JOHN MORLEY (born 1942)

John Morley Spinet Walnut Inlaid New (c. 1 England)

John Morley Spinet Walnut Inlaid New (England)

Item Stock Code

3279

Item Medium Description

Wood

Item Signed, Inscribed, Dated Details

Johannes Morley Londini fecit

European Dimensions

187.00 cm wide 83.00 cm high 74.00 cm deep

UK/USA Converted Dimensions

73.62 inches wide 32.68 inches high 29.13 inches deep

Current Item Condition

Beautiful instrument

Item Description / Dealer Expertise

John Morley 5 octave spinet after Joseph Mahoon. Walnut case with burr walnut panels, box stringing and cross banded, inside facia madrona with chevron banding, raise on a turned trestle stand. Engraved traditional hinges. Wooden jacks with delrin plectra.

Compass : 5 octave F-F
No.3279 New

Made in London, England

The English bentside spinet or wing spinet became the domestic harpsichord of the late 17th century and through the 18th century with the longest side being less than 2 meters and almost parallel to the keyboard which would protrude from the longside no more than 74cm.

Joseph Mahoon was an 18th century London based maker of harpsichords and spinets appointed "To His Majesty 1739"

Our instrument is based on an original Mahoon c1748 which we had in our workshops in the late 1950's.

Suitable for music from William Byrd to J S Bach and beyond

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.’

Price

gbp 15594.00 (Pound Sterling)

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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

We are members of:

BRITISH ANTIQUE DEALERS' ASSOCIATION

Established: 1881

We deal in:

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

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