European Furniture & Decorative Arts

The piano appears in overall good, stable condition. The case with some areas of lifting and bubbling to veneer, the maple veneer trim running along base of case with some areas of loose and a couple areas of small loses to veneer. The end of case with an area of flaking and loss to veneer. The keys are ivory but appear largely original to the case and thus over 100 years old. The keys strike and return but a few return slightly slower than others. Piano is out of tune. Piano was professionally restored in the 2000s and had a humidifier installed to underside but uncertain of maintenance and servicing after that date. The soundboard appears largely intact with two very tight age splits visible at side of soundboard nearest keys. Additional images available upon request.

A video of the keys being played can be viewed here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/h5FgUaKiF83CiNVHA 

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