A hand-painted, 1893, Pleyel grand piano signed by G. Meunier
Hand-painted with a fairies, satyrs, nudes, monkeys, mythical creatures, birds and flowers
Hand-painted with a fairies, satyrs, nudes, monkeys, mythical creatures, birds and flowers
Pleyel Grand Piano
An 1893, Pleyel grand piano for sale with a hand-painted with a fairies, satyrs, nudes, monkeys, mythical creatures, birds, flowers and crested composers names. Signed by G. Meunier.
Piano Specification
Ref No
585
Make
Pleyel
Serial Number
100885
Age
1893
Wood
French walnut
Finish
French polish
Size [cm]
length: 198 width: 140
Condition
This piano is restored
Price
£175,000 GBP
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27.10.04
"Our thanks must go to you and your company for all your help with our event and for helping it achieve the results we were looking for. The piano looked and sounded excellent on the night".
An 1893, Pleyel grand piano beautifully hand-painted with a fairies, satyrs, nudes, monkeys, mythical creatures, birds, flowers and crested composers names. Signed by G. Meunier. Interesting carved fish on piano cheeks. Carved lions head on lid lock. Carved bevelled edge on lid. Piano case sits on ornately carved french walnut frame, carved with foliage and flowers. Piano has six cabriole legs with scroll feet.
G. Meunier
Georges Meunier (1869 - 1942) was an eminent french poster artist. He worked under Cheret at the Chaix print house in Paris where he produced more than 50 original posters advertising products and parisian events. His works are now considered iconic and reflect a golden era of french poster art. Meunier was born in Saint-Cloud, France in 1869. As a young man he moved to Paris and studied at the National School of Fine Arts and studied under Joseph-Robert Fleury. Later he attended The School for the Decorative Arts where he trained in both classical and modern design. Meunier started work at the Chaix print house in 1894 working under Cheret, the founder of the advertising poster movement. He drew his posters directly onto lithographic plates. He stayed until 1898. During his time there he designed 44 to 56 dated posters. Meunier became well known in Paris, his posters were exhibited in salons across the city.
Ignace Pleyel
Ignace Pleyel (1757-1831), born in Austria, set up as a piano manufacturer in 1807, aged 50. His early career was as a pianist and composer. He was Haydn’s pupil at Eisenstadt, Austria. In 1795, he moved to Paris and set up a music publishing firm “Maison Pleyel” that published thousands of works. In 1805, Ignace Pleyel joined forces with Charles Lemme, a well-known piano builder. Pleyel lacked the skills in piano building but had the money to invest. Their partnership lasted only a few years. After the split, Pleyel took on foreign workers, and set up his own business building square pianos and harps. It was a time of economic decline and his business suffered. By 1822, when Ignace formed a partnership with his son Camille and Pleyel had only sold approximately 600 pianos. In the late 1820’s Pleyel became associated with the famous teacher Kalkbrenner which brought in fresh money and clients. The company received its first gold medal at the 1827 expo (followed by 1827, 1834, 1839 and 1844). In 1832, Chopin gave his first concert at the Salons Pleyel, rue Cadet. This proved to be the best marketing for the company and its success went from strength to strength.
Ref No 585: An 1893, Pleyel grand piano beautifully hand-painted with a fairies, satyrs, nudes and monkeys. Signed by G. Meunier
An 1893, Pleyel grand piano beautifully hand-painted with a fairies, satyrs, nudes and monkeys. Signed by G. Meunier
Ref No 585: An 1893, Pleyel grand piano beautifully hand-painted with a fairies, satyrs, nudes and monkeys. Signed by G. Meunier
G. Meunier signature on piano cabinet
Ref No 585: An 1893, Pleyel grand piano beautifully hand-painted with a fairies, satyrs, nudes and monkeys. Signed by G. Meunier
A nude stands on a golden bejeweled goblet, her modesty protected by a fan of peacock feathers held by a nearby monkey.
Ref No 585: An 1893, Pleyel grand piano beautifully hand-painted with a fairies, satyrs, nudes and monkeys. Signed by G. Meunier
A male nude sits on the back of a lion passant. In the background Haydn on a pelta shield, arabesques, honeysuckle and a sunflower
Ref No 585: An 1893, Pleyel grand piano beautifully hand-painted with a fairies, satyrs, nudes and monkeys. Signed by G. Meunier
Hand-painted decoration covers the entire cabinet of this Pleyel grand piano. Here we can see composers names on pelta shields, monkeys, an angelic figurehead, arabesques, flowers and a hanging basket.
Ref No 585: An 1893, Pleyel grand piano beautifully hand-painted with a fairies, satyrs, nudes and monkeys. Signed by G. Meunier
Hand -painting of a Pan like figure on a pedestal playing a flute, flanked by two lions rampant, birdsand angelic figures
Ref No 585: An 1893, Pleyel grand piano beautifully hand-painted with a fairies, satyrs, nudes and monkeys. Signed by G. Meunier
Hand-painting of an angelic figurehead with outstretched wings
Ref No 585: An 1893, Pleyel grand piano beautifully hand-painted with a fairies, satyrs, nudes and monkeys. Signed by G. Meunier
Detail of hand-painted decoration on the Pleyel piano cabinet. Here two winged lions sit on pedestals, beneath are two figurehead male busts, a central pediment with carvings of an angeland arabesques
Ref No 585: An 1893, Pleyel grand piano beautifully hand-painted with a fairies, satyrs, nudes and monkeys. Signed by G. Meunier
Front Cover of magazine "L'Assiette au Beurre", No 58, 10 May 1902. Designed by Georges Meunier. The Cover features a man looking through a magnifying glass onto cupid who has been speared through the heart
Ref No 585: An 1893, Pleyel grand piano beautifully hand-painted with a fairies, satyrs, nudes and monkeys. Signed by G. Meunier
Iconic Meunnier Advert Designs. "Job Cigarette Papers" Meuniers first published poster in 1894. "Bullier" Saturday, masked ball event 1894. L'Excellent meat soup 1895. Banania advert 1914.
Ref No 585: An 1893, Pleyel grand piano beautifully hand-painted with a fairies, satyrs, nudes and monkeys. Signed by G. Meunier
Hand-painted on the fall of this Pleyel piano is an angelic figurehead supporting two large round drums.
Ref No 585: An 1893, Pleyel grand piano beautifully hand-painted with a fairies, satyrs, nudes and monkeys. Signed by G. Meunier
A snapshot from Pleyel company records that states this Pleyel grand piano serial number 100885 was sent to J Labrousse (a piano shop), 46 Rue Rivoli in Paris on 5th August 1893.
Video
View exampes of french poster art in "Les Maîtres de l'Affiche" (in french). A movie uploaded to YouTube by The Goldmark Gallery
Art cased, 1893, Pleyel grand piano with a hand-painted case. Signed by G. Meunier
This piano comes with the Besbrode Pianos Warranty.
Price includes:
First tuning free. Usually 4 weeks after piano delivery to allow "settling in".
Free adjustable piano stool
Free delivery to a ground floor residence within mainland UK.
Condition
Restored Instrument
Piano Stools: This piano comes with a free piano stool
Free Standard, Adjustable Piano Stool
PRICE: FREE
Piano Stool Upgrades:
Adjustable, Real Leather, Concert Piano Stool - Available in black and brown
PRICE: £350.00 + VAT
Bespoke, Adjustable Piano Stool - Available in different finishes and leg styles - This is an example of a burr walnut finish
PRICE: £1000.00 + VAT
Optional Extras: Retrofit a player system or silent system
PianoDisc iQ HD Airport Digital Player Piano System: The intelligent, invisible player system with Apple Airport Express and iPad.
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