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Piano Auctions Limited
Piano Sale dates and catalogue results

Our next Piano sale will be on Thursday June 19th, 2008 12.00 noon
At Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London, WC1R 4RL
Map to Conway Hall
Viewing Times
Tuesday 17 June 12.00 noon to 8.00pm
Wednesday 18 June 10.00am to 8.00pm
Thursday 19 June 9.00am to 11.30am
A printed catalogue is available two weeks prior to the sale by sending a cheque for £6 (or £20 for yearly subscription) to:
Piano Auctions Ltd, Malting Farmhouse, Cardington, Beds, MK44 3SU


Last Sale Details - Thursday April 3rd, 2008
Lots Piano Estimate Price Realised
- ENTRIES FOR OUR SALE ON 19 JUNE WILL BE LISTED HERE BY 1 JUNE
1 Yamaha (c1976) A Model U3 upright piano. £1,000 - 1,500 £1,200
2 Broadwood (c1932) A 4ft 2in barless grand piano in an oak case on square tapered legs. £1,000 - 1,500 No sale
3 Broadwood A 4ft 4in grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs. £700 - 1,000 £880
4 Thomas Tomkison (c1820) A square piano in a mahogany and crossbanded case with fitted drawers to the underside on turned reeded legs. £600 - 800 £250
5 Bosendorfer (c2006) A 7ft Model214 grand piano in a bright ebonised case on square tapered legs £15,000 - 20,000 16,000
6 StoolAn adjustable mahogany stool with sheet music storage. £40 - 60 £70
7 Steinway (c1902) A 5ft 10in Model O grand piano in a rosewood case on square tapered legs. £2,000 - 4,000 £4,200
8 Elysian A 5ft grand piano in a bright mahogany case together with a brown-upholstered adjustable stool. £1,200 - 1,800 £1,700
9 Reutner (c2005) A 118cm upright piano in a bright mahogany case. £600 - 1,000 £700
10 Steck (c1930s) An overstrung upright piano in an Art Deco satinwood and rosewood crossbanded case together with a matching stool.(See inside catalogue colour illustration) £300 - 500 £1,300
11 Petrof A 5ft 2in Model V grand piano in a bright ebonised case. £2,500 - 3,500 £2,200
12 Steinway (c1925) A Model K upright piano in a rosewood case together with an upholstered inlaid stool. £1,000 - 1,500 £2,500
13 HarpsichordA double-manual harpsichord in a mahogany case with a decorative painted soundboard. The keys faced in rosewood and boxwood, the instrument standing on a turned multiple leg trestle. £200 - 400 £10
14 Challen (c1939) A 4ft 2in grand piano in a black lacquered and Chinoiserie decorated case, on square tapered legs together with a matching stool. £1,200 - 1,800 £2,300
15 Beckendorfer (c2007) A modern 7¼-octave upright piano in a bright ebonised case. £600 - 800 £600
16 Bechstein (c1927) A 5ft 6in grand piano in a mahogany case with later sabre legs together with a matching stool. £2,000 - 4,000 £2,500
17 Yamaha (c1975) A Model U1 upright piano. £1,000 - 1,500 £1,300
18 Erard (c1861) A Model 7 grand piano in a rosewood case with brass inlay on slender turned and carved legs with a traditional lyre. £1,200 - 1,800 No sale
19 Estonia (c2001) A 5ft 4in grand piano in a bright bubinga case on square tapered legs. £4,000 - 6,000 £3,500
20 Bösendorfer (c1998)An upright piano in a flame mahogany case.(See inside catalogue colour illustration) £8,000 - 12,000 Withdrawn
21 StoolA bright mahogany concert adjustable stool with buttoned leather upholstery. £80 - 120 £110
22 Bechstein (c1990)A 6ft grand piano in a bright burr walnut case on turned octagonal legs. £8,000 - 12,000 £8,200
23 Bechstein, London (c1935)A 4ft 6in grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs together with an adjustable stool. £2,000 - 3,000 £2,000
24 Yamaha (c1984) A Model U1 upright piano in a bright mahogany case together with a mustard-upholstered stool. £1,000 - 1,500 £1,550
25 Broadwood (c1820) A square piano in an ebony strung case on six slender turned supports. This instrument is in playing condition. £600 - 800 £500
26 Schulze PollmanA modern 5ft grand piano in a bright ebonised case on square tapered legs together with a matching cream-upholstered adjustable stool. £2,000 - 3,000 £1,150
27 Accordion A Soprani de Silvio120 bass accordion with 11 treble couplers, 2 bass couplers and 4 sets of treble reeds. £300 - 500 £200
28 Steinway (c1926) A 5ft 10in Model O grand piano in a French-polished rosewood case on dual-square tapered legs. £10,000 - 15,000 £9,800
29 Rosler An upright piano in a bright mahogany case. £600 - 800 £600
30 Steinway (c1902)A 6ft 2in Model A grand piano in a satinwood and inlaid case, decorated with swag, ribbon and foliate ornament, on dual square tapered legs.(See catalogue back cover illustration) £20,000 - 30,000 No sale
31 Welmar (c1979) An upright piano in a mahogany case. £500 - 700 £650
32 Yamaha (c1994) A 6ft Model C3F grand piano in an ebonised case together with a matching stool. £3,500 - 4,500 £4,000
33 Squire Longson (c1930) A 4ft 6in grand piano in a re-polished rosewood case on square tapered legs £800 - 1,200 £1,050
34 Pleyel (c1836) A grand piano in a rosewood case with double copper inlay on slender turned and fluted baluster legs. Unrestored. £4,500 - 5,500 No sale
35 Withdrawn - -
36 Steinway (c1928) A 7ft 5in Model C grand piano in rosewood case on square tapered legs; this piano was restored in 1974. £8,000 - 12,000 £9,000
37 Blüthner (c1930s) An upright piano in a mahogany case together with a matching double-adjustable duet stool. £1,000 - 1,500 £500
38 Steinway (c1919) A 6ft 2in Model A grand piano in a rosewood case on square tapered legs. £6,000 - 8,000 £7,800
39 Yamaha (c1976) A Model U1H upright piano. £1,000 - 1,500 £1,550
40 Bechstein (c1896) A 7ft 4in Model C grand piano, in a carved mahogany art-case, the sides decorated with figures of swans, the front leg carved in the form of a mythical beast with spread wings and two heads, one of a dragon the other of a serpent; the lid having elaborate brass strap-work hinges, raised on turned and ‘C’ scroll legs united by moulded stretchers, together with a matching later stool. (See catalogue front cover and inside illustration) £30,000 - 40,000 No sale
41 Goetze (c1910) A 5ft grand piano in a satinwood case on dual-square tapered legs. £800 - 1,200 £650
42 StoolAn Art Nouveau mahogany and inlaid piano chair with padded back and seat on square tapered legs. £100 - 150 £110
43 Steinway (c1914) An 88-note ex-player grand piano in a rosewood case. £4,000 - 6,000 £3,000
44 Bechstein, London (c1935) A 4ft 6in grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs. £2,000 - 3,000 £1,700
45 Steinway (c1915) An upright Duo Art player piano £1,000 - 1,500 £2,100
46 Steinway (c1925) A 6ft 6in grand Duo Art player piano on dual-square tapered legs. £6,000 - 8,000 £5,000
47 Duo Art Pianola RollsCollection of Duo Art Rolls £1,000 - 1,200 £700
48 Yamaha (c1994) A Model E108 upright piano in a satin walnut case together with a brown velour-upholstered adjustable stool. £700 - 900 £750
49 Yamaha (c1997) A 7ft Model C6 grand piano in a bright ebonised case. £3,500 - 4,500 £4,300
50 Steinway (c1899) An 8ft 10 in concert grand piano in a French-polished rosewood case on turned and fluted legs. This instrument has been re-built using a new Steinway action by one of the top UK Steinway restorers. (See inside catalogue colour illustration) £22,000 - 28,000 £18,000
51 Broadwood (c1932) A 4ft 6in grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs. £600 - 800 £800
52 Ronisch (c1970) A 110 cm upright piano in a mahogany case. £300 - 500 £350
53 StoolA bright ebonised stool with sheet music storage. £40 - 60 £100
54 Steinway (c1896) A 7ft 5in Model C grand piano in a rosewood case on turned octagonal legs. £5,000 - 7,000 £7,500
55 Yamaha (c2005)A Gran Touche digital piano in an ebonised case. £2,000 - 3,000 £1,100
56 Bechstein (c1903)A restored 6ft 8in grand piano in a rosewood case on turned legs together with a duet stool; accompanied by a book written by the vendor which includes a short story about this piano. £2,000 - 4,000 £1,500
57 Yamaha (c1968)A spinet style upright piano in a mahogany case together with a mahogany stool. £300 - 500 £300
58 Bösendorfer (c1845) A grand piano in a mahogany case with ebonised inner fall on carved and faceted legs. £2,500 - 3,500 No sale
59 Bechstein (c1911) A Model 9 overstrung upright piano in a mahogany case, this piano was restored in 1971 £700 - 1,000 £1,050
60 Steinway (c1885)An art-case carved mahogany upright piano the case decorated with foliate ornament, cherub panels, and fish-scale decoration.(See inside catalogue colour illustration) £10,000 - 15,000 £7,500
61 Bechstein (c1913)A 6ft grand piano in a rosewood case on turned octagonal legs together with a wooden-topped stool. £1,200 - 1,800 £1,450
62 Hagspeil (c1890) A 6ft grand piano in a burr walnut case on turned octagonal legs; this piano was restored in 1990. £1,000 - 1,500 £550
63 William Stodart (c1825) A 7ft 10½ in forte grand, the case of mahogany with ebony stringing. The name-board bearing the inscription, Patent William Stodart, Maker to His Majesty and the Royal Family, Golden Square, London £1,000 - 2,000 £3,400
64 Steinway (c1901) A 6ft 2in Model A grand piano in a rosewood case on square tapered legs. £5,000 - 7,000 £6,000
65 Hofmann & Scholz (c2002) An upright piano in a bright ebonised case. £400 - 600 £1,500
66 Blüthner (c1923) A traditional style overstrung under-damper upright piano in a bright mahogany case together with a yellow-upholstered stool. £1,000 - 1,500 £1,950
67 Kawai (c1984) An upright piano £800 - 1,200 £1,050
68 Kawai (c2001) A 5ft grand piano in an ebonised case on square tapered legs together with a stool. £3,500 - 4,500 £3,500
69 StoolA bright ebonised concert adjustable stool with buttoned leather upholstery. £80 - 120 £120
70 ‘Piano Ex Forte’ by H B Vietor (c1767)A rare and early ‘Piano ex Forte’ (possibly Piano et Forte) or Coelestin d’Amour. The fascia inscribed ‘HB Vietor, Porter Street, Newport Market, Londini, 1767’ in a mahogany case.Full details of this instrument on Page 15(See inside catalogue colour illustration) £3,000 - 5,000 £11,000
71 Bechstein (c1905) A 6ft Model A grand piano in a bright ebonised case on turned octagonal legs. £3,000 - 5,000 £3,000
72 Petrof (c2001) A 5ft 8in Model IV grand piano in a bright mahogany case. £2,500 - 3,500 £2,900
73 Clavichord A 4½-octave table model clavichord in a mahogany case with keys faced in rosewood and boxwood. £200 - 400 £10
74 Rogers (c1990) A modern upright piano in a walnut and inlaid case together with a duet stool. £700 - 1,000 £750
75 Beckendorfer (c2007) A modern 6-octave upright piano in a bright ebonised case. £600 - 800 £480
76 Steinway (c1923) A grand piano in an ebonised case on square tapered legs. £5,000 - 7,000 £6,000
77 Kemble A Minx Mini upright piano in an Art Deco birdseye maple case with white ivories and green accidentals together with a matching stool. £600 - 800 £1,450
78 Rippen An unusual upright ‘grand’ piano in a Continental style light-oak case. £700 - 1,000 £750
79 Bechstein (c1922) A 7ft 4in Model C grand piano in an ebonised case on square tapered legs. £1,200 - 1,800 £2,700
80 Steinway (c1975) A 6ft 11in Model B grand piano in an ebonised case. £22,000 - 28,000 £20,000
81 Bechstein (c1900) A 6ft 8in Model B grand piano in a rosewood case on turned octagonal legs together with an adjustable revolving stool. £1,000 - 1,500 £1,800
82 Yamaha (c1980) A Model M5J upright piano in a walnut case together with a green-upholstered duet stool. £600 - 800 £620
83 Scholze A 5ft 3in grand piano in a burr elm case on square tapered legs. £4,000 - 6,000 No sale
84 Withdrawn - -
85 Eavestaff A 6-octave Mini Royal Art Deco upright piano in an ebonised case with chrome mounts together with a matching stool. £500 - 700 No sale
86 Yamaha (c1985) A 5ft 3in Model G1 grand piano in a bright mahogany case on square tapered legs. £3,000 - 4,000 £3,000
87 Stodart (c1818) A 5½-octave square piano in a mahogany case on six slender reeded legs. £200 - 400 £110
88 Steinway (c1904) A 5ft 10in Model O grand piano in a rosewood case on square tapered legs; in need of restoration. £2,000 - 4,000 £4,000
89 Yamaha (c2000) A Model U3 upright piano in a bright ebonised case together with a matching adjustable stool. £1,600 - 2,000 £2,400
90 Withdrawn - -
91 Blüthner (c1912) A 5ft 8in grand piano in a rosewood case on turned legs; this instrument has been restored. £2,500 - 3,500 £4,200
92 Yamaha (c1995) A Model U1 upright piano in a bright ebonised case together with a matching adjustable stool and piano cover. £1,500 - 2,000 £2,200
93 Bechstein (c1906) A 6ft 8in Model B grand piano in an ebonised case on turned octagonal legs. £1,000 - 1,500 £1,700
94 Zimmerman (c1988) A 4ft 8in grand piano in a mahogany case together with a stool. £1,200 - 1,800 £1,400
95 Steinway (c1920) A 5ft 10in Model O grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs together with a pink-upholstered duet stool on cabriole legs. £5,000 - 7,000 £5,800
96 Music Cabinet A Victorian walnut and boxwood strung music cabinet having a brass gallery, fitted with shelves raised on turned legs. £200 - 400 £440
97 StoolsSeven assorted boxed piano stools, includes a duet stool. £100 - 150 £170
98 Harpsichord A single manual harpsichord converted from a grand pianoforte. £600 - 800 £2,800
99 Ottostein A modern upright piano in a walnut case together with a black-upholstered mahogany stool. £400 - 600 £250
100 Steinway (c1908) A 5ft 10in Model O grand piano in a rosewood case on square tapered legs; this piano has been fully restored. £10,000 - 15,000 No sale
101 WITHDRAWN - THIS PIANO NOW WILL BE IN OUR SALE ON 19 JUNE 2008 Bechstein (c1932) A 5ft 6in Model K grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs together with a green-leather upholstered inlaid stool. £2,500 - 3,500 Withdrawn
102 Yamaha (c1994) A Model M110P traditional upright piano in a bright ebonised case together with a matching blue-upholstered stool. £800 - 1,200 £920
103 Blüthner (c1972) A 5ft 1in grand piano in a bright mahogany case on square tapered legs together with a matching green leather-upholstered stool. £3,000 - 5,000 £3,000
104 Bechstein (c1905) A 6ft 8in Model B grand piano in an ebonised case on turned octagonal legs. £1,000 - 1,500 £2,100
105 Squire (c1930s) A traditional style overstrung and under-damped upright piano in a mahogany case. £200 - 400 £-
106 Piano MaterialA quantity of assorted piano renovation materials. £30 - 50 £75
107 Fall shuttersA box of hydraulic fall shutters. £30 - 50 £55
108 Blüthner (c1935) A 5ft 1in grand piano in a mahogany case on square tapered legs. £2,000 - 3,000 £1,600
109 Steinway (c1889) A 6ft 11in Model B grand piano in a rosewood case on square tapered legs. £5,000 - 7,000 £5,500
110 Blüthner (c1937) A fully restored 9ft concert grand piano in a bright ebonised case. £12,000 - 16,000 £8,000
111 Schiedmayer A grand piano in a rosewood case. £500 - 700 £1,200
112 Yamaha (c1991) A Model MC10A upright piano. £800 - 1,200 £1,250
113 Bechstein (c1900) A 6ft 8in Model B grand piano in a rosewood case; this instrument was restored in 1974. £2,000 - 4,000 £1,800
114 Blüthner (c1901) A 6ft 3in grand piano in an ebonised case on turned and fluted legs. £1,200 - 1,800 £1,550
115 Grotrian Steinweg (c1997) A 7ft 5in Model 225 grand piano in a bright ebonised case on square tapered legs. £8,000 - 12,000 £10,500
116 Miki 1 An upright piano with a Yamaha action. £600 - 800 £720
117 Yamaha (c1978) A Model U1 upright piano in a bright ebonised case together with a matching leather-upholstered adjustable stool. £800 - 1,000 £1,300
118 Petrof (c2000) A 6ft 4in grand piano in a bright ebonised case. £2,500 - 3,500 £2,700
119 Reid Sohn A 4ft 6in grand piano in a white case on square tapered legs together with a blue-upholstered ebonised stool. £1,200 - 1,800 £1,750
120 Blüthner (c1922) An upright piano in an ebonised case with an overstrung under-damped action. £600 - 800 £1,050
121 Hofmann & Scholz (c2002) A 120 cm upright piano. £600 - 800 Withdrawn
122 Steinway (c1969) A 5ft 7in Model M grand piano in a bright mahogany case on square tapered legs. £8,000 - 12,000 £10,000
123 Reid Sohn (c1980s) An upright piano in a bright mahogany case. £500 - 700 £780
124 ADDITIONAL LOT Bechstein (c1914)A restored 7ft 4in grand piano in a bright ebonised case on turned octagonal legs £9,000 - 12,000 No sale
125 ADDITIONAL LOT - £200
126 ADDITIONAL LOT Stool - 85
127 ADDITIONAL LOT Stool - 95
Following Sale date is Thursday June 19th, 2008






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