Y A WILLIAM IV BIRD'S EYE MAPLE, GILTWOOD, GESSO AND LEATHER GOTHIC HARP, BY PIERRE ÉRARD, DATED 183

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Y A WILLIAM IV BIRD'S EYE MAPLE, GILTWOOD, GESSO AND LEATHER GOTHIC HARP BY PIERRE ÉRARD, DATED 1835 The neck engraved ‘Sebastian & Pierre Érard's Patent No 6520, 18 Great Marlborough Street London’ and with two gilt gesso tablets to the upright 'Pierre Érard published Dec 10 1935' 132.5cm high, 42cm long, 37cm wide TOGETHER WITH A GILT METAL, LEATHER AND PARCEL GILT TWIN LIGHT ADJUSTABLE MUSIC STAND ATTRIBUTED TO S & P ÉRARD, CIRCA 1835 132.5cm high, 42cm wide, 37cm deep AND A PAINTED AND PARCEL GILT TOLE HARP STRING BOX Containing harp strings of various lengths and a rosewood and brass mounted tuner 12cm high, 42cm wide, 12.5cm deep Trained in Strasbourg, Sébastian Érard moved to Paris in 1768 and began making pianos for the French nobility. He was later joined by his brother Jean-Baptiste Érard (1749-1826) and the business grew, especially after Royal commissions from Marie-Antoinette, but suffered during the French Revolution. The family opened a London outlet in 1790/1, which concentrated on the production of harps. Sébastien is famous for making a great number of technical improvements and inventions and took out between fifteen and twenty patents in England alone. After the death of Sébastien Érard, Jean Baptiste's son Pierre (1794-1855) took over the business in Paris and London, winning a gold medal at the 1824 Paris Exposition and later becoming piano maker to Albert, Prince Consort. Many illustrious pianists played Érard instruments, including Liszt and Mendelssohn. Condition Report Disclaimer

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