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Rosewood veneered quarter-top piano with eight octaves resting on t…

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ERARD. Rosewood veneered quarter-top piano with eight octaves resting on three tapered and fluted legs with casters, double pedal lyre. Numbered on the console 74867, the table bearing the inscription "by patent of invention, ERARD, 13 and 21 rue du Mail in Paris". 97 x 139 x 186 cm. (accidents and missing parts, notably to the veneer, stains and discoloration).

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ERARD. Rosewood veneered quarter-top piano with eight octaves resting on three tapered and fluted legs with casters, double pedal lyre. Numbered on the console 74867, the table bearing the inscription "by patent of invention, ERARD, 13 and 21 rue du Mail in Paris". 97 x 139 x 186 cm. (accidents and missing parts, notably to the veneer, stains and discoloration).

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