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THBA Steinway & Sons Louis XVI style Model B grand piano
About Seller
145 East Walnut Avenue
Monrovia, CA 91016
United States
John Moran Auctioneers is a family-owned and operated company, and market leader and trendsetter in sales of California and American art. We offer more works of California Impressionism, California Style watercolors, and Western art than any other auction house. Our personalized approach is our trad...Read more
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About Auction
LiveSep 23, 2014 - Sep 24, 2014
John Moran Auctioneers info@johnmoran.com
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- Lot Description
1901, New York, serial number 99,999, the paneled case raised on fluted tapering circular legs joined by shaped stretchers, grey-painted with gilt-highlighted carved ornament, the exterior of lid polychrome-painted with a border of foliate scrolls, urns and cartouches enclosing profile portraits of various composers painted en grisaille, the interior of lid painted with a scene of a shepherd instructing a maiden in playing a flute, observed by more maidens and a young man concealed by a shrub, signed ''Arthur Thomas'' and dated 1907, the music shelf painted with foliate scrolls and a vignette of cherubs with a book, together with a matching bench, 39.5'' H x 58'' W x 84'' D, est: $30,000/40,000 Provenance: The Estate of Hulett C. Merritt, Pasadena, CA; Private Collection, South Pasadena, CA, acquired at auction from the above, 1956
Condition
Overall good condition. The case with general rubbed wear, nicks and marks commensurate with age and use. Rubbed wear and chips to gilding revealing red bole and white gesso. A 6.5'' dia. circular water mark to exterior of lid. A shrinkage crack to lid and one to right cheek. Scattered minor nicks along edges and moldings. Minor wear and nicks to legs. Craquelure throughout painted surfaces. A few scattered minor losses to painted surfaces. Several cracks to soundboard.
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John Moran Auctioneers, Inc does not provide shipping services. However, we do recommend the shipper below. Once our catalogue is posted on our website potential bidders are welcome to call the shipper to request a quote. After the sale, successful buyers are requested to let us know whether they would like to use the recommended shipper and we will then transport the item(s), free of charge, to the shipper’s location:
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319 S Arroyo Parkway
Pasadena, CA 91105
Operating Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-7pm PST
Phone: (626) 793-1607
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Supervisor: Eric Muramatsu
If not using the recommended shipper, John Moran Auctioneers will need a signed release from the buyer authorizing the release of the item(s) to an individual or a shipping company. Please note that if an individual and not a shipping company collects the item from John Moran Auctioneers’ possession buyers will be subject to California State Tax unless they provide a valid resale certificate, or unless other exemptions apply.
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