..::Dudley's 1898 Bord Piano::..
..::Dudley's 1898 Bord Piano::..
Rock Legends Auction: 20 February 2003
Sale 2077 Lot 142
Dudley Moore's Bord piano, late 1970s
A circa 1898 Bord upright piano, serial no. 96924 used by comic great Dudley Moore from the 1970s and kept in the London home of his first wife Suzie Kendall. Dudley remained on good terms with Suzie, and the piano stayed at her home until 2001 when in her words it was sold because ...due to his illness he can no longer play. I would prefer when he comes in the autumn that he is not reminded of all the happy hours he has spent here playing on it. Sold by catalogue only.
Estimate £ 30,000-40,000
The piano is accompanied by a handwritten letter from Suzie Kendall together with documentation from Hampstead Piano Service who originally sold the piano to Moore and serviced it regularly.
25% of the proceeds from the sale of this piano will be donated to the Tibet Relief Fund.
Commission bids can be placed online now at http://www.cooperowen.com and
the auction will culminate with a live event at 23 Denmark Street on the
20th February, 700pm GMT.
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