Grand Pianoforte, ca. 1840, London, England, United Kingdom, British, Satinwood veneer, oak, spruce, iron, steel, ebony, ivory

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Grand Pianoforte, ca. 1840, London, England, United Kingdom, British, Satinwood veneer, oak, spruce, iron, steel, ebony, ivory, gilding, mother-of-pearl, holly, mahogany, burl walnut, tulipwood, silver wire, Height (Total): 37 1/2 in. ( cm), Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano, This piano, featuring an extraordinary marquetry satinwood case designed by George Henry Blake, is one of the most elaborately decorated instruments of the nineteenth century. It was commissioned from the London branch of the distinguished French firm of Érard by Thomas Henry Foley, Baron of Kidderminster, for Witley Court, his residence near Herefordshire and Worcestershire

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