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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
A. DAYMAN (DATES UNKNOWN) PIANOS FOCKÉ. Circa 1900. 48 1/2x34 1/2 inches, 123x88 cm. G. Bataille, Paris. Condition A-: repaired tears in left margin; minor abraisons in image; unobtrusive vertical and horizontal folds. Founded in 1860, Focke Pianos grew to prominence under its director George Focke. Their nistruments won prizes in international exhibitions, including the Gold Medal in Paris, 1889. By 1900 the company was selling over one thousand pianos a year. This rare image is one of the best piano posters designed at the turn-of-the-century.
