Grand piano by Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann at Marcilhac
Designed for Pleyel in Paris, the grand piano was at the centre of Marcilhac’s stand that had been turned into a complete Art Deco salon. The piano, from 1929, had been made to commission for the private residence of Francois Ducharne, a successful silk manufacturer from Lyon. Made in ebony macassar, walnut and violet wood, gilt and gilded bronze, it is a perfect example of Ruhlmann’s love of sumptuous materials and carefully considered lines.