The Antique Instrument List

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ACT Australian Capital Territory
NSW New South Wales
NT Northern Territory
QLD Queensland
SA South Australia
TAS Tasmania
VIC Victoria
WA Western Australia

CURRENT ANTIQUE INSTRUMENT LIST
NUMBER INSTRUMENT THUMBNAIL PRICE
#328 NSW Collard & Collard Square Pianoforte post 1832
73: FF-f''''  
Walnut case with good original finish, restrung with new tuning pins
$4750
#327 NSW Alexander Barrel Pianoforte c1895
48 notes  
Penny in the slot operated, ten tunes, completely restored and restrung,
new hammer felts, case repolished, cut glass resilvered viewing panel
$5550
#332 NSW Collard & Collard Square Pianoforte 1842
73: FF-f''''  
interior fretwork backed with silk, metal plate, excellent cond
$7000
#298 ACT Sewing Table with concealed fortepiano, J Lier 1846
49: F-f'''  
Signature in lead on the inside bottom of the instrument. Case with rosewood veneer with marquetry lid exterior, resting on a pedestal base with castors. Hinged fallboard with mother of pearl escutcheon drops down level to play. Viennese action. Keyboard with ivory naturals. Removable unit with central pincushion and storage boxes with rosewood lids and ivory handles fits over soundboard area, and a simpler smaller unit sits over the keyboard. Lid is held open by a swing mirror with original glass. A very similar, although less elaborately decorated instrument, is in the Smithsonian Institution (1992.0192.01). It featured in the “Piano 300” exhibition in 2001 and is illustrated on page 39 of the catalog.
$20000

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