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English Gothic Style Ibach Upright Piano Carved Oak Traditional Folk Art Motifs

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English Gothic style, 1895, Ibach upright piano with a carved, oak case and ornate brass candlesticks and handles. Cabinet features traditional folk art motifs and carvings. Pilasters carved with hearts and stylised trees. Piano cheeks feature a carved sun in a half hex and stylised bird in flight. Front panel inlaid with folk elements including trinity tulips symbolising faith, hope and charity in a central urn with stylised foliage. Piano legs are turned with carved spiraling detail . Piano pedals feature a raised, ornate brass footplate in a curlicue design. Repeating, carved barrel vaults frame the top of the cabinet. Keyboard has an Ibach embroidered piano key dust cloth in felt. Piano comes with a matching, duet piano stool with ornate brass studs. Gothic Revival The Gothic revival adapted the architectural elements of medieval architecture to furniture and decorative arts. Gothic furniture had local particularities, one being the wood used in its construction. In England, Germany and the Low countries, it was mainly oak, in France, chestnut and in Italy and Spain walnut. Folk Art Folk Art draws from many cultures. Decoration may have symbolic significance or a magical or spiritual function. Surface embellishment is divided into numerous small, visually separate units of decoration with a vocabulary of stylised plant forms such as sunflowers or tulips emanating from vessels, contrasting rows of rosettes alternating with lozenges. Central motifs of a tree of life with curved branches displaying blossom, tulips, leaf motifs, pinwheels, hearts, paired birds, lilies and stars also figure.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 53.55 in (136 cm)Width: 58.27 in (148 cm)Depth: 25.99 in (66 cm)
  • Style:
    Gothic Revival (In the Style Of)
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  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1895
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Piano has been well looked after and is in remarkably good condition for its age. Piano is being sold as is. We can provide a quote for restoration if desired.
  • Seller Location:
    Leeds, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: Ref 25761stDibs: LU6879229366172
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