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April 26, 2025: Spring Fine & Decorative Arts - Day 3

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Lot 2351

RARE GEORGE PETHER (ENGLISH, ACTIVE 18TH CENTURY) SQUARE PIANO / PIANOFORTE

Estimate: $300 - $500
Starting Bid
$150

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

RARE GEORGE PETHER (ENGLISH, ACTIVE 18TH CENTURY) SQUARE PIANO / PIANOFORTE, five-octave example, two-piece form, the inlaid mahogany case with several burl and satinwood varieties, of long rectangular form with a double hinged fold-up fallboard, and another hinged lid to access the strings, the interior signed within an inlaid boss "Georgius Pether FROM Mr. Kirckman's / London"; the whole rests on a separately framed base with square tapered legs terminating in spade feet and connected by a robust stretcher. Case retains an old nicely refinished surface. Together with a contemporary music stand, and a number of prints showing various pianos. Three pieces total (accounting for the prints as one piece). Circa 1780. 32 1/2" HOA, 62 1/2" WOA, 21 1/4" DOA.
Catalogue Note: A number of documents included with the lot speak to the rarity of pianos by this maker. Dr. Martha Novak Clinkscale, Ph. D., quotes in her letter "It appears that you might have the only Pether existent outside Europe." She goes on to detail the working relationship between Pether and "Mr. Kirckman" whose name appears in the maker's signature.

Condition

Good restored condition overall with the case having scattered moderate to minor wear and losses to veneer; the lower stretcher with old patched repairs which may be where there was a knot, etc., a wrought-iron bar runs the length of this providing support; several pieces of veneer and the lower hasp of the lock are detached but present; the instrument was restored and plays well with the exception of two keys.

Provenance

From a Winston-Salem, NC private collection.
Ex-collection Steven P. Cadenhead, Rye, NY.

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