H. Herz’s Factory, No. 33420.
France, Paris, the end of the 1870s (after 1878) – 1880s (before 1888)

“MODELE 8 / № 33420 / MANUFACTURE DE PIANOS / HENRI HERZ / PARIS / MÉDAILLE D’HONNEUR [an image of a medal] / PARIS 1855 / CERTIFICAT D’AUTHENTICITÉ / EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE / HORS CONCOURS – 1867 – DIPLOME HONNEUR / MÉDAILLE D’OR (RAPPEL) 1878 / PRIZE MEDAL [an image of a medal] / LONDRES 1862 [H. Herz’s signature and an illegible name of the printing house, which printed the label]” — a printed label glued to the inside of the concave side bar;
“HORS CONCOURS / Henri Herz / PАRIS” — inlaid with brass in the lid;
“Henri Herz” — a stamp by black dye on the sound board (a copy of H. Herz’s signature);
“33420” — embossed with a punch on the pin block (area of the tuning pegs of the bass register)

2120×1440×970
Wood, metal, bone, fabric, leather

1925, transferred from the Yusupov House Museum
Stock number: 16516/1150

The frame is wooden, reinforced with 4 steel plate bars (a clamping screw is between the left side bar and the plate bar). The key action is rehearsal, of the “Erard-Herz” system. The dampers are lower. There are 2 pedals. The case is veneered with walnut, richly decorated with plated bronze.