Magnificent Exhibition Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Highly Decorated Grand Piano by Collard & Collard, London

Magnificent exhibition quality antique Victorian burr walnut highly decorated grand piano by Collard & Collard, London having a magnificent quality burr walnut lift up lid with a thumb moulded edge opening to reveal a wooden sound board and an iron frame. It boasts an outstanding serpentine shaped burr walnut front lid opening to reveal the keyboard and the markers name Collard & Collard. The colour throughout this piece is magnifencet as are the ornate carvings to the shaped walnut case. It stands on fantastic carved walnut hexagonal tapering legs with original brass castors and porcelain wheels and beautifully carved walnut shaped tone control pedals. This piano is an incredible example of astounding design and crafts magnificent exhibition quality antique Victorian burr walnut highly decorated grand piano by Collard & Collard, London having a magnificent quality burr walnut lift up lid with a thumb moulded edge opening to reveal a wooden sound board and an iron frame. It boasts an outstanding serpentine shaped burr walnut front lid opening to reveal the keyboard and the markers name Collard & Collard. The colour throughout this piece is magnifencet as are the ornate carvings to the shaped walnut case. It stands on fantastic carved walnut hexagonal tapering legs with original brass castors and porcelain wheels and beautifully carved walnut shaped tone control pedals. This piano is an incredible example of astounding design and craftsmanship incomparable to any other piece we have seen. Collard & Collard were regarded very highly amongst composers and performers and were seen as amongst the best of the English piano. The tone of this piano reflects this. The illustrious Collard & Collard Piano Company, London was originally established as Longman & Broderip in 1767. Longman & Broderip was a music publishing house who also built a number of pianos and organs. F. W. Collard was a mechanical genius and he was awarded several patents for piano design and construction. They were a sensation across Europe and one of the most popular and successful European piano manufacturers of all time.