Steinway & Sons, 5' 2" Grand Piano Model S

New York, circa 1955, serial number 349501-S, signed "Steinway & Sons" to the fall board interior and cast iron plate, black lacquered case on Marlborough legs with brass casters, with three pedal box. Includes artist bench.

Piano 39 x 57 x 62 in.; bench 20 1.2 x 25 x 16 in.

From the Historic Collection of Limestone University, Gaffney, South Carolina
Limestone College, now Limestone University, was founded in 1845 in Gaffney, South Carolina, by English-born Baptist minister Dr. Thomas Curtis and his son William. Originally established as the Limestone Springs Female High School, it was among the first women’s colleges in the nation and the very first in the state. The institution found its early roots in a former resort hotel near healing springs, later struggling due to the Civil War and Reconstruction. It revived in 1881 as the Cooper‑Limestone Institute, thanks to benefaction from industrialist Peter Cooper, and adopted the name Limestone College.

Keys with scattered areas of loss to the ivory tops; case and legs with scattered finish wear including scratches, nicks, and an area of veneer loss to right side of keyboard return; lid with round water marks. Artist bench with spotting to underside. Professional condition report available upon request.
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