Bland & Weller c. 1800
New Home Found
Most of our piano makers were men, but this is an exception. Anne Bland founded a London music publishing and piano making business in 1784, and took in E Weller (possibly also a woman) as her partner in 1792. She retired in 1818; the business was located at 23 Oxford Street for the whole of this time. The five-octave compass and style of the nameboard decoration of this piano indicate a date of probably near to 1800.
It is interesting to note that the nameboards were inscribed 'Mesrs Bland & Weller'.
We are happy to say that this interesting piano quickly found a new home.
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