A fine French early 20th century kingwood, tulipwood, rosewood, marquetry and ormolu mounted baby grand pianoCirca 1912, the movement made by Pleyel, Paris, the case by A. Gaurier. Serial number 45596, invoice number 158785
£20,000 - £30,000
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A fine French early 20th century kingwood, tulipwood, rosewood, marquetry and ormolu mounted baby grand piano
In the Louis XV style, with ebony and ivory keys, the sides centred by gilt bronze ribbon tied foliate cartouches on stylised acanthus leaf cast mounted cabriole legs and scrolled sabots flanking a lyre form pedal support, the underside of the case stamped A.GAURIER and numbered 45F596 and also stamped 158785, the underside of a baton stamped A.GAURIER and numbered 45596, the sabots incised on the inside with the initials CH, the other mounts apparently unmarked, together with an Edward rosewood and fruitwood marquetry piano stool,
the piano: 154cm wide x 193cm deep x 100cm high, (60.5in wide x 75.5in deep x 39in high) (the stool: 59cm wide x 38cm deep x 56cm high, (23in wide x 14.5in deep x 22in high) (2)
Footnotes
According to Pleyel's archives, the piano was made in 1912 for Madame Egraz of Aix-les-Bains. In the records it states the bronzes are in the Louis XVI transnational style.
The ormolu mounts were probably supplied by Jean-Henri Jansen who took over the business of Emmanuel Zwiener in 1895 after he had returned to his native Germany. Jansen acquired Zwiener's master models and renamed the business 'Zwiener Jansen Successeur', continuing to produce his creations.
The same model of piano made by Pleyel and A. Gaurier (with serial numbers F/62044 and 113283) was sold by Christie's, New York, 19th Century Furniture and Works of Art, 24 April 2003, lot 283.
The item has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref 1MPZKYV6