JOHN MORLEY (born 1942)

John Morley Clavichord 5 octave Walnut New (000 England)

John Morley Clavichord 5 octave Walnut New (England)

Item Stock Code

3272

Item Medium Description

Wood bone

Item Signed, Inscribed, Dated Details

Johannes Morley Londini Fecit

European Dimensions

53.00 cm wide 77.50 cm high 139.00 cm deep

UK/USA Converted Dimensions

20.87 inches wide 30.51 inches high 54.72 inches deep

Current Item Condition

Just lovely, strung in brass for a full rich sound

Item Description / Dealer Expertise

John Morley 5 octave Clavichord based on the Johannes Heinrich Silberman c1776 in Berlin, in solid walnut on turned and fluted legs raised on brass castors. Strung in brass for a rich sound.

No.3272 NEW.
Compass : 5 octaves F-G

Made in London, England

Silbermann were a well known instrument making family, C P E Bach owned and composed on a Silbermann clavichord.

Yellow List Price £9,424.00 - Special Offer £8,952.00
Valid until 27th May 2012 (subject to availability at time of order)

MORLEY

Type	Artist/Maker
Country of origin	England
Born	1942

In the grounds of his Suffolk cottage John Morley has, for over thirty years, cultivated one of the most extraordinary gardens. Through his deep knowledge of his subject he has lovingly seeded, planted, labelled and grown an astounding variety of plants and many rare species, including auriculas, fritillaries and over three hundred varieties of snowdrop. Like his friend, the late Cedric Morris (1889–1982), and John Nash (1893–1977) these have become a natural subject matter for his paintings.

Author Nicholas Usherwood wrote that: ‘An artist paints a picture first of all to make clear something to himself, only then may that clarity reveal itself to others as well.’ Meditating upon one of these textural paintings of flowers, berries and vegetables, it is not hard to sense this ‘clarity’ – the artist’s deep connection with his subject.

Delicately lit, set within a Grecian-style alcove, or vibrant and blooming forth from a plant pot ‘pedestal’, each of these vegetables is elevated beyond the ‘everyday’ and transformed into revered and mystical objects. As author Ian Collins explains: ‘Morley is a painter who is true to himself and it is this integrity combined with rare technical skill which makes his paintings so beguiling and memorable.’

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Robert Morley & Co Ltd

Robert Morley & Co Ltd
34 Engate Street
London
SE13 7HA
England

Open: Open Monday-Saturday 9.30-5 excluding bank holidays

Contacts:	Julia Morley, John Morley
Telephone:	+44 (0)20-8318 5838
Website:	www.morleypianos.com

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Established: 1881

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Musical instruments, specialising in pianos, square upright and grand; harpsichords; early keyboard instruments; harps; repair and restoration

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