. International Studio an Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art. LOUIS XV PARLOR GRAND DECORATIONS STEINWAY& SONS CXVIII Decorative Art in Piano Cases elaborate carvings andpierced scroll work in LouisXV style. The exterior ofthe case is painted withconventional ornamentsand medallions represent-ing cupids and outside of the coverbears a coat of arms of theStrozzi family. The inte-rior has a medallion repre-senting a love scene. Twocoats of arms of the Strozzifamily and that of the cityof Florence appear upon anivory plaque in the frontboard. Lorenzo Gusnasco,

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. International Studio an Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art. LOUIS XV PARLOR GRAND DECORATIONS STEINWAY& SONS CXVIII Decorative Art in Piano Cases elaborate carvings andpierced scroll work in LouisXV style. The exterior ofthe case is painted withconventional ornamentsand medallions represent-ing cupids and outside of the coverbears a coat of arms of theStrozzi family. The inte-rior has a medallion repre-senting a love scene. Twocoats of arms of the Strozzifamily and that of the cityof Florence appear upon anivory plaque in the frontboard. Lorenzo Gusnasco, ofPavia, was both a skilledmusician and a mechanic,and his whole life was de-voted to the constructionof musical instruments ofthe finest quality. It wasLodovico Moro who firstdiscovered the rare talents. HARPSICHORD LOUIS XV STYLE

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