as good as when it left the factory and therefore will command a price which reflects its reputation and condition.

Brass Department Manager, Steve Herbert, told 4BR that this would be a unique sale. "It’s very rare to have an instrument that’s never been played before as a client sale. I don’t think an instrument of this calibre will be available for long."

Picasso

Steve added: "Any player or collector familiar with the kudos of the 'roundstamp' will be itching to get their hands on it. It’s almost the same as finding a brand new Picasso in the loft."

Offers

Offers are invited to Steve at John Packer Ltd.

Steve can be contacted on 01823 282386, or via email steve@johnpacker.co.uk .

Any offers made will be put to the owner.