A fine French ormolu-mounted mahogany, satinwood and fruitwood marquetry and parquetry-inlaid upright piano** The movement by Erard, Serial number 54648, The case by Alfred Beurdeley, Paris, Dated 1881 The parquetry-inlaid lid with central oval medallion of flowers and with fluted edge, above a Vitruvian scroll frieze, the front centred by a panel with two airborne putti, flanked on each side by scrolling acanthus, the keyboard cover with central portrait medallion of Apollo, suspended from a ribbon-tied laurel festoon and above a pair of fruit and flower-laden cornucopia, flanked to each end by a twin-light pomegranate and oak-and-acorn candelabrum with scrolled acanthus terminal, on tapering fluted laurel-cast front supports each headed by a sunflower rosette, the back centred by a flower-filled 'wicker' vase flanked by scrolling acanthus and with a twin-handled covered urn to each end, with coiled serpent pedals, the sides inlaid with a lyre and laurel branch, above a laurel-cast handle and parquetry lower section, inscribed to the left side A. BEURDELEY FILS/PARIS 1881 49½in. (129.6cm.) high; 68in. (172.7cm.) wide; 29½in. (75cm.) deep
A fine French ormolu-mounted mahogany, satinwood and fruitwood marquetry and parquetry-inlaid upright piano** The movement by Erard, Serial number 54648, The case by Alfred Beurdeley, Paris, Dated 1881 The parquetry-inlaid lid with central oval medallion of flowers and with fluted edge, above a Vitruvian scroll frieze, the front centred by a panel with two airborne putti, flanked on each side by scrolling acanthus, the keyboard cover with central portrait medallion of Apollo, suspended from a ribbon-tied laurel festoon and above a pair of fruit and flower-laden cornucopia, flanked to each end by a twin-light pomegranate and oak-and-acorn candelabrum with scrolled acanthus terminal, on tapering fluted laurel-cast front supports each headed by a sunflower rosette, the back centred by a flower-filled 'wicker' vase flanked by scrolling acanthus and with a twin-handled covered urn to each end, with coiled serpent pedals, the sides inlaid with a lyre and laurel branch, above a laurel-cast handle and parquetry lower section, inscribed to the left side A. BEURDELEY FILS/PARIS 1881 49½in. (129.6cm.) high; 68in. (172.7cm.) wide; 29½in. (75cm.) deep
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