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Lot 111
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Thomas Haxby) Thomas Haxby A square piano York, 1787

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description

  • Thomas Haxby
  • Thomas Haxby A square piano

  • the lowest keyshaft (FF) inscribed in ink Beeson (?) 1787 and the number 209, this number also inscribed on the reverse of the nameboard

  • mahogany, maple, ebony, ivory
  • York
the case of mahogany with diagonally chequered stringing, the boxwood and stained maple nameboard with decorative stringing and mahogany crossbanding, the five octave keyboard, FF to f3 omitting FF, with ivory naturals and ebony accidentals, single action with overdampers, two brass-knobbed hand stops controlling the damper lift above and below c1, on trestle stand



the nameboard inscribed Thomas Haxby York 1787