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FEDERAL INLAID AND FIGURED MAHOGANY PIANOFORTE, CHARLES TAWS, PHILADELPHIA, DATED 1794
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- mahogany, ivory
- Height 34 in. by 61 in. by Depth 21 in.
Inscribed Charles Taws, maker, Philadelphia, 1794.
Provenance
Purported provenance described on printed page found inside the piano: "David Rittenhouse the Phila. clock and scientific instrument maker by Charles Taws who moved from New York to Philad. a few years earlier. We believe that many great Americans of that period heard this instrument. [It]...descended through a daughter to the Lukens family of Phila. until 1975 whebn it was sold to Thurman Adams of Bridgeville, Delaware;"
Sotheby's, New York, December 8, 1984, sale 5228, lot 221.
Sotheby's, New York, December 8, 1984, sale 5228, lot 221.
Literature
Helen May Taws and Edward Town Taws, Jr., Charles Taws: Musical Instrument Maker, His Career, His Progeny and Some of His Descendants, edited by Grace Gale (Helen and Edward Taws: Philadelphia, 1986), addendum to p. 8.
Condition
With structural I-beam running diagonally across the bottom of the case, central stretcher possibly replaced. Restorations to paint and inlay. Please contact department for further conservation and condition notes.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.