EXTREMELY RARE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN (c1837) "WILLIAM HARPER" UPRIGHT PIANO FOR RESTORATION! AMAZING!!!

***PLEASE NOTE WE ALSO DELIVER TO JOHANNESBURG AND BLOEMFONTEIN***

PLEASE NOTE THIS ITEM IS SHIPPED FROM OUR CAPE TOWN BRANCH

THIS EXTREMELY RARE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN (circa 1837) ROSEWOOD WILLIAM HARPER - MAKERS TO HIS LATE MAJESTY (ING WILLIAM IV, UPRIGHT PIANO FOR RESTORATION IS A BEAUTIFUL FIND AND I COULD ONLY LOCATE TWO OF THEM ON THE INTERNET! ONE WAS A COMMISSION BY QUEEN VICTORIA AS A WEDDING GIFT TO ONE OF THE ROYAL FAMILY MEMBERS. WILLIAM HARPER  & Co MANUFACTURED PIANOS BETWEEN 1834 AND 1887, AND WAS ONLY APPOINTED AS THE KINGS PIANO MAKER IN 1836. KING WILLIAM IV PASSED AWAY IN 1837 WHEN QUEEN VICTORIA TOOK THE REIGN AS IMPERIAL SOVEREIGN, BUT SHE WAS ONLY CROWNED A YEAR LATER, HENCE THE WORDING ON THE PIANO "MAKERS TO HIS LATE MAJESTY" AND LEADS US TO BELIEVE THE PIANO WAS MADE BETWEEN 1837 AND 1838. THE PIANO IS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL MADE AND BEAUTIFULLY PUT TOGETHER, INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL IVORY CLAD KEYS WITH EBONY BLACK KEYS AS WELL AS THE MAGNIFICENTLY CARVED CARCASS. THE PIANO DOES NEED A FULL RESTORATION, BUT IT WOULD MOST DEFINITELY BE MONEY WELL SPENT. THE PIANO MEASURES 1410mm LONG x 675mm WIDE x 1430mm HIGH. THE SERIAL NUMBER IS #1930.PLEASE VIEW THE PICS CAREFULLY TO APPRECIATE THIS MAGNIFICENT INSTRUMENT AND TO CONFIRM THE CURRENT CONDITION.

***RARE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN WILLIAM HARPER ROSEWOOD PIANO***

PLEASE VIEW THE PICS VERY CAREFULLY FOR MORE DETAIL AND THE GENERAL CONDITION; WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET! PLEASE VIEW OUR SHIPPING OPTIONS OR COLLECT IN CAPE TOWN AT NO CHARGE! WE CAN ALSO QUOTE ON A COURIER SERVICE (good rates) DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR. PLEASE NOTE THAT PROPS ARE NOT INCLUDED UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED AND ARE FOR VISUAL EFFECT ONLY.

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