Y† ERARD, PARIS; A 5 OCTAVE FF- F3 EARLY SQUARE PIANO 1798, NUMBER 3915 The mahogany case with inlaid brass mouldings, the facia board inscribed Erard Freres & Co, raised on tapered fluted legs 148cm wide, 56cm deep, 81cm high Provenance: Originally supplied to Viscount du Bouchage, Grenoble. Du Bouchage was an important high-ranking military officer and politician who received the Legion d'Honneur from Napoleon I. Catalogue note: François Joseph de Gratet, Vicomte du Bouchage (1 April 1749, Grenoble - 12 April 1821), The Vicomte du Bouchage was an artillery general, politician, and French Minister of Marine in 1792 and 1815, and Minister of Foreign Affairs 1792. Born into a noble family of Bugey, he was the fourth child of Claude-Francois de Gratet, Vicomte du Bouchage, who was barrister and honorary knight in Parliament of the Dauphiné. Like his brother Marie-Joseph, he embraced a military career in 1763, at the age of fourteen. Considered a brilliant officer, he was appointed brigadier on 1 November 1784 during the creation of the corps of Colonial Royal Artillery. On 1 May 1786, he was Deputy Director at Brest naval artillery. Becoming a Director at the beginning of the revolution in 1791; he published a paper on the organization of the Marines which inspired a legislative decree June 1792. By 1792 he had been created Field Marshal and Inspector General of Artillery and accepted the position of Portfolio Minister of the Navy, after the dismissal of Roland, then as Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was dismissed in August 1792 for being anti-revolutionary. He advised Louis XVI in resistance. 艾拉爾, 巴黎; 一架 5八度 FF- F3 早期方形琴 1798, 編號3915 紅木琴箱鑲嵌黃銅模具，面板上刻的Erard Freres & Co在錐形凹槽腿上凸起 寬148cm, 深56cm, 高81cm 拍品來源: 最初供應給格勒諾布爾的維孔特·杜布夏。杜布夏是一位重要的高級軍官和政治家，他獲得了拿破崙一世授予的榮譽軍團勳章。 杜·布夏子爵在1792年和1815年曾任炮兵將軍、政治家和法國海軍大臣，1792年任外交大臣。 他出生在布熱的一個貴族家庭，是克勞德-弗朗索瓦 德 格雷特的第四個孩子，克勞德-弗朗索瓦 德 格雷特是杜布夏的子爵，他是Dauphiné議會的律師和榮譽騎士。 像他的哥哥瑪麗-約瑟夫一樣，他在1763年14歲時開始了軍旅生涯。1784年11月1日，他被任命為準將，他被認為是一名才華橫溢的軍官。 1786年5月1日，他擔任布列斯特海軍炮兵部副主任。在1791年革命之初成為董事;他發表了一篇關於海軍陸戰隊組織的論文，這激發了1792年6月的立法法令。 1792年，他被任命為陸軍元帥和炮兵總長，並在羅蘭被解職後擔任海軍部長，當時他是外交部長。 1792年8月，他因反革命而被革職。他建議路易十六發起反抗。 Y indicates that this lot may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. Relevant CITES Regulations may be found at www.gov.uk/guidance/cites-imports-and-exports. The import of ivory is banned in certain countries. Please check your country's import regulations before bidding. † indicates that VAT is payable by the purchaser at the standard rate of 20% on the hammer price as well as being charged on the buyers' premium. Condition Report: Original condition with original strings. Hammers original (now requiring re-hinging). 1 hammer missing. Soundboard and bridge in good condition. Pedals and controlling levers missing. Condition Report Disclaimer