Érard Frères 1822
Description
| Date: | 1822 |
| Origin: | Paris |
| Serialnumber: |
This elegant little Empire piano by Érard Frères was made in Paris in 1822. The case of the instrument and the original legs are made of mahogany, decorated with inlays and elaborate bronzes. The nameboard is signed with:
“Èrard Frères
Facteurs de Forte-piano et Harpes du Roi
de ses menus plaisirs,
de la cour impériale de Russie,
de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d’Orléans et de sa famille
Rue du Mail No. 13 et 21 à Paris 1822″
The instrument has a compass of 6 octaves (FF – f4) and the keyboard is made from ivory and ebony. It has two pedals controlling dampers and lute.
On the soundboard, next to the bridge, is the original handwritten signature with the serial number. This instrument convinces (beside its sound) by its small size and the elegant column-legs in the Empire style with brass ornaments.
Detailed information about the company Érard Frères can be found in our publications here!
Further preserved instruments by Érard Frères:
- 1805 square piano (No. 6447) – Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany
- 1823 square piano (No. 11492) – Cité de la Musique Paris, France
| Length: | 148 cm |
| Width: | 58 cm |
| Height: | 23 cm |
| Circumference: | 6 octaves (FF - f4) |
| Mechanics: | second action, single dampers |
| Pedals: | 2 pedals - dampers & lute |
| Signature: |
"Érard Frères Facteurs de Forte-piano et Harpes du Roi de ses menus plaisirs, de la cour impériale de Russie, de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans et de sa famille Rue du Mail No. 13 et 21 à Paris 1822" |