A LATE GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY PIANO FORTE,
This lot is exempt from Sales Tax.
A LATE GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY PIANO FORTE,

CIRCA 1805, MUZIO CLEMENTI & CO. CHEAPSIDE LONDON

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A LATE GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY PIANO FORTE,
CIRCA 1805, MUZIO CLEMENTI & CO. CHEAPSIDE LONDON
34½in. (87½cm.) high, 66in. (168cm.) wide, 23½in. (60cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

Muzio Clementi (1752 - 1832) was born in Rome and one of the great pianists of his time. He competed with Mozart, both as a pianist and as a composer. Clementi was brought to England in the 1760's by a wealthy patron where he enjoyed a very successful career. When the piano making firm of Longman and Broderip bankrupted in 1798, Clementi, a major shareholder, became a partner in the reorganized company, which became known as Longman, Clementi & Co. In 1801, Longman left to establish his own business and Clementi continued manufacturing pianos under his own name, Clementi & Co., until his death.

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