Lot Essay
Noel Coward often played at this piano whilst Moira Lister sang.
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BY ERARD, PARIS, CIRCA 1880
Details
A FRENCH PARCEL-GILT GRISAILLE, POLYCHROME- AND GREEN-PAINTED PIANO
By Erard, Paris, Circa 1880
The lid centred by a Boucher style oval medallion, flanked by scrolling foliage with cherubs and further medallions en grisaille, the sides with conforming decoration, on three fluted tapering legs, on castors; the movement inscribed Par Brevet d'Invention, Seb. & Pre Erard, 13 & 21, rue du Mail, Paris
54 in. (137 cm.) wide; 83 in. (210 cm.) long
By Erard, Paris, Circa 1880
The lid centred by a Boucher style oval medallion, flanked by scrolling foliage with cherubs and further medallions en grisaille, the sides with conforming decoration, on three fluted tapering legs, on castors; the movement inscribed Par Brevet d'Invention, Seb. & Pre Erard, 13 & 21, rue du Mail, Paris
54 in. (137 cm.) wide; 83 in. (210 cm.) long
Provenance
Fanny Ward, Lady Plunkett
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