Sotheby’s Musical Instrument Auctions

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Musical Instruments

London
23, 24 & 25 November 1988

All figures are in Pounds Sterling (GBP)
Sales results include 10% Buyer’s Premium
Omitted lot numbers indicate items that were withdrawn, passed, or unsold as of data date

LOT	KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTION	ESTIMATE	RESULT
648	Jean Henri Pape: French Grand Pianoforte, Paris 1847	800–1200	825
649	Metzler & Co: Bible Reed Organ, London, third quarter of the 19th Century	300–500	935
656	Alexandre Père & Files: French Harmonium, Paris	800–1200	880
667	Buntebart & Stevers: Square Piano, London 1787	500–700	990
672	Pleyel Wolff & Cie: Piano transposing keyboard and mechanism, Paris	400–600	-
675	Camac: Epinette de Voges, Ligne, Modern	100–200	121
684	Anon: Polygonal Virginals and Case, outer case late 19th Century	2.5K–3.5K	-
685	John Broadwood & Sons: Grand Pianoforte, London c1812	1K–2K	5720
687	Arnold Dolmetsch: Fine Unfretted Clavichord, Haslemere 1922	1.5K–2K	1650
688	John Broadwood & Sons: Cabinet Piano, London c1835	80–120	352
689	John Morley: Working Model of a Section through a Two-manual Harpsichord, London, Modern	100–200	110
690	Auguste Mustel: Céleste, Paris c1890	800–1.2K	880
701	Jacob & Abraham Kirkman: Single Manual Harpsichord, London 1785	15K–20K	16500
702	John Broadwood & Sons: Square Piano, London c1825	600–800	1430
721	John Harrison: English Spinet, London 1760	12K–16K	-
733	Grand Pianoforte, German or Austrian, last quarter of the 18th Century	6K–8K	8800
734	William Stodart: Compensating Frame Grand Pianoforte, London c1835	1.5K–2K	1320
741	Italian Chamber Organ, first half of the 18th Century	5K–7K	-
742	Alexandre Muller: French Harmonium, Paris c1850	800–1.2K	-
743	John and Archibald Watson: Square Piano, Edinburgh, early 19th Century	1.5–2K	1540
752	John Broadwood & Son: Square Piano, London 1808	300–500	286
759	Thomas Haxby: Square Piano, York 1792	1K–1.5K	-
760	John Broadwood & Son: Square Piano, London 1806	700–1K	660
776	Giovanni Celestini: Italian Virginals, Venice 1587 and later	6K–8K	12100
777	John Broadwood & Son: Grand Piano, London 1805	3K–4K	4180
782	Joshua Done: Square Piano, London 1795	500–700	572
786	Baudet: French Sostenuto Piano, Paris, 20th Century	1.2K–1.8K	-
793	Longman Clementi & Co: Square Piano, London c1805	800–1.2K	770
794	John Crang Hancock: Rare Spinet-shaped Pianoforte, London 1777	2K–3K	-
795	Joseph Schneider: Viennese Grand Pianoforte, Vienna c1835	3K–5K	-

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