Pianino, Pleyel, Paris ca 1834
Maker: Pleyel
Date: 1835
A rare early upright pianino by Pleyel ca 1834. This type of piano was much admired by Chopin.
Sewing Table Piano, Anonymous, ca. 1840
Maker: Anonymous
Date: 1840
An unusual ‘Sewing Table Piano’ by an anonymous maker, probably German, ca. 1840.
Barley Twist Antique Duet Music Stand
Maker: English
Date: 1840
A Rosewood Barley Twist Antique Music stand ca 1840.
French Harpist’s Chair
Maker: French
Date: 1840
A rare Rosewood French Harpists Chair, ca 1840. Rosewood. Original seat cover.
Grand Piano, Erard, Paris, 1844
Maker: Erard, Paris
Date: 1844
An exceptional Erard grand piano built for the Paris Exhibition, 1844.
Pleyel Pianino, Paris, ca. 1847
Maker: Pleyel
Date: 1847
A Pleyel Pianino ca 1847 in rare Amboyna. This model was much admired by Frederic Chopin. SOLD
Bechstein Grand Piano, ca 1853
Maker: Bechstein
Date: 1853
This is the earliest known surviving Bechstein grand piano, numbered 124.
Blüthner, Leipzig, ca. 1854
Maker: Blüthner
Date: 1854
An exceptionally early Bluthner grand piano, signed by PADEREWSKI, and other important musicians: Frances Planté, Erwin Schulhoff, Annette Essipoff-Leschetizky, Georges Pitsch, Emil Liebling.
Grand Piano, Steinway, New York, 1859
Maker: Steinway
Date: 1859
One of the earliest known grand pianos by Steinway.
Harp Piano by Dietz, Paris, ca. 1865
Maker: Dietz Claviharpe
Date: 1865
An exceptionally rare and intriguing instrument in which a harp is played through a keyboard. Very few survive in playing condition. The sound is absolutely magical. SOLD