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A double manual harpsichord, the black lacquered and gilt case decorated with winged mythical beasts and ho-ho birds within acanthus scrolls and flowering tendrils, with replacement lid, on a stand with undulating apron decorated with floral and foliate sprays on replacement cabriole legs, the earlier soundboard set with a gilt rose of a winged angel playing the harp with the initials P. T. and inscribed Pascal Taskin Elève de Blanchet and decorated with carnations, roses, peonies, other flowers and birds, and labelled Pascal Taskin Facteur de Clavessins du Roi Elève & Successeur de M. Blanchet demeure même Maison rue de St. Verrerie vis-à-vis la petite porte de S. Merry à Paris and dated 1769, the wrestplank branded Asseman, the replacement nameboard inscribed Pascal Taskin, arcaded ebony naturals with ivory faced accidentals, 92in x 37¼in (233.5cm x 94.5cm), 40in (101.5cm) high
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A double manual harpsichord, the black lacquered and gilt case decorated with winged mythical beasts and ho-ho birds within acanthus scrolls and flowering tendrils, with replacement lid, on a stand with undulating apron decorated with floral and foliate sprays on replacement cabriole legs, the earlier soundboard set with a gilt rose of a winged angel playing the harp with the initials P. T. and inscribed Pascal Taskin Elève de Blanchet and decorated with carnations, roses, peonies, other flowers and birds, and labelled Pascal Taskin Facteur de Clavessins du Roi Elève & Successeur de M. Blanchet demeure même Maison rue de St. Verrerie vis-à-vis la petite porte de S. Merry à Paris and dated 1769, the wrestplank branded Asseman, the replacement nameboard inscribed Pascal Taskin, arcaded ebony naturals with ivory faced accidentals, 92in x 37¼in (233.5cm x 94.5cm), 40in (101.5cm) high
Compass: 5 octaves
3 brass-handled stops
Compass: 5 octaves
3 brass-handled stops