Lot Essay
A comparable ormolu-mounted parquetry piano with movement by Steinway & Sons was sold Christie's, New York, 14-15 April 2011, lot 100 ($134,500).
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THE MOVEMENT BY STEINWAY AND SONS, SERIAL NUMBER 117721, RETAILED BY PATERSON & SONS, GLASGOW, CIRCA 1905
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AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, AMARANTH, SYCAMORE, MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY GRAND PIANO
THE MOVEMENT BY STEINWAY AND SONS, SERIAL NUMBER 117721, RETAILED BY PATERSON & SONS, GLASGOW, CIRCA 1905
The serpentine hinged top with foliate-cast edge and inlaid with marquetry à la reine and lush floral sprays, the sides similarly inlaid with musical trophies and mounted with raised floral garlands, on three foliate-headed square tapering legs terminating in paw-cast sabots, the movement stamped with various patents and serial number 117721, the frieze above the keys inscribed Paterson and Sons
Open: 73 in. (185.5 cm.) high, 57¾ in. (146.5 cm.) wide, 84 in. (213 cm.) long
Closed: 39 in. (99 cm.) high
THE MOVEMENT BY STEINWAY AND SONS, SERIAL NUMBER 117721, RETAILED BY PATERSON & SONS, GLASGOW, CIRCA 1905
The serpentine hinged top with foliate-cast edge and inlaid with marquetry à la reine and lush floral sprays, the sides similarly inlaid with musical trophies and mounted with raised floral garlands, on three foliate-headed square tapering legs terminating in paw-cast sabots, the movement stamped with various patents and serial number 117721, the frieze above the keys inscribed Paterson and Sons
Open: 73 in. (185.5 cm.) high, 57¾ in. (146.5 cm.) wide, 84 in. (213 cm.) long
Closed: 39 in. (99 cm.) high
Special notice
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