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Regency John Broadwood cabinet piano, c.1820, in mahogany,…
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Sydney
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29-Oct-2022
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Regency John Broadwood cabinet piano, c.1820, in mahogany, rosewood and brass, with a pediment above a silk pleated panel, flanked by columns with carved foliate volutes, the front opening to reveal the hammers and strings, the hinged cover opening to reveal ivory and ebony keys, above a frieze with factory name, flanked by brass inlay, supported on tapering reeded legs on casters, 186 cm x 114 cm x 57 cm note: John Broadwood and Sons, piano-makers to George III, adopted this form of inlaid trade label around 1800. This upright form of cabinet piano-forte, designed in the manner of a French cylinder bureau, was illustrated in Rudolph Ackermann's, 1811 Repository of Arts. Here it was noted that 'The elegance with which they are finished in the different manufactories on the metropolis, have long rendered them an indispensable article for apartments furnished, as well as in the simplist, as in the most costly style. Instruments of this kind, finished in mahogany are highly ornamental, but if in rose-wood and brass, they May be pronounced truly superb.'
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Entertainment Equipment: Musical Instruments & Accessories