Bechstein, 1896
Maker: Bechstein
Date: 1896
SOLD! A handsome Bechstein grand piano with carved details in the Louis XV style. Mahogany. 6’3″
Broadwood, 1904
Maker: Broadwood
Date: 1904
A handsome grand in the French style with kingwood diamond matched veneers, parquetry lid, gilded ormolu mounts. Rare and much sought-after ‘Barless’ frame. 6’6″ SOLD
Erard, Paris, 1913
Maker: Erard
Date: 1913
SOLD! Exceptional full concert grand veneered in citronnier with high quality gilded ormolu mounts and elaborate stand. 8’7″’
Steinway, Hamburg, 1920
Maker: Steinway
Date: 1920
An exceptionally beautiful Steinway Model ‘O’ in Satinwood, with inset painted plaques, painted decoration to case, carved and gilded decoration. 5’10 3/4″. SOLD
Gabriel Gaveau, Paris, ca. 1922
Maker: Gabriel Gaveau
Date: 1922
SOLD! Wonderful painted case decorated in the style of ancient frescoes, with musical motifs, classical figures and floral decoration. 5′
Bluthner Grand Piano – C1922
Maker: Bluthner
Date: 1922
1.7m length boudoir grand piano by world famous maker Bluthner of Leipzig. Neoclassical Adam style carved mahogany cabinet decorated with foliate and garland ornament raised on dual tapering legs decorated with palladian and floral motif designs united by stretchers. Together with matching bergere work cane stool. Tonal quality typical of Bluthner’s rich colour with soft warmth. Bluthner known worldwide as ‘the piano with the golden tone’.
Pleyel, Paris, 1924 with original ‘Auto-Pleyela’ piano roll mechanism
Maker: Pleyel
Date: 1924
An extremely rare Pleyel grand piano with original ‘Auto Pleyela’ piano roll mechanism. Spectacular Chinoiserie decoration, signed ‘Leo Huillard’
John Broadwood & Sons Grand Piano – c1925
Maker: John Broadwood & Sons
Date: 1925
This piano is a fine and rare instrument with a Waring and Gillow built cabinet in the Robert Adams style. A stunning example of a 88 note barless grand piano built by the famous British maker John Broadwood & Sons in 1925. The carved mahogany cabinet in harpsichord style, decorated with swags, urns and garland foliate ornamentation raised on dual square tapering legs with a spade toe, joined with a curved, moulded super-structure. Includes original matching piano […]
Ship’s Piano by Solente, ca. 1925
Maker: Solente
Date: 1925
A particularly fine Ships Piano by ‘Solente’ ca. 1925. Originally belonged to the famous Music Hall singer, Ena Beaumont. Comes with original bill of sale, showing purchase by her husband, Captain Norman Macmillan in 1925
Gabriel Gaveau, Paris, ca 1925
Maker: Gabriel Gaveau
Date: 1925
A grand piano by Gabriel Gaveau, Paris, ca 1925 now beautifully decorated in the Chinoiserie style, specially commissioned by us. SOLD
Gabriel Gaveau, Paris, 1926
Maker: Gabriel Gaveau
Date: 1926
A handsome Empire Style grand piano by Gabriel Gaveau, ca. 1926. Veneered in Makore and Elm.
Pleyel Double Grand Piano, Paris 1926
Maker: Pleyel, Paris
Date: 1926
An exceptionally rare Pleyel Double grand piano, dated 1926. Very few were made and very few can still be found. This piano also comes with an important provenance, having originally belonged the French novelist and politician André Malraux. SOLD!