Lot Details & Additional Photographs
New York, circa 1951, serial number 366489, signed "Steinway & Sons" to the fall board interior and cast iron plate, black lacquered case on Marlborough legs, with three pedal box, raised on casters. Includes artist bench and piano cover.
Piano 39 x 59 x 82 in.; bench 21 x 25 1/2 x 17 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.
Case and legs with scattered finish wear including scratches, nicks, and some veneer loss, some areas of associated painted touch up repair; replaced casters; lyre legs missing two screws; cover with staining.
Professional condition report available upon request.
The buyer will need to arrange professional removal service at the buyer's cost. Leland Little staff are not able to assist in the moving and or loading of this lot.