F Besson Tenor Sax prototype

[too saxy]

I have in my possession a 1910 F besson tenor saxophone and would like to know its value. I think the horn is a prototype. The inscription on the horn is as follows.
sy steme prototy pe.
B
F besson
brevete
s.g.d.g
96 rue D'angouleme
Paris
2073
Grands prix
Paris 1900
St Louis 1904
Liece 1905
bruxelles 1910
Hors concoursThe horn is being cleaned at the moment so no pictures are available at the moment.
All comments and info is appreciated :twisted:

[singlereed]

Not worth very much I wouldn't think, its more of a curiosity than a classic horn. See how it plays, I have heard recordings of Adolphe Sax horns from that period, but generally you won't find many people actually using anything from before the 1920's.

[Pete]

Besson was purchased by Selmer around 1933.

I agree with the value statement above.

Moving post from "misc." to the Selmer area!

[AMASAX]

i believe Besson was purchased by Boosey & Hawkes, not Selmer...