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Click here to subscribeA Fine Victorian Rosewood 'Piano-front' Davenport. The pop-up back section fitted with three small central drawers veneered in birds-eye maple and flanked by pigeon holes with a brass gallery rail to the top. The curved-down front lid opening to reveal a slide-out writing surface on ratchet supports with tooled leather insert, pen troughs and ink wells with internal maple veneered drawers. Supported on broken S-scroll front legs carved with flowers and having scroll feet above a moulded break-front with a bank of four drawers and corresponding dummy front drawers either side.
A fine, tortoiseshell, leather and silver mounted stationary box, c1904, the tortoiseshell, piano top cover set with elaborate pressed silver mounts and central cartouche, the base and body of morocco leather bound carcase, inside with red shot, silk lined stationary section, 19cm height x 29cm width.
SEVEN MINIATURE FIGURES: a coloured Goss of woman in Welsh National costume carrying a basket of eggs, Height 4", transfer printed factory mark, a coloured porcelain girl with plaited hair carrying a basket, Height 3.75", three miniature coloured bisque "Piano Babies", a woman on a chamber pot, and a painted plaster cradle with infant. (7)
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY SQUARE PIANO by John Brodwood & Sons, Gt Pulteney St., London, with 5.5 octave keyboard, the fascia brass inlaid and with a pair of gilt metal grills, the centre with makers label and with later retailers name in gilt "R J Heath & Sons Cardiff", on four gadroon moulded turned tapered legs terminating in castors. Width 70".
A stained oak 'Manxman' piano, designed by M.H.Baille Scott, manufactured by John Broadwood & Sons, London, circa 1902, the hinged top above a pair of doors with strapwork copper hinges enclosing copper and iron candle sconces, with stencilled mark 'John Broadwood & Sons, London', the movement numbered '88652'113.5cm. high by 142.5cm. wide by 63.5cm. deep
A mahogany and ebony strung box in the form of a square piano, the flame veneered case with a marquetry keyboard, on turned and tapering legs with gilt metal capitals, the hinged top enclosing three divisions with marquetry covers and turned ivory handles, one enclosing a musical movement, 16cm high, 18.5cm deep, 31cm wide, (the box 19th century, later adapted)
Victorian walnut Davenport with pop-up correspondence rack, piano front enclosing writing surface, ink bottles and two drawers, with the traditional four-drawers to one side and dummy drawers to the reverse, all with turned handles and on a shaped base with cabriole scrolled supports and on bun feet, 56cms, (22”).
Cox, David (1783-1859), A Treatise on Landscape Painting and Effect in Water Colours: From the First Rudiments to the Finished Picture: with Examples in Outline, Effect, and Colouring, London, J Tyler for and S and J Fuller, 1814, Oblong folio (290 x 450mm.), advertisement leaf, 24 engraved plates,16 aquatint plates, and 14 hand-coloured plates, one loose, obvious repairs to title and dedication leaf, marginal browning, extra plates loosely inserted at end, later half red morocco, red morocco lettering piece pasted onto front cover, spine lettered in gilt, extremities rubbed, armorial bookplate of Thomas Middlemore of Hawkesley With nine other mainly 19th century sheet music works including 'Dramati Airs from English. Italian, German & French Operas, Arranged as Rondos, for the Piano Forte' (London, n.d.)
Lady Menuhin's Grand Pianoforte, Berlin, circa 1900, the case of rosewood, the seven and a half octave keyboard, AAA to c5, with ivory naturals and ebony accidentals, two pedals controlling the damper lift and una corda stop, fretted music desk, on three octagonal legs with turned collars Inscribed on the soundboard Pianoforte-Fabrik von C. Bechstein, Hoflieferant der Majestat des KonigÉ.Berlin, the fall board with C. Bechstein inset in brass, the frame bearing the serial number 60347 length 6ft. 8.75in., 205cm., width 4ft., 9.5in., 146cm with piano stool (2)
Balthus (Balthazar Klossowski de Rola), 1908-2001 olivier messiaen. les 22 concertos pour piano de mozart Portfolio comprising title-page, text, and one lithographic reproduction, 1988, signed, dated and dedicated in brown felt tip pen, on wove paper, with margins, published by Librairie Seguier, in good condition, in red linen-covered box; with decouverte de la champagne, portfolio comprising title-page, text, list of plates and fourty-six reproductions, some printed in colours, this box numbered 40, from the edition of 799, on laid paper, glued to support board at corners, in good condition, published by Hier et Demain, 1972, loose in linen-covered box The dedication by Balthus reads: Pour Sir Yehudi Menuhin et Lady Diana - le Couple de Grace et de Lumiere avec toute l'affection et l'amitie profonde et eblouie de Balthus le 11 Aožt 1989. The proceeds of this lot will be donated to the International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva.
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY HARLEQUIN PIANO TOP DAVENPORT the rising superstructure with a moulded three quarter ledge gallery and a fitted interior with pigeon holes and five small drawers, the curved hinged fall enclosing a sliding and adjustable tooled leather inset writing surface, flanked by a pen tray and open and lidded compartments, fitted with two small drawers, the sides containing four short drawers and with shelves, each enclosed by an arched moulded panel door, having turned and fluted front columns with roundel ornament terminating in a plinth base with bun feet and castors, 66cm (2ft 2in) wide.
A VICTORIAN BURR WALNUT VENEER HARLEQUIN PIANO TOP DAVENPORT the rising domed lidded superstructure fitted with pigeon holes having pierced fret fronts and containing three small drawers below, the curved hinged fall enclosing a sliding adjustable tooled leather inset writing surface flanked by pen tray and inkwells and with two small drawers above, the side containing four maple veneer drawers enclosed by a shaped raised moulded panel door, the front with reeded pilaster stiles raised on a plinth base with castors, (59cm (1ft 111/4in).