c 1880 Collard & Collard Baby Grand
£3,750*

A stunning Baby Grand piano measuring roughly 2m long and 1.4m wide. Manufactured c 1880 by Collard & Collard in a Burr Walnut carcass, it was sold by Wood & Co in Edinburgh .

*Free delivery to a ground floor anywhere in mainland UK

Collard & Collard

The illustrious Collard & Collard Piano Company was originally established as Longman & Broderip, a music publishing house, in 1767 at 26 Cheapside, London.

The famous composer and piano virtuoso, Muzio Clementi invested heavily in the firm, ultimately creating an association with F. W. and W. P. Collard under the name of Clementi & Company. The firm was very successful and grew at a rapid pace.

Muzio Clementi retired by 1815 and the name of the firm was changed to Collard & Collard. During the middle 19th Century, the firm was managed by Charles Lukey Collard, and he continued to move the firm to the forefront of piano manufacturing in Europe, making Collard & Collard one of the most popular and successful European piano manufacturers of all time.

Interestingly in 1858 Collard & Collard was commissioned to supply horns, fifes and drums to the regiments of the East India Company.

Wood & Co, Edinburgh

Music shop and music publishers in Edinburgh. Address in the 1860s, 49 George Street, Edinburgh. In 1799 his company won a royal warrant as "Musical Instrument Makers of His Majesty". His sons George, Robert and John Muir Wood operated the piano and music publishing firm of Wood & Co in Edinburgh and later additionally in Glasgow.