Two culturally important pianos are shortly coming up for sale. On September 6th (2023) Sotheby’s is auctioning Freddie Mercury’s Yamaha grand piano. And on September 30th Alex Cooper Auctioneers is… Read more »
The recent auction of Prof. Dr. Rudolf Ewerhart’s collection of historical musical instruments (18-Mar-2023) was the most important such sale since that of the Colt Clavier Collection in 2018. The… Read more »
An exceptional collection of historical musical instruments will be auctioned on 18th March 2023. Amongst the lots are 29 pianos ranging in date from 1760 to 1860. The collection belonged… Read more »
The “Million Dollar Quartet Piano” is a vintage 1949 Wurlitzer spinet. It was the house piano at the Sun Records studio in Memphis Tennessee and is now being sold by… Read more »
A scale model grand piano used in the much-loved cult TV puppet series Joe 90 is being sold at auction. This meticulously detailed prop appears in an episode entitled International… Read more »
UK auction house Dreweatts is to auction the David Winston Piano Collection on 23 September 2021. This is the most important sale of historic keyboard instruments since that of the… Read more »
One of Yamaha’s Elton John Limited Edition Signature Red pianos has just sold for $150,000. This was at the Julien’s Auctions Music Icons sale (June 2021). The sum was well… Read more »
As part of its American Art sale, auction house Christie’s is selling another important Norman Rockwell painting featuring a piano. Its full title is Jeff Raleigh’s Piano Solo (“‘Oh Lord,’ Jeff… Read more »
Steinway & Sons has donated a Boston UP-126E upright piano to the MusiCares charity. But this is no ordinary Boston upright. This is the special turquoise-blue UP-126E that singer-songwriter, and… Read more »
Julien’s Auctions is selling a unique upright piano previously owned and played by Liberace. The instrument features in their upcoming Music Icons Auction. As can be seen, this instrument has… Read more »