A 1918, Søren Jensen model D butterfly grand piano with a polished, maple case. The gilt music desk is in an openwork, scrolling design featuring flowers, shells amd swags. Piano sits on three square, tapered legs with bronze female nude, caryatids adorning the top. The piano lyre features gilted, carved detail of foliage and berries. The pedals are in a spiral design. Carved, gilt, filgree panels featuring shells, foliage and scrolls adorn the piano cheeks. Cabinet features hand-painted ovals by Danish artist Gudmund Hentze.
Oval 1 - A fair haired maiden, vested in blue with a golden belt holds a dagger aloft.
Oval 2 - A man flees a crowd of gnomes with a barrow filled with gold, urged on by a seated woman.
Oval 3 - A nurse snoozes next to a cot as a baby is stolen
Oval 4 - A seated maiden offers a scarlet clad man a golden cup
Oval 5 - The scarlet clad man flees at night with a golden cup across a river as nymphs grab his limbs to slow him down
Søren Jensen
Søren Jensen 16.07.1865 - 1.2.1939. Manufactured pianos in Copenhagen between 1893 – 1918. He co-founded the Danish Piano Manufacturers Association in 1895, and later became its chairman from 1903 to 1911.
Early Years He served an apprenticeship in 1879 and in 1884 travelled to Copenhagen.
To further his education, in 1888 he travelled around Europe to Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg and Paris.
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Piano Manufacturer In 1893 he established himself as a piano manufacturer. The 5600m2 building in northern Copenhagen was built in 1905/06 to open his piano factory. From modest beginnings, employing only two men in the workshop, he built the company up to be one of the largest in Scandinavia. He participated eagerly in the exhibitions and his instruments won recognition from authorities such as J.P.E. Hartmann, August Winding and Gottfred Matthison-Hansen. He built a variety of pianos aimed at various price ranges. He constructed the very popular 'Daniaflygel', Dania grand piano, and an upright described as the 'National Piano', intended as a cheap alternative to German imports.
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Piano Design He used artists and architects such as N.V. Dorph, Gudmund Hentze and Valdemar Andersen to decorate the instruments. He advocated decorative paintings reminiscent of those found on early harpsichords and clavichords and loved gilded decoration.
He found ordinary grand pianos too furniture-like and wanted a free hand to shape and embellish an instrument. The results were certainly different from those of his peers.
Source: https://christensenpiano.dk and Danish Biographical Encyclopaedia
Gudmund Hentze
Gudmund Hentze, June 1 1875 – May 6 1948, was a Danish symbolist and national romantic painter, graphic designer, designer, and illustrator.
Early Years
He was born in Næstved. When he was nine years old, the family moved to Copenhagen. He attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1893 to 1894 and Zahrtmanns Skole 1897-1898.
Art Work In 1893-1894 he was part of the movement around the journal Taarnet, which advocated symbolism in art, primarily literature led by the author Johannes Jørgensen. Hentze illustrated many books, including J.P. Jacobsen's novel Fru Marie Grubbe and fairy tales by Hans.C. Andersen. His illustration resembled that of his colleague Lorenz Frølichs, but where he was inspired by German and French artists, Hentze was primarily stylistically inspired by the English prerafaelites and Aubrey Beardsley. His artworks often depict ideal naked female figures in a historical or mythological landscape.
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Source: https://wikipedia.org
Soren Jensen Butterfly Piano Walkaround
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This piano comes with the Besbrode Pianos Warranty. Price includes:
5 year warranty after rebuild
Up to £45 towards first tuning. Usually 4 weeks after piano delivery to allow "settling in".
Free piano stool
Free delivery to a ground floor residence within mainland UK.
REBUILD INCLUDES: Cabinet has been repolished to the highest standard. Action, Strings, Bridges, Tuning Pins, Dampers are all brand new. Keyboard repolished. Tuned and checked.
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Soren Jensen hand-painted, manufacturers logo hand-painted on fall
Soren Jensen openwork music desk carved, with shells, scrolls and flowers
Hand-painted oval by Danish artist Gudmund Hentze featuring a fair haired maiden lifting a golden dagger
Hand-painted oval by Danish artist Gudmund Hentze detail
Hand-painted oval by Danish artist Gudmund Hentze. A man dressed in red pulls a cart laiden with gold objects
Hand-painted oval by Danish artist Gudmund Hentze detail. A nurse sleeps in her chair beside a baby in a cradle. Goblins sneak in to steal the child
Hand-painted oval by Danish artist Gudmund Hentze
Hand-painted oval by Danish artist Gudmund Hentze detail
Hand-painted oval by Danish artist Gudmund Hentze. A seated fair haired maiden offers a golden cup
Gudmund Hentze painting detail
Hand-painted oval by Danish artist Gudmund Hentze. A man flees across a river with a golden cup pursued by nymphs dragging at his legs
Gudmund Hentze painting detail
Soren Jensen square,tapered piano leg with bronze nude caryatid top
Soren Jensen bronze caryatid detail on piano leg
Soren Jensen ornately carved two-pedal piano lyre with gilt detail
Soren Jensen carved piano lyre detail
Soren Jensen ornate spiral piano pedals
Soren Jensen piano cheek featuring carved scrolls, shells and foliage
Soren Jensen piano cheek detail
Soren Jensen carved, piano cheek detail
Soren Jensen piano lid underside, stained green
Soren Jensen butterfly piano top view
Soren Jensen piano cabinet detail
Soren Jensen instrument
Soren Jensen model D and manufacturers stamp and serial number on frame
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5ft - £385.00
5ft 6in - £395.00
6ft - £405.00
6ft 6in - £415.00
7ft - £425.00
7ft 6in - £435.00
8ft - £445.00
8ft 6in - £455.00
9ft - £465.00
Castor Cups:
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Castor cup. Sold individually. Available in 45 mm, 70 mm and 100 mm diameters in either black, beech, laurel or rubber
45mm - £7.25
70mm - £8.75
100mm - £12.25
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Castor cup. Sold individually. Available in 40 mm and 80 mm diameters in either chrome or brass
40mm - £18.25
80mm - £33.25
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Castor cup. Sold individually. Available in 55 mm in glass. This cup will raise the piano by approximately 2.5 cm
55mm - £18.25
Piano Covers:
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Nylon proofed grand piano cover made from 4 oz PU coated nylon with a water repellent finish. Available in black only
Up to 6ft 6in - £109.00
Over 6ft 6in - £129.00
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Basic cotton grand piano cover. This cover acts as a dust cover only. Skirt length is 18 inches. Available in black, conker brown and olive green
Up to 6ft 6in - £119.00
Over 6ft 6in - £134.00
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Vinyl fleece lined grand piano cover made from leather-look vinyl with a soft fleece lining. Perfect protection for your piano. Wipe clean. Available with or without D Rings in black and brown
Up to 6ft 6in - £194.00
Over 6ft 6in - £214.00
Upto 6ft 6in + D rings - £214.00
Over 6ft 6in + D rings - £234.00
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Heavy cotton proofed grand piano cover with bonded protective fleece lining. Ideal for home use. Skirt length is 18 inches. Available in black and tan
Up to 6ft 6in - £234.00
Over 6ft 6in - £264.00
Upto 6ft 6in + D rings - £259.00
Over 6ft 6in + D rings - £289.00
Add To Your Order: Quilted Grand Piano Cover with Fleece Lining
Quilted grand piano cover. PU coated outer, compressed needle polyester wadding in the centre and protective fleece lining. The fabrics are quilted together with a 3 inch quilting line and an overall thickness of 10mm. Skirt length is 18 inches. Available in black, blue, brown and green
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