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7-10-2012, 13:48
Pleyel Upright piano serial number 13269 made in the year 1847.  Case is in the Style Boulle, named after Charles Andre Boulle a French cabinetmaker who is generally considered to be the preeminent artist in the field of marquetry, even "the most remarkable of all French cabinetmakers of King Louis XIV period." His fame in marquetry led to his name being given to the fashion he perfected of inlaying brass and tortoise-shell, known as boulle (or, in 19th-century Britain, Buhl work)... [Read about Boulle in our Piano Pedia - Click Here] For more info and photos see Full Story. 5-10-2012, 12:40
Erard Upright Piano serial number 13602 - Year 1835  Upright piano made by Sebastien Erard Paris. Case made of Mahogany having 6 octaves F to F. Archives show this piano was originally purchased by a piano retailor in Rouen France to Mr Carlin, October 9th 1835. Mr Carlin was a well known musical instrument dealer in Rouen as he is also shown in the archives of Ignace Pleyel of Paris from the same period... For more info and photos see Full Story. 21-09-2012, 08:32
Astor & Horwood square pianoforte - Circa 1813  Astor & Horwood (c1813) A square piano in a mahogany, ebony and boxwood strung case raised on six turned, tapered legs. Restored by David Hunt in 1996... For more info and photos see Full Story. 10-09-2012, 12:22
Ignace Pleyel upright Oblique piano serial number 14406 year 1847.  Case made of Mahogany. C to A , ivory and ebony keys. This piano is in fully working original condition. For more info and photos see Full Story. |
