Restored, 1893, Pleyel grand piano hand-painted in Berainesque style

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Restored, 1893, Pleyel grand piano hand-painted in Berainesque style. Signed by G. Meunier. Piano has an eighty-five note keyboard and a two-pedal piano lyre.
The piano cabinet features hand-painted, architectural constructions framing central statues of Pan or nudes. Colourfully attired figures such as animal tamers, dancers characters from the Commedia dell Arte also feature. Typical motifs of mythical creatures, birds, flowers, swags, scrolls, acanthus and crested composers names also adorn the cabinet. Singerie (monkeys) feature here and are illustratrative of a new design element to become highly fashionable during the Rococo period. There are numerous carved features; the piano cheeks are carved with fish whilst a lion’s head appears on the lid lock. The lid also has a carved bevelled edge in a foliage design. The piano case sits on ornately carved french walnut frame, carved with foliage and flowers. Piano has six cabriole legs with scroll feet.

Reference Number: 585
Make:    Pleyel
Serial Number:    100885
Age:    1893
Wood:    French walnut
Finish:     French polish
Size [cm]:    length: 198   width: 140

Piano is restored: Tuned, Cleaned, Regulated. All strings replaced. Frame coated. All hammer heads renewed. New dampers and leathers replaced where necessary. Keys tops cleaned or replaced.

Delivery information:
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Besbrode Pianos is a specialist piano dealer and wholesaler based in Leeds, UK.
Our extensive showrooms occupy three premises including four floors of a Victorian mill on the edge of Leeds city centre. This makes us one of the UK’s largest retailers.
We permanently display more than 250 new and pre-owned pianos from leading brands with an entire floor dedicated to the Steinway family of pianos. This impressive inventory offers pianists an unrivalled opportunity to play and compare pianos side by side. We are experts in packing and shipping and have been selling pianos individually and by wholesale across the globe for the last thirty years.
For last six years Besbrode Pianos has been official partner to the Leeds International Piano Competition, providing pianos for the competitor’s rehearsals. This year, alongside the competition we held an artcased piano exhibition showcasing a range of unique, pianos of cultural and historical interest. Our showrooms were featured in the BBC footage of the Leeds International Piano Competition 2012.
Besbrode Pianos is a Trusted Music Store. This scheme, created by the MIA (the trade body for the UK musical instrument industry) promotes and supports the finest and most trusted musical instrument shops in the UK. It offers consumers great value, great service and peace of mind on all your purchases!

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Category: Musical Instruments:Keyboards and Pianos:Pianos:Grand and Baby Grand Pianos
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire