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A rare late 17th/early 18th century Italian outer harpsichord case with later scarlet japanning

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A rare late 17th/early 18th century Italian outer harpsichord case with later scarlet japanning

Sold for £ 720 (US$ 996) inc. premium

Antique, Modern Pianos and Keyboard Instruments

28 Jun 2010, 14:00 BST

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A rare late 17th/early 18th century Italian outer harpsichord case with later scarlet japanning
Decorated with oriental figures and pagodas in landscapes within gilt foliate borders to the hinged lid and sides, the borders repeated to the two-part, shaped scroll design and open trestle bases, the small base with remains of an indistinctly ink inscribed and printed paper label with partial name of 'Sig.Leopold' and '....Terreno 45, Firenze', 230cm wide, 93cm deep, 97cm high.

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    The partial label to one stand almost certainly indicates that this outer case was used in the workshops of Leopoldo Franciolini (1840-1922), the famous Florentine forger of many types of instruments, specifically of Italian harpsichords. Franciolini was finally arrested for his crimes in 1910 and given a term of imprisonment, later reduced to a fine.
A rare late 17th/early 18th century Italian outer harpsichord case with later scarlet japanning
A rare late 17th/early 18th century Italian outer harpsichord case with later scarlet japanning
A rare late 17th/early 18th century Italian outer harpsichord case with later scarlet japanning
A rare late 17th/early 18th century Italian outer harpsichord case with later scarlet japanning
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