Steinway - December 2020
Undeterred by fluctuations in world markets, the demand for the Steinway brand continues unabated and Piano Auctions have become the ideal conduit for both buyers and sellers.
In our upcoming sale of the 15th December we will be offering 16 grand and 4 upright instruments, which will include a wonderful 6ft 11in Model B from c1971 in a bright ebonised case, estimated at £20,000 – 30,000 and a delightful Model K upright from c1925, estimated at £2,000 – 3,000.
Lot 37 Steinway (c1925)
A Model K upright piano in a mahogany case; together with a stool.
Estimate: £2,000 – 3,000
Result:£3,500
Sold in our December 2020 auction.
A 6ft 11in 85-note Model B grand piano in a rosewood case on turned ‘elephant’ legs.
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
Result: £6,200
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A 6ft 11in 85-note Model B grand piano in a rosewood case on turned ‘elephant’ legs.
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
Result: £9,500
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A 7ft 5in 88-note Model C grand piano in a rosewood case on turned legs.
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
Result: £12,500
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A 6ft 2in Model A grand piano in a bright ebonised case on square tapered legs. This piano has been recently restored by Markson Pianos.
Estimate: £20,000 - £25,000
Result: £18,000
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A 6ft 11in Model B grand piano in a bright ebonised case on square tapered legs; together with a matching stool.
This piano was purchased by the world-renowned conductor Rudolf Kempe.
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
Result: £25,000
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A Model K upright piano in a mahogany case; together with a stool.
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Result: £3,500
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A 5ft 10in Model O grand piano in a bright ebonised case on square tapered legs. This piano has been fully restored.
Estimate: £18,000 - £22,000
Result: £19,500
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A 5ft 7in Model M grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs.
Estimate: £7,000 - £9,000
Result: £8,200
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A 5ft 10in Model O grand piano in an ebonised case on square tapered legs; together with a stool.
Amendment: Mahogany
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
Result: £8,500
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A 4ft 6in grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs; together with a stool.
Estimate: £300 - £500
Result: £180
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A 6ft 11in 88-note Model B grand piano in a rosewood case on square tapered legs. This piano was fully re-built and restored by Steinway in 1975.
Estimate: £15,000 - £20,000
Result: £15,000
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A 5ft 1in Model S grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs; together with a stool.
Estimate: £7,000 - £9,000
Result: £8,500
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A 6ft ‘old style’ 85 note model A grand piano in a rosewood case on square tapered legs. This piano has been fully re-built and restored in the last 10 years.
Amendment: (c1896)
Estimate: £15,000 - £20,000
Result: £12,500
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
An upright piano in a rosewood case.
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Result: £2,300
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A 5ft 10in Model O grand piano in a bright ebonised case on square tapered legs; together with two stools. This piano was fully rebuilt by Steinway in c2005.
Estimate: £15,000 - £20,000
Result: £19,000
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A Model V upright piano in a modern style mahogany case.
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
Result: £4,000
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A 9ft concert grand piano in a walnut case on sabre legs.
Amendment: On turned legs
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
Result: £14,000
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A 6ft 2in 88-note Model A grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs.
Estimate: £7,000 - £9,000
Result: £10,500
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A Vertegrand upright piano in a bright rosewood case; together with an adjustable stool. This piano has been reconditioned and re-polished in the recent past.
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
Result: £1,800
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A 5ft 1in Model S grand piano in a bright ebonised case on square tapered legs; together with a matching adjustable stool.
Estimate: £15,000 - £20,000
Result: £11,500
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A 6ft 11in Model B grand piano in a satin ebonised case on square tapered legs; together with a matching adjustable stool.
Estimate: £28,000 - £32,000
Result: £24,000
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A 5ft 7in New York Model M grand piano in an American mahogany satin lustre case on square tapered legs; together with a concert adjustable stool.
Amendment: Fitted with a disc system
Estimate: £22,000 - £28,000
Result: £17,500
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT
A 6ft 11in Model B grand piano in a bright ebonised case on square tapered legs; together with a stool.
Estimate: £30,000 - £40,000
Result: £36,000
Buyers Premium: 24% incl. VAT