TWO FUNERAL TRUMPETTES USED DURING THE RETURN OF EMPEROR NAPOLÉON I'S AShes Darche and Schiltz Made of brass. Body with two rings, engraved on the base "15 décembre 1840 Darche Fur des Théâtres & Concerts Paris". The inside of the black lacquered pavilions painted in gold with a frieze of interlacing, imperial eagles and the numeral N in laurel wreaths. One with support form. Length: 137 cm As is (accident, splintering and bending, one mouthpiece missing). Return of the Ashes period. Provenance : Former Napoleonic collection of the Prince's Palace of Monaco (2nd sale, lot 207) Two brass funeral trumpets used on the return of the Emperor Napoleon's I ashes Commentary: Jean Nicolas DARCHE, from a dynasty of instrument makers and luthiers, in collaboration with the trumpeter Schiltz, made natural straight trumpets in D and E for the Retour des Cendres (probably 31 in all), some of which are in the collections of the Conservatoire de musique de Paris.