Strange tuba kitsch!

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David Richoux
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Strange tuba kitsch!

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Anybody know if this little porcelain statue is in any way representing a real instrument, or is it just another poor artist/craftsman's interpretation of what he was told a helicon might look like?
http://www.rubylane.com/item/325771-GCE ... lex78andra

I'm not paying $135 to find out how good it is. :lol:
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put a decimal point between the 1 and 3 and the price might be right.
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It would make sense as a cavalry, over the shoulder helicon.
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