Is There A Fortune Hidden In Your Piano?
Last week a rare 1916 baseball card found inside an old piano, and featuring Babe Ruth, sold at auction for USD 130,000. And a couple of years ago, a hoard… Read more »
Category: Auction
John Lennon’s Broadwood Piano For Sale by Auction
Not all the pianos attributed to John Lennon were actually owned by him — but this decorated 1872 Broadwood upright certainly was. And it is on this piano that Lennon… Read more »
The Swan Piano by Gaveau
Christie’s (London), will auction The Swan Piano on November 14th. Produced by the French manufacturer Gaveau in 1924, this is an exquisite example of the neo-classical art-case piano. Gaveau Joseph… Read more »
Prince’s ALPHA Grand 97— Sold!
Back in 2016 music-legend Prince commissioned ALPHA Pianos to build a special edition of their ALPHA Grand. This was to be used on the final European leg of the Piano… Read more »
Musings on the Sale of the Colt Clavier Collection
On June 7th, 2018, on instructions from The Trustees, The Colt Clavier Collection of Historically Important Keyboard Instruments was sold by auction. Much has been said about the loss of… Read more »
“The Piano Tuner” by Norman Rockwell
One of the highlights of Christies’ Spring American Art auction is a painting by Norman Rockwell entitled The Piano Tuner. This is one of Rockwell’s more important works, which is… Read more »
The “Once in a Lifetime” Piano Auction
The Colt Clavier Collection of Historically Important Keyboard Instruments is being sold at a unique piano auction in June (2018). The scope of this sale is quite staggering. The collection is… Read more »
Carole King’s Steinway Piano
Christies are to auction Carole King’s personal piano in The Exceptional Sale to be held in New York on April 20, 2018. This is a truly iconic instrument. The piano… Read more »
The Broadwood Manxman
A Broadwood Manxman upright piano is one of the more attention grabbing instruments at Piano Auctions Limited’s spring sale (London, April 12th, 2018). But what makes this piano so significant?… Read more »
Queen Victoria’s Broadwood Piano for Sale
It’s not often you can buy a piano once owned by Royalty, but in January 2018 a Broadwood grand piano once owned by Queen Victoria, is being put up for… Read more »