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Antique Pianoforte

Antique Piano Screw Stool in Walnut Early 1900s
Antique Piano Screw Stool in Walnut Early 1900s

Antique Piano Screw Stool in Walnut Early 1900s

Located in Manzano, IT

Splendido sgabello da pianoforte d’epoca, autentico esempio di artigianato dell'inizio del XX secolo.

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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Metal

Pianoforte tedesco con preziosi legni di frutta e intagli 1930
Pianoforte tedesco con preziosi legni di frutta e intagli 1930

Pianoforte tedesco con preziosi legni di frutta e intagli 1930

Located in Cantù, IT

Pianoforte tedesco anni anni 30. Restaurato nelmeccanismo ed arricchito con preziosi legni di frutta e intagli.

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19th Century Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Wood

Bates Pianoforte Circa 1825 Carved Baluster Leg 78 Note Fabric Panel
Bates Pianoforte Circa 1825 Carved Baluster Leg 78 Note Fabric Panel

Bates Pianoforte Circa 1825 Carved Baluster Leg 78 Note Fabric Panel

Located in Leeds, GB

Circa 1825, Bates pianoforte. Name plaque in a calligraphy font, sits above the keyboard surrounded by wooden beading.

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1820s English Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Italian 19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Violin Music Professor" Carlo Sassi
Italian 19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Violin Music Professor" Carlo Sassi

Italian 19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Violin Music Professor" Carlo Sassi

By Carlo Sassi

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Italian 19th century oil on canvas titled "The Violin Music Professor" depicting a mid-19th century music-room scene of an elder man, the music professor, holding his violin, hat and...

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19th Century Italian Other Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood

A Fine19th Century Louis XIV Style Collard & Collard Marquetry Baby Grand Piano
A Fine19th Century Louis XIV Style Collard & Collard Marquetry Baby Grand Piano

A Fine19th Century Louis XIV Style Collard & Collard Marquetry Baby Grand Piano

By Collard & Collard

Located in Los Angeles, CA

About this time a novelty was brought out, which was suggested by an article in Chambers's Journal, a piano of the cottage class styled pianoforte for the people, which was sold in c...

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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Pianoforte

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Bronze

Pair of French Late 19th Century Sevres Style Porcelain and Bronze Candelabras
Pair of French Late 19th Century Sevres Style Porcelain and Bronze Candelabras

Pair of French Late 19th Century Sevres Style Porcelain and Bronze Candelabras

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

Someone named Henri playing something sentimental on a pianoforte. And upon the mantel or console table—these magnificent candelabra, glowing like twin beacons of unapologetic French...

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1890s French Louis XV Antique Pianoforte

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Bronze

Erard Parallel-Strung Grand Piano with Bench, Paris, 1895
Erard Parallel-Strung Grand Piano with Bench, Paris, 1895

Erard Parallel-Strung Grand Piano with Bench, Paris, 1895

By Sébastien Érard, Maison Erard

Located in Littleton, CO

Returning to Paris in 1796, he soon afterwards introduced grand pianofortes, made in the English fashion, with improvements of his own - most notably "double escapement" actions that...

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1890s French Romantic Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Metal

Heinz Pinggera, "Music Recital for the Cardinal" Oil on Canvas
Heinz Pinggera, "Music Recital for the Cardinal" Oil on Canvas

Heinz Pinggera, "Music Recital for the Cardinal" Oil on Canvas

By Heinz Pinggera

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The interior 18th century rococo scene depicting a seated Cardinal or Bishop surrounded by a group of aristocrats at trio concert with a lady playing the pianoforte, a standing man p...

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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

French Mid-19th Century Concert Grand Piano Signed Pleyel
French Mid-19th Century Concert Grand Piano Signed Pleyel

French Mid-19th Century Concert Grand Piano Signed Pleyel

By Pleyel

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A spectacular French mid-19th century, circa 1855, Louis XVI st. tulipwood parquetry and ormolu mounted, Model 2 Concert Grand Piano, signed Pleyel, Serial Number 21731. The pianofor...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of George III Polychrome-Decorated Satinwood Console Tables
Pair of George III Polychrome-Decorated Satinwood Console Tables

Pair of George III Polychrome-Decorated Satinwood Console Tables

By George Seddon

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

Related Literature: Edwin Foley, The Book of Decorative Furniture, Its From, Colour & History, London, 1910, Volume II (the Queen of Spain pianoforte illustrated). L. Wood, Catalog...

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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Satinwood

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Italian Art Nouveau Period Poster for Fabric Italiana Pianoforte

Italian Art Nouveau Period Poster for Fabric Italiana Pianoforte

By Tiesse

Located in New York, NY

This classical Italian Art Nouveau piece, advertising a piano maker, depicts a luxuriously dressed woman, costumed in the classical 1920s flapper style, playing the piano. She is pla...

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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Pianoforte

Victorian Wicker Piano Stool
Victorian Wicker Piano Stool

Victorian Wicker Piano Stool

Unavailable

H 46 in W 19 in D 17 in

Victorian Wicker Piano Stool

Located in Sheffield, MA

Diminutive size indicates use by a youthful musician to play the piano or pianoforte.

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19th Century American Victorian Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Reed

John Broadwood Square Piano as Desk
John Broadwood Square Piano as Desk

John Broadwood Square Piano as Desk

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H 33.08 in W 69.3 in D 24.41 in

John Broadwood Square Piano as Desk

By John Broadway & Sons

Located in London, GB

Thomas Broadwood famously made Beethoven a Grand pianoforte in 1817. In the spring and summer of 1817 while in Vienna Broadwood met Beethoven several times and on his return to Londo...

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Early 1800s British Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Mahogany

Early Broadwood Upright Piano Mahogany Bronzes Candlesticks Fortepiano
Early Broadwood Upright Piano Mahogany Bronzes Candlesticks Fortepiano

Early Broadwood Upright Piano Mahogany Bronzes Candlesticks Fortepiano

By John Broadwood & Sons

Located in Ettlingen, Baden-Wurttemberg

The Broadwood records state that cottage upright made by John Broadwood and Sons pianoforte serial number 3363 was sent out on 12 April 1839.

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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Mahogany Piano Forte by John Geib & Sons Attributed to Duncan Phyfe
Antique Mahogany Piano Forte by John Geib & Sons Attributed to Duncan Phyfe

Antique Mahogany Piano Forte by John Geib & Sons Attributed to Duncan Phyfe

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique mahogany pianoforte by John Geib. Accompanying note reads, "Piano forte, John Geib and Son; Case attributed to Duncan Phyfe, New York City, 1804-1814.

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Early 19th Century American Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Mahogany

Amazing "LONGMON, CLEMENTI & COMPANY" 1798–1830 Piano
Amazing "LONGMON, CLEMENTI & COMPANY" 1798–1830 Piano

Amazing "LONGMON, CLEMENTI & COMPANY" 1798–1830 Piano

Located in Madrid, ES

The Baroque style gave way to Vienna Classicism in the 1750s at the same time as the development of the pianoforte was in its beginnings. This development had gained impetus at the ...

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Early 19th Century English Baroque Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Wood

Autograph Music Score by Fredrick Cramer - 1924

Autograph Music Score by Fredrick Cramer - 1924

Located in Roma, IT

Song for High Voice, Pianoforte and Flute. Words rendered from the Chinese original Ssu-Kung-tu by L.

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1920s Modern Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Paper, Ink

Erard Grand Piano
Erard Grand Piano

Erard Grand Piano

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H 38 in W 58 in D 73 in

Erard Grand Piano

Located in San Francisco, CA

Returning to Paris in 1796, he soon afterwards introduced grand pianofortes, made in the English fashion, with improvements of his own.

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19th Century French Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Rosewood

Piano Forte by George Dettmer and Son, Rathbone Place, London
Piano Forte by George Dettmer and Son, Rathbone Place, London

Piano Forte by George Dettmer and Son, Rathbone Place, London

By George Dettmer and Son

Located in Dallas, TX

Period records reveal many Dettmers who called themselves "Pianoforte maker" from the 1750s throughout much of the nineteenth century We may assume that they were related to George a...

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Early 1800s English George III Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Boxwood, Ebony, Harewood, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood

Edwardian Little Tommy Tucker, Lieutenant Walter Cole Ventriloquist Puppet Doll
Edwardian Little Tommy Tucker, Lieutenant Walter Cole Ventriloquist Puppet Doll

Edwardian Little Tommy Tucker, Lieutenant Walter Cole Ventriloquist Puppet Doll

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A papier mâché and painted small boy ventriloquist dummy made by Walter Cole with bulbous blue striated glass eyes, brown mohair wig, heavy brows, cord operated mouth, papier-mâché b...

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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Blown Glass, Softwood, Paper

Early 19th Century Parcel Gilt Gothic Revival Harp By Sebastian Erard
Early 19th Century Parcel Gilt Gothic Revival Harp By Sebastian Erard

Early 19th Century Parcel Gilt Gothic Revival Harp By Sebastian Erard

By Sébastien Érard

Located in Dublin, IE

Erard formed an independent workshop with her support in 1777 and built his first pianoforte. The Erard name became famous among the French nobility and in artists’ circles after the...

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Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Brass

Early 19thC Pianoforte By Charles Lemme, Paris
Early 19thC Pianoforte By Charles Lemme, Paris

Early 19thC Pianoforte By Charles Lemme, Paris

By Charles Lemme

Located in Vancouver, BC

A beautiful period instrument in playing condition; the case in finely figured mahogany with rich ormolu mounts; the case supported by four circular columns to a lower curved stretch...

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19th Century French Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Steel, Brass

17th Century Rare Chest Of Drawers Painted With Faux Marble
17th Century Rare Chest Of Drawers Painted With Faux Marble

17th Century Rare Chest Of Drawers Painted With Faux Marble

Located in Firenze, IT

Raro cassettone dipinto a finti marmi nelle tonalità dei bianchi e del vinaccia, ha presentato un pianoforte dipinto nelle tonalità del brune. Montatura originale delle maniglie, XVI...

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17th Century Italian Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Wood

Classical Adjustable-Height Swivel Piano Stool, New York, circa 1825
Classical Adjustable-Height Swivel Piano Stool, New York, circa 1825

Classical Adjustable-Height Swivel Piano Stool, New York, circa 1825

Located in Alexandria, VA

This pianoforte or harpsichord stool is of exceptional hand-carved French-polished mahogany.

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1820s American American Classical Antique Pianoforte

Chopin Liszt Period Pleyel Grand 1841 French Empire Biedermeier
Chopin Liszt Period Pleyel Grand 1841 French Empire Biedermeier

Chopin Liszt Period Pleyel Grand 1841 French Empire Biedermeier

By Pleyel

Located in Ettlingen, DE

Sincerely, Claudia Klinkenberg and the Klinkenberg Pianoforte GmbH team.  

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1840s French Empire Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Bronze, Copper, Iron

Art Nouveau Music Cabinet in Mahogany Stamped A. Wilson, Peck & Co, Sheffield
Art Nouveau Music Cabinet in Mahogany Stamped A. Wilson, Peck & Co, Sheffield

Art Nouveau Music Cabinet in Mahogany Stamped A. Wilson, Peck & Co, Sheffield

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Their business was described as pianoforte, harmonium and American organ merchants, tuners and repairers, as well as sole agents for Bechstein pianos.

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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Mahogany

James Gillray, Matrimonial Harmonics, large folio hand coloured, 1805 (1847)
James Gillray, Matrimonial Harmonics, large folio hand coloured, 1805 (1847)

James Gillray, Matrimonial Harmonics, large folio hand coloured, 1805 (1847)

By James Gillray

Located in Norwich, GB

Instead of leaning in towards one another, and making music together, the husband and wife are engaged in completely separate activities: she plays the pianoforte; he reads the Sport...

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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Pianoforte

Materials

Paper

Oil on Board "At Dinner" by Sir David Wilkie in a Giltwood Frame, 19th Century
Oil on Board "At Dinner" by Sir David Wilkie in a Giltwood Frame, 19th Century

Oil on Board "At Dinner" by Sir David Wilkie in a Giltwood Frame, 19th Century

By Sir David Wilkie

Located in Savannah, GA

One of his first patrons in London was Robert Stodart, a pianoforte maker, a distant connection of the Wilkie family, who commissioned his portrait and other 4 works and introduced t...

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Early 19th Century Scottish Antique Pianoforte

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Antique Pianoforte For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique pianoforte you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique pianoforte for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and metal. There are many kinds of the antique pianoforte you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique pianoforte, designed in the Empire, Georgian or Louis XVI style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one antique pianoforte that is appealing in its simplicity, but Pleyel & Compie, Collard & Collard and John Broadway & Sons produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Pianoforte?

Prices for an antique pianoforte start at $1,888 and top out at $124,500 with the average selling for $16,975.