Bassoon for sale with flared bell, made by Franz Koktan, Wien, in the late 19th century.
Franz Koktan was born in 1842 in Bohemia, worked in Vienna from 1880 and died there in 1901 (1),
This is an 18 key bassoon. It does not have a case or crook.
Ref: (1) William Waterhouse, 'The New Langwill Index' (1993) p. 213.
Commission sale on behalf of a private vendor.
