Lot 370
  • 370

A positive organ possibly North Italy, first half of the 18th century

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Description

  • A positive organ
  • possibly North Italy
the case painted a brick red colour with open front, the three and a half octave keyboard, A to c3 , with arcaded boxwood naturals and ebony accidentals, one rank of stopped wooden flue pipes, on modern oak support incorporating the footpump and bellows

Provenance

Restored by Noel Mander, the pipes at the time replaced with pipes from an organ by Samuel Green, dated 1797