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Serial Number 34434.
George IV period John
Broadwood & Sons square piano converted into an elegant and useable desk.
Original antique repolished
Mahogany cabinet with ebonised stringing
supported on six turned legs with original castors.
Original nameboard and manufacture's
plaque bearing the inscription:
John Broadwood & Sons
Makers to His Majesty & the Princesses
Great Pulteney Street, Golden Square
London
This is a one-off conversion undertaken by a
skilled cabinetmaker and has retained as much of the original instrument as
possible during the conversion.
Pen recess lined with original ivory and ebony
key covers.
Original fretwork, lined
with new silk fabric.
Original oblong tuning
pins.
New custom-made leather
insert with gold tooling.
Height 34.5ins.
Width 67ins.
Depth 27.5ins
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