† SOLENTE; A SHIPS PIANO, CIRCA 1925

† SOLENTE; A SHIPS PIANO CIRCA 1925 The birds-eye maple veneered case with walnut moulding enclosing a hinged key board 107cm wide, 24cm deep, 115cm highProvenance:Originally supplied to the Music Hall singer, Ena Beaumont. Catalogue Note:This is a particularly fine example of a Ship's Piano with a folding keyboard. These small instruments were specially designed to fit on the confined spaces aboard a ship. One was even taken by Scott aboard the Discovery for his Antarctic expedition.This piano was purchased by WWI Flying Ace Captain Norman Macmillan for his wife, the music hall singer, Ena Beaumont. Beaumont was an actress known for her work on The Girl from Downing Street (1918), The Greater Love (1919) and Patricia Brent, Spinster (1919) It comes with its original purchase receipt showing its purchase in November, 1925. 索朗特; 一架船隻鋼琴 約1925鳥眼楓木貼面琴箱，帶有胡桃木造型包圍一個鉸鏈的鍵盤寬107cm, 深24cm, 高115cm 拍品來源:最初供應給音樂廳歌手埃娜·博蒙特目錄注解: 這是一個帶有折疊鍵盤的船隻鋼琴的極好實例。這些小樂器是專門為適應船上狹窄的空間而設計的。其中一架甚至是 斯科特在"發現"號南極探險船上的 這架鋼琴是一戰王牌飛行隊長諾曼·麥克米倫為他的妻子音樂廳歌手埃娜·博蒙特購買的。博蒙特是一位著名的女演員，她的作品有《來自唐甯街的女孩》(1918)、《偉大的愛》(1919)和《老處女》(1919) 它的原始購買收據顯示它是在1925年11月購買的。 † indicates that VAT is payable by the purchaser at the standard rate of 20% on the hammer price as well as being charged on the buyers' premium.Condition Report: In original, playing condition. Condition Report Disclaimer