Square piano by Longman & Broderip, London, circa 1795, the ...

Hammer

£1,000

Square piano by Longman & Broderip, London, circa 1795, the case veneered with walnut, with wide multiple decorative stringing and satinwood cross-banding, the fascia board and cheeks of handsomely figured maple with chequered stringing, mahogany cross-banding and two fretted panels, the five and a half octave keyboard, FF to c4 with 'additional notes', with ivory naturals and ebony accidentals, single action with mop-stick over-dampers, pine dust cover painted cream with running ribbons and foliage, on framed stand with square tapered legs veneered en suite with the casework, shelf stretcher