A GEORGE III HOLLY-STRUNG MAHOGANY STRAIGHT-STRUNG GRAND PIANO, WITH EBONY AND IVORY KEY COVERINGS
29.11.2023 10:30UTC +00:00
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8820GBP £ 8 820
| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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| Event location | United Kingdom, London |
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ID 1071154
Lot 113 | A GEORGE III HOLLY-STRUNG MAHOGANY STRAIGHT-STRUNG GRAND PIANO, WITH EBONY AND IVORY KEY COVERINGS
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
BY THOMAS TOMKINSON, CIRCA 1800
The hinged top in three sections opening to reveal a straight-strung mechanism and sliding ratcheted music rest flanked by candle-stands, the keyboard compartment with removable front panel, lined with figured maple-banded with amaranth with oval central maker's label 'Thomas Tomkinson/Grand & Square/Piano Forte/Maker/Dean Street/Soho', above three central pedals on a detachable base frame with four square-section supports, the soundboard stamped 'T TOMKINSON/435'
34 ¾ in. (88 cm.) high; 90 in. (229 cm.) long; 42 ½ in. (108 cm.) deep
| Category: | Piano |
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| Auction house category: | Instruments |
| Category: | Piano |
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| Auction house category: | Instruments |
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CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |||||
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