Yes, let's define "art case" and "decorative finish". I have seen 'decorative finishes' which unknowing dealers have passed on as 'art case'. I define 'art case' as to be "heavily carved" or distinctly painted. A mere artful figurine done in veneere on a panel does not distinguish a piece as "artcase". Jon Page ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At 10:24 PM 8/30/98 EDT, you wrote: >In a message dated 98-08-30 18:19:44 EDT, you write: > ><< Didn't I read > somewhere that Steinway once employed one or more full time wood carvers to > do legs? > > chris > >> > >A customer had a Steinway upright that had paintings on the front and sides, >and cherubims figurines on the end blocks. It was quit ornate. She donated it >to the New York Museum of Art, and got a large tax break for it. I had the >paintings analyzed by a curator at the art museum in St. Loius who told me the >paitings weren't anything out of the ordinary, but it was unsusual to find art >work on upright pianos. > >Willem Blees > >
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