Lot Essay
Charles Trute (d.1807/8) was one of the first makers of harpsichords and pianos to work in the United States and instruments by him are rare. He is recorded at 7 Broad St., North, Golden Square, London from 1782 until about 1789. He emigrated to the United States shortly thereafter and joined in partnership with a Mr. Wiedberg at 25 Filbert St., Philadelphia by 1794. He subsequently moved the business to Wilmington, Delaware.
A similarly inlaid frieze features on the celebrated pietra dura inlaid side cabinet supplied by Mayhew and Ince to the Duchess of Manchester in 1771-1775 and now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (illustrated in G. Beard, The Work of Robert Adam, 1978, fig. 163).
A similarly inlaid frieze features on the celebrated pietra dura inlaid side cabinet supplied by Mayhew and Ince to the Duchess of Manchester in 1771-1775 and now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (illustrated in G. Beard, The Work of Robert Adam, 1978, fig. 163).