Current Stock List

e currently have a large selection of instruments in stock. To view details of pianos of a particular type, select from the categories below:

• Grand Pianos
• Square Pianos
• Upright Pianos
• Harpsichords

Grand pianos

• John Broadwood and Son, London, 1796. A very early example by this important maker. 5 1/2 octaves. Mahogany on a trestle stand.
• John Broadwood and Sons, London, ca. 1810. Mahogany case with unusual and beautiful ebony inlay marquetry. 5 1/2 octaves. 4 Turned legs.
• Stodart, London, ca. 1820. A rare ‘Compensator Grand’ by this fine maker. Rosewood case and exceptional Empire stand. 6 ½ octaves. 7’10”
• Pleyel, Paris, ca. 1833. Beautiful example with rare special patent soundboard which is veneered in rosewood. Fine rosewood case with elegant ormolu mounts.
• Pleyel, Paris, ca. 1835. Rosewood of exceptional colour with double copper inlay. Fine turned and carved legs.
• John Broadwood and Sons, London, ca. 1835. A fine example of the 6 octave bichord grands. Rosewood with appliqué carving to case. Reeded legs. 7’6”
• Erard, Paris, ca 1837. A rare early model. Flame mahogany with boxwood inlay. 8’
• Erard, London, 1840. A grand piano of exceptional provenance. This instrument belonged the 19th Century pianist and composer Ignaz Moscheles. This piano would have been played by some of the great pianists of the day, including Mendelssohn and Liszt. Rosewood with reeded and carved legs, beaded moulding to case. 8’
• Erard, Paris, 1842. Superb early model in completely original condition. Complete with original ‘false table’ (mahogany dust-cover over soundboard). Mahogany of beautiful colour and patination with extensive boxwood inlay stringing detail. 8’
• Pleyel, Paris, 1842. Full concert grand. 'Plum pudding mahogany' with beautiful ormolu mounts. Full concert grands are very rare. 8'
• Boisselot et fils, Marseille, ca. 1844. Wonderful casework veneered in exotic coubaril. French ‘wiggly’ mouldings. Fine ormolu details. Triple music desk. Franz Liszt was a great admirer of this maker and had 4 of his instruments. This is similar the Liszt’s piano which was sent to him in Odessa.
• Pleyel, Paris, ca. 1848. Beautifully carved legs and case detail. Rosewood. 7’.
• Bechstein, Berlin, 1859. The EARLIEST KNOWN SURVIVING BECHSTEIN PIANO, numbered 124. Rosewood, later ebonised.
• Boisselot et fils, Marseille, ca. 1860. Mahogany with kingwood inlay banding and brass inlay stringing. Fantastic Oriental inspired casework.
• Erard, Paris, 1861. Rosewood with brass inlay throughout. Light and elegant example of this very successful model. 7’
• Pleyel, Paris, 1886. Wonderful quality specially commissioned ‘Chinoiserie’ casework and lid painting with cranes in a Chinese landscape. 6’4”
• Erard, Paris, ca. 1895. Lovely, elegant Sheraton style case in Mahogany with boxwood inlay stringing throughout. Dual square tapered legs connected by stretchers. 7’
• Schiedmayer and Söhn, Stuttgart, ca. 1903. Satinwood case in Sheraton style with fruitwood inlay stringing and marquetry floral pattern details. 7’2”
• Erard, Paris, 1909. Exceptional kingwood parquetry veneered with satinwood banding, ebony and boxwood stringing, walnut inlay marquetry in Louis XVI style. Six fluted legs with bronze mounts. 6’
• Ibach, Barmen, Germany, ca. 1910. Fine satinwood case with fruitwood inlay stringing. Dual tapered legs and column stretcher to lyre. Very elegant design altogether. Triple overstrung. 5’
• Gabriel Gaveau, Paris, ca. 1915. Fine example of a ‘Sunburst’ grand. Sunburst veneer pattern on lid with cross-banding edges and beautiful book-matched pattern on case. Indian Rosewood. Dual square-tapered legs. 6’6”
• Erard, Paris, ca. 1918. Louis XVI style case in mahogany on 6 faceted and inlaid legs with ormolu mounts. Panelled in flame mahogany with ebony diamond inlay pattern set on a boxwood ground. Carved lyre ending in lion’s feet. Refined and elegant design. 7’
• Gaveau, Paris, ca. 1925. Superb ‘Sunburst’ pattern in striking rosewood veneer. 5’
• Erard, Paris, 1928. Louis XIV case with 6 fluted legs. Case veneered in diamond book-matched satinwood with rosewood cross banding, boxwood and ebony inlay stringing.
• Gabriel Gaveau, Paris, ca. 1915. Fine example of a ‘Sunburst’ grand. Sunburst veneer pattern on lid with cross-banding edges and beautiful book-matched pattern on case. Indian Rosewood. Dual square-tapered legs. 6’6”
• Erard, Paris, ca. 1918. Louis XVI style case in mahogany on 6 faceted and inlaid legs with ormolu mounts. Panelled in flame mahogany with ebony diamond inlay pattern set on a boxwood ground. Carved lyre ending in lion’s feet. Refined and elegant design. 7’
• Gaveau, Paris, ca. 1925. Superb ‘Sunburst’ pattern in striking rosewood veneer. 5’
• Erard, Paris, 1928. Louis XIV case with 6 fluted legs. Case veneered in diamond book-matched satinwood with rosewood cross banding, boxwood and ebony inlay stringing. 6’
• Gaveau, Paris. Ca. 1930. Fine Art Deco case in mahogany with maple interior. Beautifully elegant example of Art Deco. 5’
• Gabriel Gaveau, Paris, ca 1930. Louis XV style case on cabriole stand. French green painted case decorated with floral swags. 6’6”
• Strohmenger, London, ca. 1938. Fantastic example of much sought-after ‘half-moon’ design. Walnut with zebrawood details. Stepped Art Deco legs. 4’2”
  
• Chappell, London, originally from The RMS Mauretania. Pure Art Deco style case in walnut with slab legs. 6'.
  

Square pianos

• Anonymous early square probably South German ca. 1780. Fantastic case decoration. Gilded and incised case, painted in the ‘grotesque’ style throughout. Mounted on extraordinary stand integrated with carved swans at base. Absolutely superb.
• John Broadwood and Sons, London, 1786. Early with brass underdampers. Trestle stand and original dustcover. Mahogany with ebony and boxwood inlay and superb marquetry nameboard.
• Buntebart & Sievers, London, 1789. High-quality instrument by one of the most important makers. Interesting, 3 pedal model with ‘Nag’s Head Swell’. Totally original condition including original pine ‘dust cover’. Mahogany with inlaid marquetry stringing. Frame stand.
• Attributed to Schiedmayer, ca. 1810. 6 Octaves FF-f4. Anglo-German action. Mahogany on Biedermeier columnar legs. 3 pedals.
• Attributed to Andreas Stein, Vienna, ca. 1810. A very rare 5 octave child’s piano. Mahogany.
• John Broadwood and Sons, London, ca. 1815. Mahogany with Rosewood cross-banding. 2 drawers. Brass mouldings and mounts. 6 reeded legs.
• Clementi, London, ca. 1815. One of the finest examples by this great maker and musician that we have ever seen. Painted nameboard in musical motif decorated with flowers and musical instruments. Fine brass marquetry detail inlaid into ebony banding. 6 turned and reeded legs. 3 drawers. Mahogany.
• Charles Lemme, Paris, ca. 1818. A beautifully elegant Empire Style instrument by this fine maker. This maker is little-known outside collecting circles, but they are much sought-after and we have found his square pianos to exhibit exceptional workmanship and refined musical qualities. Cuban Mahogany. Turned and Veneered legs with superb ormolu capitals. 4 pedals.
• Attributed to a major Viennese maker, ca. 1825. Walnut. Biedermeier style FF-g4.
• Schiedmayer and Söhn, Stuttgart, ca. 1850. Flame walnut. 6 ½ octaves. Iron frame.
  

Upright Pianos

• Giraffe Piano, Vienna, ca. 1810. Mahogany with beautiful ormolu mounts. 5 pedals. Very rare.
• Pleyel, Paris, ca. 1833. Pianino. These beautiful little instruments are exceptional. ‘Plum Pudding’ mahogany. 6 octaves FF-f4.
• Erard, Paris, ca. 1903. Superb Art Nouveau case with inlaid marquetry figures, chequered inlay and floral swags, pierced brass fretwork to keyboard side panels. A great example of Art Nouveau style.
• Erard, Paris, ca. 1935. Extraordinary Art Deco case that looks like a sideboard when closed and opens to reveal a piano inside. Veneered in mahogany with nickel-plated details.
  

Harpsichords

• An exceptionally rare original French harpsichord ca. 1720 in the shape of a large wing-shaped spinet. Original egg-tempera soundboard painting with birds and flowers. Lid painting later 19th C French. Carved oak stand. 5 octaves. Original 2 x 8' and 1x 4'register. Now 1x8' 1x4' Absolutely rare and unique.

 

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