{"id":21944,"date":"2023-10-10T09:47:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T07:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/?p=21944"},"modified":"2024-11-28T09:11:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T08:11:19","slug":"piano-sebastien-mercier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/en\/2023\/10\/10\/piano-sebastien-mercier\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u00e9bastien Mercier : un pionnier du piano droit et piano-pont \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9poque de la Monarchie de Juillet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Un original piano de S\u00e9bastien Mercier &#8211; facteur pl\u00e9biscit\u00e9 par toutes les t\u00eates couronn\u00e9es de son temps &#8211; sera mis en vente le 4 novembre 2023. R\u00e9alis\u00e9 en 1831, celui-ci nous replonge \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9poque de la Monarchie de Juillet et, de mani\u00e8re plus g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, fait rejaillir toute l\u2019\u00e9bullition culturelle qui animait l\u2019Europe au temps o\u00f9 Paris \u00e9tait la capitale des arts. Int\u00e9ressant \u00e0 plus d\u2019un titre, ce piano-pont dit aussi en \u201cniche de chien\u201d est le t\u00e9moin d\u2019un go\u00fbt oubli\u00e9 et de l&#8217;audace des facteurs de l\u2019\u00e9poque. Il est aussi l\u2019occasion de revenir sur la vie et l&#8217;\u0153uvre de S\u00e9bastien  Mercier, le facteur de la reine Victoria, dont les pianos furent baptis\u00e9s \u201cThe Royal Albert Pianofortes\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-03.04-vcp-catalogue.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catalogue<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interencheres.com\/meubles-objets-art\/instruments-a-vent-et-a-cordes-pincees-livres-de-musique-partitions-autographes-615783\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vente du 3 novembre 2023<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interencheres.com\/meubles-objets-art\/instruments-a-vent-et-a-cordes-pincees-615784\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vente du 4 novembre 2023<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/vichy-encheres\/equipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Experts<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--6\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#english\">English version<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">L\u2019une des gloires de la facture parisienne<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" data-id=\"21981\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-4-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\" class=\"wp-image-21981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-4-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-4-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-4-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-4-1536x1004.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-4-1568x1025.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-4-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-4.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\nInstrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 4 novembre 2023 \n\u00a9 C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>C\u2019est en 1822 que l\u2019on situe les d\u00e9buts de S\u00e9bastien Mercier en tant que facteur de pianos. Apr\u00e8s avoir s\u00e9journ\u00e9 \u00e0 Naples, puis quelque temps \u00e0 Rome o\u00f9 il re\u00e7oit (tout de m\u00eame) les encouragements de Sa Saintet\u00e9 le Pape Pie VII, il d\u00e9cide de s&#8217;\u00e9tablir \u00e0 Paris en 1824<a id=\"_ftnref1\" href=\"#_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>. C\u2019est l\u00e0 qu\u2019il se forme \u00e0 l\u2019art du piano droit chez les r\u00e9put\u00e9s Roller &amp; Blanchet, au 10 Boulevard Poissonni\u00e8re, \u00e0 l\u2019origine de l&#8217;introduction du piano-pont \u00e0 l\u2019Exposition nationale de 1827. En 1828, Mercier s\u2019associe \u00e0 Jean-Baptiste Gibaut avant de s\u2019installer \u00e0 son compte en 1830, 4 rue Basse-Saint-Pierre, puis de d\u00e9m\u00e9nager 31 Boulevard-Bonne-Nouvelle. C\u2019est au sein de son premier atelier, seulement un an apr\u00e8s son installation, qu\u2019il r\u00e9alise le piano-pont de la vente du 4 novembre 2023, comme nous l\u2019indique son cartouche. Il devient alors, aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de la Maison Roller &amp; Blanchet, l\u2019un des premiers \u00e0 \u00e9tablir en France les pianos droits. Son activit\u00e9 est vite reconnue et se d\u00e9veloppe consid\u00e9rablement. En 1839, il employait pr\u00e8s d\u2019une trentaine d\u2019ouvriers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Ce facteur, l&#8217;un des meilleurs \u00e9l\u00e8ves de M. Roller, construit des pianos droits \u00e0 cordes obliques [&#8230;]Cet artiste distingu\u00e9 occupe vingt-sept ouvriers et construit cent vingt pianos par an.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Rapport du Jury Central, Exposition, des produits de l&#8217;Industrie Fran\u00e7aise en 1839, M. Savart, rapporteur, 1839<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> <em>Annuaire Musical<\/em>, 1857, p.188-189<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Les \u00e9loges \u00e0 son propos ne manquent pas dans la presse sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e et nous donnent une id\u00e9e du prestige dont jouissait son atelier. En 1834, on pouvait ainsi lire dans la <em>Notice des produits de l\u2019industrie fran\u00e7aise<\/em> :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;M. Mercier est du petit nombre de ceux qui ont le mieux r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer la confection de cet instrument. L&#8217;\u00e9l\u00e9gance, le peu de volume de ses pianos, n&#8217;en excluent ni la force, ni la puret\u00e9 des sons, ni aucun des autres avantages que les artistes et les m\u00e9caniciens recherchent dans les parties organiques d&#8217;un piano. Le clavier est prompt et facile dans sa marche, et les touches ob\u00e9issent sans difficult\u00e9 \u00e0 la plus l\u00e9g\u00e8re comme \u00e0 la plus lourde pression. [&#8230;] Nous invitons les amateurs \u00e0 visiter les ateliers de M. Mercier; ils y trouveront un choix vari\u00e9 de pianos, dont la sup\u00e9riorit\u00e9 atteste ses longues \u00e9tudes et son exp\u00e9rience dans la fabrication de cet instrument&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Notice des produits de l&#8217;industrie fran\u00e7aise pr\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9e d&#8217;une historique des expositions ant\u00e9rieures, 1834, p. 159<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-roller-blanchet-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"797\" data-id=\"21915\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-roller-blanchet-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-1024x797.jpg\" alt=\"Roller &amp; Blanchet, Piano-pont, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, \u00a9 Claude Germain\" class=\"wp-image-21915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-roller-blanchet-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-1024x797.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-roller-blanchet-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-roller-blanchet-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-roller-blanchet-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-1536x1195.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-roller-blanchet-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-1568x1220.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-roller-blanchet-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-100x78.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-roller-blanchet-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Roller &amp; Blanchet, Piano-pont, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, \u00a9 Claude Germain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-jb-gibaut-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" data-id=\"21917\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-jb-gibaut-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"Jean-Baptiste Gibaut, Piano-pont, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, \u00a9 Claude Germain\" class=\"wp-image-21917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-jb-gibaut-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-jb-gibaut-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-jb-gibaut-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-jb-gibaut-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-jb-gibaut-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-1568x1048.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-jb-gibaut-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-jb-gibaut-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jean-Baptiste Gibaut, Piano-pont, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, \u00a9 Claude Germain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Le facteur des t\u00eates couronn\u00e9es<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Lors de l\u2019Exposition des produits de l\u2019industrie fran\u00e7aise de 1834, l\u2019un des pianos pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s par S\u00e9bastien Mercier fut achet\u00e9 pour la princesse royale de Su\u00e8de, ce qui lui valut le titre de \u201cfacteur de Sa Majest\u00e9 le roi du Su\u00e8de et de Norv\u00e8ge\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La Gazette musicale de Paris, le 17 ao\u00fbt 1834, \u00e9crivait \u00e0 ce sujet : \u201cNous ne savons jusqu\u2019\u00e0 quel point les sons fantastiques ont pu influencer le choix de Son Altesse Royale. Ceux de nos lecteurs qui voudraient conna\u00eetre un piano \u00e0 sons fantastiques devront se rendre chez M. Mercier, ce sont l\u00e0 de ces choses dont la description serait au-dessus de nos forces.\u201d<a id=\"_ftnref1\" href=\"#_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> Six ans plus tard, soit en 1840, Charles Mercier obtenait une distinction similaire du roi des Fran\u00e7ais en se voyant honor\u00e9 du titre de facteur ordinaire du roi Louis-Philippe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a id=\"_ftn1\" href=\"#_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> Gazette musicale de Paris, le 17 ao\u00fbt 1834, P.261<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/05-f-gerard-charles-14-jean-de-suede-roi-suede-norvege-1811.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21920\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/05-f-gerard-charles-14-jean-de-suede-roi-suede-norvege-1811-661x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Fran\u00e7ois G\u00e9rard, Charles XIV Jean de Su\u00e8de, roi de Su\u00e8de et de Norv\u00e8ge, 1811\" class=\"wp-image-21920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/05-f-gerard-charles-14-jean-de-suede-roi-suede-norvege-1811-661x1024.jpg 661w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/05-f-gerard-charles-14-jean-de-suede-roi-suede-norvege-1811-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/05-f-gerard-charles-14-jean-de-suede-roi-suede-norvege-1811-768x1189.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/05-f-gerard-charles-14-jean-de-suede-roi-suede-norvege-1811-65x100.jpg 65w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/05-f-gerard-charles-14-jean-de-suede-roi-suede-norvege-1811.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fran\u00e7ois G\u00e9rard, Charles XIV Jean de Su\u00e8de, roi de Su\u00e8de et de Norv\u00e8ge, 1811 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06-winterhalter-portrait-roi-louis-philippe-1-joyaux-couronne-1839.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21922\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06-winterhalter-portrait-roi-louis-philippe-1-joyaux-couronne-1839-729x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Winterhalter, Portrait du roi Louis-Philippe Ier avec les joyaux de la Couronne, 1839\" class=\"wp-image-21922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06-winterhalter-portrait-roi-louis-philippe-1-joyaux-couronne-1839-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06-winterhalter-portrait-roi-louis-philippe-1-joyaux-couronne-1839-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06-winterhalter-portrait-roi-louis-philippe-1-joyaux-couronne-1839-768x1078.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06-winterhalter-portrait-roi-louis-philippe-1-joyaux-couronne-1839-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06-winterhalter-portrait-roi-louis-philippe-1-joyaux-couronne-1839.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Winterhalter, Portrait du roi Louis-Philippe Ier avec les joyaux de la Couronne, 1839<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/04-exposition-produits-industrie-francaise-paris-1834.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"554\" data-id=\"21918\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/04-exposition-produits-industrie-francaise-paris-1834.jpg\" alt=\"Exposition des produits de l'industrie fran\u00e7aise, Paris, 1834\" class=\"wp-image-21918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/04-exposition-produits-industrie-francaise-paris-1834.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/04-exposition-produits-industrie-francaise-paris-1834-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/04-exposition-produits-industrie-francaise-paris-1834-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/04-exposition-produits-industrie-francaise-paris-1834-100x69.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Exposition des produits de l&#8217;industrie fran\u00e7aise, Paris, 1834<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/07-e-lami-scene-ete-paris-1840.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" data-id=\"21924\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/07-e-lami-scene-ete-paris-1840.jpg\" alt=\"Eug\u00e8ne Lami, Sc\u00e8ne d'Et\u00e9 \u00e0 Paris, 1840\" class=\"wp-image-21924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/07-e-lami-scene-ete-paris-1840.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/07-e-lami-scene-ete-paris-1840-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/07-e-lami-scene-ete-paris-1840-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/07-e-lami-scene-ete-paris-1840-100x66.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eug\u00e8ne Lami, Sc\u00e8ne d&#8217;Et\u00e9 \u00e0 Paris, 1840<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Esth\u00e9tiquement parlant, les pianos de S\u00e9bastien Mercier sont tr\u00e8s raffin\u00e9s et s\u2019adressent \u00e0 une riche client\u00e8le. Les pianos droits et particuli\u00e8rement le mod\u00e8le pont ou niche de chien &#8211; comme c\u2019est le cas de l\u2019instrument de Mercier de 1831 en vente le 4 novembre 2023 &#8211; \u00e9taient pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment pens\u00e9s comme des objets d\u2019art capables de s\u2019int\u00e9grer plus facilement dans de somptueux int\u00e9rieurs et qui permettaient, \u00e0 l\u2019occasion de salons ou de r\u00e9ceptions mondaines, d\u2019apercevoir le visage du pianiste.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Par leur facture, les pianos de Mercier s\u2019inscrivent pleinement dans le go\u00fbt de l\u2019\u00e9poque et dans le style Louis-Philippe. Le remarquable mod\u00e8le de Vichy Ench\u00e8res en offre un&nbsp; bel exemple puisqu\u2019il conjugue l\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9gance de la ligne classique, la massivit\u00e9 des volumes et le raffinement de la courbe &#8211; \u00e9vocation d\u00e9j\u00e0 de l\u2019\u00e9clectisme. En outre, ses motifs ornementaux convoquent les r\u00e9f\u00e9rences antiques par ses volutes et palmettes, ses pieds en console sous le clavier, ou encore ses troph\u00e9es marquet\u00e9s figurant un arc, des fl\u00e8ches et une trompette.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21979\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\" class=\"wp-image-21979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-3-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-3-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-3-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\nInstrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 4 novembre 2023 \n\u00a9 C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"22016\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-7-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\" class=\"wp-image-22016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-7-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-7-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-7-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-7-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\nInstrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 4 novembre 2023 \n\u00a9 C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"22018\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\" class=\"wp-image-22018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-6-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-6-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-6-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\nInstrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 4 novembre 2023 \n\u00a9 C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mercier, ch\u00e9ri de l\u2019Angleterre et de sa reine !<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/08-reine-victoria-prince-albert-mariage-10-02-1840-\u00a9-rischgitz-getty-images.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"718\" data-id=\"21926\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/08-reine-victoria-prince-albert-mariage-10-02-1840-\u00a9-rischgitz-getty-images.jpg\" alt=\"La reine Victoria et le prince Albert le jour de leur mariage, le 10 f\u00e9vrier 1840 \u00a9 Rischgitz Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-21926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/08-reine-victoria-prince-albert-mariage-10-02-1840-\u00a9-rischgitz-getty-images.jpg 558w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/08-reine-victoria-prince-albert-mariage-10-02-1840-\u00a9-rischgitz-getty-images-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/08-reine-victoria-prince-albert-mariage-10-02-1840-\u00a9-rischgitz-getty-images-78x100.jpg 78w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">La reine Victoria et le prince Albert le jour de leur mariage, le 10 f\u00e9vrier 1840 \u00a9 Rischgitz Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/09-j-nash-chateau-windsor-1848.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"695\" data-id=\"21928\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/09-j-nash-chateau-windsor-1848.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Nash, Ch\u00e2teau de Windsor, 1848\" class=\"wp-image-21928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/09-j-nash-chateau-windsor-1848.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/09-j-nash-chateau-windsor-1848-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/09-j-nash-chateau-windsor-1848-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/09-j-nash-chateau-windsor-1848-100x69.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Joseph Nash, Ch\u00e2teau de Windsor, 1848<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Lors d\u2019un voyage \u00e0 Londres en 1844, Mercier fut re\u00e7u par le prince Albert au ch\u00e2teau de Windsor, sous le patronage du chanteur d\u2019op\u00e9ra Luigi Lablache et du pianiste Sigismund Thalberg. Ce dernier avait eu l\u2019occasion de jouer sur un piano de Mercier lors d\u2019un concert en France et, tr\u00e8s satisfait, l\u2019avait vivement recommand\u00e9 \u00e0 son beau-p\u00e8re Lablache, alors install\u00e9 \u00e0 Londres. Sur place, Mercier fut conduit par Lablache et M. Costa au Prince, grand connaisseur de musique, pour s\u2019entretenir avec lui de sa nouvelle invention, un piano droit \u00e0 clavier et m\u00e9canique non mobiles, \u00e0 cordes verticales, permettant de transposer n\u2019importe quel morceau de cinq demi-tons plus haut ou plus bas, et mettant plusieurs milliers d\u2019oeuvres \u00e0 la port\u00e9e de toutes les voix. Ce nouveau piano offrait ainsi une nouvelle gamme de six octaves et trois quarts, soit quatre-vingts notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conquis par cette innovation, le \u201cprince s&#8217;est empress\u00e9 d&#8217;acheter ce piano-mod\u00e8le et d&#8217;accorder le brevet de facteur de la reine Victoria \u00e0 M. Mercier, en t\u00e9moignage de sa vive satisfaction.\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>. Les pianos furent m\u00eame baptis\u00e9s \u201cThe Royal Albert Pianofortes\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A la suite de la famille royale, la noblesse britannique s\u2019empara des pianos de Mercier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> <em>La France Musicale<\/em>, 1844, p. 283<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIl est si difficile de rencontrer aujourd&#8217;hui la justesse du ton unie \u00e0 la vibration, que je ne sais, vraiment, \u00e0 quel facteur me confier ? Mais, j&#8217;y pense, Mercier (Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle), n&#8217;est-ce pas lui qui a fourni \u00e0 la comtesse de L** ce charmant petit meuble qui fait l&#8217;admiration de tous ses amis, qui charme autant les yeux qu&#8217;il r\u00e9sonne d\u00e9licieusement \u00e0 l&#8217;oreille. Oui, oui, c&#8217;est bien Mercier; j&#8217;irai chez lui. Patronn\u00e9 par le roi des fran\u00e7ais, la reine d\u2019Angleterre et le roi de Su\u00e8de, ses pianos droits sont sup\u00e9rieurs \u00e0 ceux des autres facteurs et m\u00e9ritent bien la r\u00e9putation qu&#8217;il s&#8217;est acquise.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>L&#8217;\u00c9toile : revue du progr\u00e8s : philosophie, litt\u00e9rature, beaux-arts, th\u00e9\u00e2tres, modes, 22\/03\/1846, p. 94<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Jusqu\u2019il y a encore peu, on trouvait notamment au manoir mus\u00e9e de Finchcocks un piano-pont de Mercier. R\u00e9alis\u00e9 en 1831 &#8211; c\u2019est-\u00e0-dire la m\u00eame ann\u00e9e que le mod\u00e8le en vente \u00e0 Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 4 novembre 2023 &#8211; ces deux pianos sont tr\u00e8s similaires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enfin, soulignons que la firme Addison &amp; Hodson devint propri\u00e9taire de l\u2019invention du piano transpositeur de Mercier en 1844 &#8211; offrant un t\u00e9moignage suppl\u00e9mentaire du succ\u00e8s de ce facteur en Angleterre.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> <em>The Musical World<\/em>, Volume 20, 1845<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/10-f-bouchot-giulia-grisi-luigi-lablache-puritains-bellini.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"723\" data-id=\"21930\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/10-f-bouchot-giulia-grisi-luigi-lablache-puritains-bellini.jpg\" alt=\"Fran\u00e7ois Bouchot, Giulia Grisi et Luigi Lablache dans Les Puritains de Bellini\" class=\"wp-image-21930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/10-f-bouchot-giulia-grisi-luigi-lablache-puritains-bellini.jpg 624w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/10-f-bouchot-giulia-grisi-luigi-lablache-puritains-bellini-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/10-f-bouchot-giulia-grisi-luigi-lablache-puritains-bellini-86x100.jpg 86w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fran\u00e7ois Bouchot, Giulia Grisi et Luigi Lablache dans Les Puritains de Bellini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21932\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum-657x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Henry Hering, Sigismund Thalberg, c1860, Victoria and Albert Museum, Londres\" class=\"wp-image-21932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum-657x1024.jpg 657w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum-768x1197.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum-985x1536.jpg 985w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum-1314x2048.jpg 1314w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum-1568x2444.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum-64x100.jpg 64w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum.jpg 1604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Henry Hering, Sigismund Thalberg, c1860, Victoria and Albert Museum, Londres<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/12-finchcocks-goudhurst-kent.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"21934\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/12-finchcocks-goudhurst-kent.jpg\" alt=\"Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent\" class=\"wp-image-21934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/12-finchcocks-goudhurst-kent.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/12-finchcocks-goudhurst-kent-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/12-finchcocks-goudhurst-kent-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/12-finchcocks-goudhurst-kent-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Le piano-pont<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-14 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"661\" data-id=\"21977\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-2-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\" class=\"wp-image-21977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-2-1024x661.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-2-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-2-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-2-1536x992.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-2-2048x1323.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-2-1568x1013.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-2-100x65.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-8-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"22020\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-8-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\" class=\"wp-image-22020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-8-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-8-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-8-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 4 novembre 2023  \u00a9 C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Plus qu\u2019un simple piano droit, le mod\u00e8le de la vente Vichy Ench\u00e8res du 4 novembre 2023 est dit \u201cpiano-pont\u201d ou \u201cpiano \u00e0 niche\u201d. Mais de quoi s\u2019agit-il exactement ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-15 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/13-l-legrand-gravure.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"814\" height=\"987\" data-id=\"21936\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/13-l-legrand-gravure.jpg\" alt=\"Louis Legrand, gravure\" class=\"wp-image-21936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/13-l-legrand-gravure.jpg 814w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/13-l-legrand-gravure-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/13-l-legrand-gravure-768x931.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/13-l-legrand-gravure-82x100.jpg 82w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Louis Legrand, gravure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Ce type d\u2019instrument est caract\u00e9ris\u00e9 par ses cordes dispos\u00e9es en oblique et formant un angle assez obtu, permettant de r\u00e9duire significativement la hauteur de l&#8217;instrument. Pour acc\u00e9der aux cordes et \u00e0 la m\u00e9canique, le piano s&#8217;ouvre par charni\u00e8re sur un c\u00f4t\u00e9. La m\u00e9canique se trouve dans la partie avant, tandis que les cordes, le cadre et la table d&#8217;harmonie restent dans le corps arri\u00e8re. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 cette disposition en oblique, un espace en demi-cercle a pu \u00eatre d\u00e9gag\u00e9 sous l&#8217;instrument, utilis\u00e9 pour loger les pieds du musicien et localiser les p\u00e9dales. C\u2019est cette forme particuli\u00e8re qui lui valut le surnom de piano &#8220;niche de chien&#8221;, puisque l\u2019on pouvait aussi y faire dormir son cher animal de compagnie&#8230; Ce type de piano fut tr\u00e8s appr\u00e9ci\u00e9 des pianistes jusque dans les ann\u00e9es 1840.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-16 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14-s-mercier-piano-pont-musee-musique-paris.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" data-id=\"21939\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14-s-mercier-piano-pont-musee-musique-paris-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"S\u00e9bastien Mercier, Piano pont, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, Paris, \u00a9 Claude Germain\" class=\"wp-image-21939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14-s-mercier-piano-pont-musee-musique-paris-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14-s-mercier-piano-pont-musee-musique-paris-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14-s-mercier-piano-pont-musee-musique-paris-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14-s-mercier-piano-pont-musee-musique-paris-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14-s-mercier-piano-pont-musee-musique-paris-1568x1254.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14-s-mercier-piano-pont-musee-musique-paris-100x80.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14-s-mercier-piano-pont-musee-musique-paris.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">S\u00e9bastien Mercier, Piano pont, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, Paris, \u00a9 Claude Germain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expositions et r\u00e9compenses<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-17 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/15-exposition-universelle-1855-paris.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"21940\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/15-exposition-universelle-1855-paris.jpg\" alt=\"Exposition universelle de 1855, Paris\" class=\"wp-image-21940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/15-exposition-universelle-1855-paris.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/15-exposition-universelle-1855-paris-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/15-exposition-universelle-1855-paris-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/15-exposition-universelle-1855-paris-100x50.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Exposition universelle de 1855, Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>S\u00e9bastien Mercier participa \u00e0 la majorit\u00e9 des grandes expositions parisiennes de son temps et ses instruments furent r\u00e9compens\u00e9s d\u2019un grand nombre de prix. Il obtint notamment la m\u00e9daille de bronze \u00e0 l\u2019Exposition de Paris de 1839, la m\u00e9daille d\u2019argent \u00e0 celle de 1844, la m\u00e9daille d\u2019or en 1849 ou encore la m\u00e9daille de 1\u00e8re classe \u00e0 l\u2019Exposition universelle de 1855. Il exposa \u00e9galement deux instruments \u00e0 l\u2019Exposition universelle de Londres en 1851.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-18 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/16-cartouche-sebastien-mercier.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" data-id=\"21964\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/16-cartouche-sebastien-mercier-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Cartouche de S\u00e9bastien Mercier\" class=\"wp-image-21964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/16-cartouche-sebastien-mercier-edited.jpg 720w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/16-cartouche-sebastien-mercier-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/16-cartouche-sebastien-mercier-edited-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cartouche de S\u00e9bastien Mercier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Nous vous donnons rendez-vous le 4 novembre 2023 pour la vente de ce pr\u00e9cieux t\u00e9moin du pass\u00e9, faisant ressurgir la personnalit\u00e9 de S\u00e9bastien Mercier &#8211; ce facteur adul\u00e9 des t\u00eates couronn\u00e9es &#8211; et t\u00e9moigne de l&#8217;effervescence culturelle de l&#8217;Europe du XIX<sup>e<\/sup> !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"english\">S\u00c9BASTIEN MERCIER: A PIONEER OF THE UPRIGHT AND \u201cDOG KENNEL\u201d PIANOS AT THE TIME OF THE JULY MONARCHY<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>An original piano by S\u00e9bastien Mercier \u2013 a maker popular with all the crowned heads of his time in Europe \u2013 will be auctioned on 4 November 2023. It was made in 1831, and takes us back to the time of the July Monarchy, when cultural activity was thriving in Europe and Paris was at its heart. This upright \u201cdog kennel\u201d piano is interesting for a number of reasons, and is testament to the demand for this instrument at the time and the innovative spirit of their makers. It is also an opportunity to look back at the life and work of S\u00e9bastien Mercier, the maker to Queen Victoria, whose pianos were named \u201cThe Royal Albert Pianofortes\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--19\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-03.04-vcp-catalogue.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catalog<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--20\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interencheres.com\/meubles-objets-art\/instruments-a-vent-et-a-cordes-pincees-livres-de-musique-partitions-autographes-615783\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sale on 3 November 2023<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--21\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interencheres.com\/meubles-objets-art\/instruments-a-vent-et-a-cordes-pincees-615784\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sale on 4 November 2023<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--22\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--23\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/en\/vichy-encheres-3\/team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Experts<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--24\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#francais\">Version fran\u00e7aise<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One of the crown jewels of Parisian piano making<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-25 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" data-id=\"21981\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-4-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\" class=\"wp-image-21981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-4-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-4-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-4-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-4-1536x1004.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-4-1568x1025.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-4-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-4.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\nInstrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 4 novembre 2023 \n\u00a9 C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>S\u00e9bastien Mercier\u2019s activity as piano maker is believed to have started in 1822. After staying in Naples, and then for some time in Rome, where he was praised by none other than His Holiness Pope Pius VII, he decided to settle in Paris in 1824<a id=\"_ftnref1\" href=\"#_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>. It was there that he trained in the art of upright piano making with the renowned Roller &amp; Blanchet, at 10 Boulevard Poissonni\u00e8re, who were the first to introduce the \u201cdog kennel\u201d piano at the National Exhibition, in 1827. In 1828, Mercier joined forces with Jean-Baptiste Gibaut, before setting up on his own in 1830, 4 rue Basse-Saint-Pierre, and then moving to 31 Boulevard-Bonne-Nouvelle. The \u201cdog kennel\u201d piano for sale on 4 November 2023 was made only a year after he set up his first workshop, as the inscriptions on its cartouche indicate. He was, alongside Maison Roller &amp; Blanchet, one of the first to introduce the upright piano in France. His workshop quickly grew in popularity and considerably expanded as a result. In 1839, he had almost 30 employees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThis maker, one of Mr. Roller\u2019s best apprentices, builds upright pianos with diagonal strings [\u2026] This distinguished artist employs twenty-seven workers and builds one hundred and twenty pianos per year.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Rapport du Jury Central, Exposition, des produits de l&#8217;Industrie Fran\u00e7aise en 1839, M. Savart, rapporteur, 1839<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> <em>Annuaire Musical<\/em>, 1857, p.188-189<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>There is no shortage of praise for him in the specialized press, which gives us a sense of the great reputation his workshop enjoyed. In 1834, the <em>Notice des produits de l\u2019industrie francaise <\/em>read:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Mr. Mercier is amongst the few to have most succeeded in improving the construction of this instrument. The elegance and smaller proportions of his pianos diminish neither the strength, nor the purity of sound, nor any of the other advantages that artists and those interested in the mechanics seek in the organic parts of a piano. The keyboard is responsive and easy to operate, and the keys respond well to the lightest or heaviest of pressure. [\u2026] We recommend amateurs visit Mr. Mercier\u2019s workshops; they will find there a wide selection of pianos, whose superiority attests to his long studies and his experience in the manufacture of this instrument.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Notice des produits de l&#8217;industrie fran\u00e7aise pr\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9e d&#8217;une historique des expositions ant\u00e9rieures, 1834, p. 159<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-26 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-roller-blanchet-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"797\" data-id=\"21915\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-roller-blanchet-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-1024x797.jpg\" alt=\"Roller &amp; Blanchet, Piano-pont, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, \u00a9 Claude Germain\" class=\"wp-image-21915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-roller-blanchet-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-1024x797.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-roller-blanchet-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-roller-blanchet-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-roller-blanchet-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-1536x1195.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-roller-blanchet-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-1568x1220.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-roller-blanchet-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-100x78.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02-roller-blanchet-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Roller &amp; Blanchet, Piano-pont, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, \u00a9 Claude Germain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-jb-gibaut-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" data-id=\"21917\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-jb-gibaut-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"Jean-Baptiste Gibaut, Piano-pont, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, \u00a9 Claude Germain\" class=\"wp-image-21917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-jb-gibaut-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-jb-gibaut-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-jb-gibaut-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-jb-gibaut-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-jb-gibaut-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-1568x1048.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-jb-gibaut-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03-jb-gibaut-piano-pont-musee-musique-\u00a9-c-germain.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jean-Baptiste Gibaut, Piano-pont, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, \u00a9 Claude Germain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The maker to the crowned heads of Europe<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>At the Exhibition of French Industrial Products of 1834, one of the pianos presented by S\u00e9bastien Mercier was purchased for the Princess Royal of Sweden, which earned him the title of \u201cmaker to His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 17 August 1834, the Gazette musicale de Paris wrote on this subject: \u201cWe do not know to which extent the fantastic sound could have influenced the choice of Her Royal Highness. Those amongst our readers who would like to hear a piano with fantastic sound will have to pay a visit to Mr. Mercier, as this is something we cannot put into words.\u201d [1] Six years later, in 1840, Charles Mercier obtained a similar distinction from the King of France, by being granted the title of habitual maker to King Louis-Philippe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a id=\"_ftn1\" href=\"#_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> Gazette musicale de Paris, le 17 ao\u00fbt 1834, P.261<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-27 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/05-f-gerard-charles-14-jean-de-suede-roi-suede-norvege-1811.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21920\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/05-f-gerard-charles-14-jean-de-suede-roi-suede-norvege-1811-661x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Fran\u00e7ois G\u00e9rard, Charles XIV Jean de Su\u00e8de, roi de Su\u00e8de et de Norv\u00e8ge, 1811\" class=\"wp-image-21920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/05-f-gerard-charles-14-jean-de-suede-roi-suede-norvege-1811-661x1024.jpg 661w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/05-f-gerard-charles-14-jean-de-suede-roi-suede-norvege-1811-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/05-f-gerard-charles-14-jean-de-suede-roi-suede-norvege-1811-768x1189.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/05-f-gerard-charles-14-jean-de-suede-roi-suede-norvege-1811-65x100.jpg 65w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/05-f-gerard-charles-14-jean-de-suede-roi-suede-norvege-1811.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fran\u00e7ois G\u00e9rard, Charles XIV Jean de Su\u00e8de, roi de Su\u00e8de et de Norv\u00e8ge, 1811 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06-winterhalter-portrait-roi-louis-philippe-1-joyaux-couronne-1839.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21922\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06-winterhalter-portrait-roi-louis-philippe-1-joyaux-couronne-1839-729x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Winterhalter, Portrait du roi Louis-Philippe Ier avec les joyaux de la Couronne, 1839\" class=\"wp-image-21922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06-winterhalter-portrait-roi-louis-philippe-1-joyaux-couronne-1839-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06-winterhalter-portrait-roi-louis-philippe-1-joyaux-couronne-1839-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06-winterhalter-portrait-roi-louis-philippe-1-joyaux-couronne-1839-768x1078.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06-winterhalter-portrait-roi-louis-philippe-1-joyaux-couronne-1839-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06-winterhalter-portrait-roi-louis-philippe-1-joyaux-couronne-1839.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Winterhalter, Portrait du roi Louis-Philippe Ier avec les joyaux de la Couronne, 1839<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-28 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/04-exposition-produits-industrie-francaise-paris-1834.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"554\" data-id=\"21918\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/04-exposition-produits-industrie-francaise-paris-1834.jpg\" alt=\"Exposition des produits de l'industrie fran\u00e7aise, Paris, 1834\" class=\"wp-image-21918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/04-exposition-produits-industrie-francaise-paris-1834.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/04-exposition-produits-industrie-francaise-paris-1834-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/04-exposition-produits-industrie-francaise-paris-1834-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/04-exposition-produits-industrie-francaise-paris-1834-100x69.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Exposition des produits de l&#8217;industrie fran\u00e7aise, Paris, 1834<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/07-e-lami-scene-ete-paris-1840.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" data-id=\"21924\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/07-e-lami-scene-ete-paris-1840.jpg\" alt=\"Eug\u00e8ne Lami, Sc\u00e8ne d'Et\u00e9 \u00e0 Paris, 1840\" class=\"wp-image-21924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/07-e-lami-scene-ete-paris-1840.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/07-e-lami-scene-ete-paris-1840-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/07-e-lami-scene-ete-paris-1840-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/07-e-lami-scene-ete-paris-1840-100x66.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eug\u00e8ne Lami, Sc\u00e8ne d&#8217;Et\u00e9 \u00e0 Paris, 1840<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Aesthetically speaking, S\u00e9bastien Mercier\u2019s pianos are very refined and were destined to a wealthy clientele. His upright pianos, and particularly the \u201cdog kennel\u201d type \u2013 of which Mercier&#8217;s 1831 instrument on sale on 4 November 2023 is an example \u2013 were indeed considered as works of art, worthy of featuring in sumptuous interiors, and they allowed the audience to see the face of the pianist during salon gatherings or social receptions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Mercier&#8217;s piano manufacture is fully in keeping with the taste of the time and the style favoured by Louis-Philippe. The remarkable Vichy Ench\u00e8res instrument offers a fine example of this \u2013 combining the elegance of classic lines, voluminous proportions and refined curves \u2013 which draws from a variety of styles. In addition, its ornamental motifs \u2013 its scrolls and palmettes, its console feet under the keyboard, or its inlaid trophies representing a bow, arrows and a trumpet \u2013 are inspired by antiquity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-29 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21979\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\" class=\"wp-image-21979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-3-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-3-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-3-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\nInstrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 4 novembre 2023 \n\u00a9 C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"22016\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-7-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\" class=\"wp-image-22016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-7-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-7-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-7-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-7-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\nInstrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 4 novembre 2023 \n\u00a9 C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"22018\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\" class=\"wp-image-22018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-6-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-6-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-6-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\nInstrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 4 novembre 2023 \n\u00a9 C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mercier, the darling of England and its queen<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-30 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/08-reine-victoria-prince-albert-mariage-10-02-1840-\u00a9-rischgitz-getty-images.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"718\" data-id=\"21926\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/08-reine-victoria-prince-albert-mariage-10-02-1840-\u00a9-rischgitz-getty-images.jpg\" alt=\"La reine Victoria et le prince Albert le jour de leur mariage, le 10 f\u00e9vrier 1840 \u00a9 Rischgitz Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-21926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/08-reine-victoria-prince-albert-mariage-10-02-1840-\u00a9-rischgitz-getty-images.jpg 558w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/08-reine-victoria-prince-albert-mariage-10-02-1840-\u00a9-rischgitz-getty-images-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/08-reine-victoria-prince-albert-mariage-10-02-1840-\u00a9-rischgitz-getty-images-78x100.jpg 78w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">La reine Victoria et le prince Albert le jour de leur mariage, le 10 f\u00e9vrier 1840 \u00a9 Rischgitz Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/09-j-nash-chateau-windsor-1848.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"695\" data-id=\"21928\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/09-j-nash-chateau-windsor-1848.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Nash, Ch\u00e2teau de Windsor, 1848\" class=\"wp-image-21928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/09-j-nash-chateau-windsor-1848.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/09-j-nash-chateau-windsor-1848-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/09-j-nash-chateau-windsor-1848-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/09-j-nash-chateau-windsor-1848-100x69.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Joseph Nash, Ch\u00e2teau de Windsor, 1848<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>During a trip to London in 1844, Mercier was invited to Windsor Castle by Prince Albert, at the initiative of opera singer Luigi Lablache and pianist Sigismund Thalberg. The latter had the opportunity to play on a Mercier piano during a concert in France and, being very satisfied with it, had strongly recommended Mercier to his father-in-law Lablache, who was living in London at the time. While in London, Mercier was introduced by Lablache and Mr. Costa to the Prince, a great music connoisseur, to discuss with him his new invention: an upright piano with fixed keyboard and mechanics, and vertical strings, making it possible to transpose any piece five semitones higher or lower, and placing several thousand music works within the reach of all voices. This new piano featured a new range of six octaves and three quarters, or eighty notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Won over by this innovation, the \u201cPrince was quick to purchase this piano prototype and to grant Mr. Mercier the title of maker to Queen Victoria, a testament of his great satisfaction.\u201d<a id=\"_ftnref1\" href=\"#_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>. These pianos were even named \u201cThe Royal Albert Pianofortes\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following in the footsteps of the royal family, the British nobility enthusiastically adopted the pianos by Mercier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> <em>La France Musicale<\/em>, 1844, p. 283<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIt is so difficult today to find consistent accuracy of tone throughout the string vibration, that I really do not know to which maker I should turn to. But, thinking about it, isn\u2019t it Mercier (Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle) who provided the Countess of L** with this charming little piece of furniture which is admired by all her friends, and which charms as much the eye as it resonates deliciously in the ear? Yes, yes, it\u2019s the good Mercier indeed; I will go to him. He is maker to the King of France, the Queen of England and the King of Sweden, and his upright pianos are superior to those of other makers and well deserve the reputation they have acquired.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>L&#8217;\u00c9toile : revue du progr\u00e8s : philosophie, litt\u00e9rature, beaux-arts, th\u00e9\u00e2tres, modes, 22\/03\/1846, p. 94<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Until recently, there was a Mercier \u201cdog kennel\u201d piano at the Finchcocks Manor Museum. It was made in 1831 \u2013 i.e., the same year as the instrument for sale at Vichy Ench\u00e8res on 4 November 2023 \u2013 and both these pianos are very similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, it\u2019s worth mentioning that the firm Addison &amp; Hodson acquired in 1844 the patent for the invention by Mercier of the transposing piano \u2013 providing further evidence of the success of this maker in England.<a id=\"_ftnref1\" href=\"#_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> <em>The Musical World<\/em>, Volume 20, 1845<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-31 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/10-f-bouchot-giulia-grisi-luigi-lablache-puritains-bellini.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"723\" data-id=\"21930\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/10-f-bouchot-giulia-grisi-luigi-lablache-puritains-bellini.jpg\" alt=\"Fran\u00e7ois Bouchot, Giulia Grisi et Luigi Lablache dans Les Puritains de Bellini\" class=\"wp-image-21930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/10-f-bouchot-giulia-grisi-luigi-lablache-puritains-bellini.jpg 624w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/10-f-bouchot-giulia-grisi-luigi-lablache-puritains-bellini-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/10-f-bouchot-giulia-grisi-luigi-lablache-puritains-bellini-86x100.jpg 86w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fran\u00e7ois Bouchot, Giulia Grisi et Luigi Lablache dans Les Puritains de Bellini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21932\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum-657x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Henry Hering, Sigismund Thalberg, c1860, Victoria and Albert Museum, Londres\" class=\"wp-image-21932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum-657x1024.jpg 657w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum-768x1197.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum-985x1536.jpg 985w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum-1314x2048.jpg 1314w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum-1568x2444.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum-64x100.jpg 64w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/11-h-hering-sigismund-thalberg-cc-1860-victoria-albert-museum.jpg 1604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Henry Hering, Sigismund Thalberg, c1860, Victoria and Albert Museum, Londres<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/12-finchcocks-goudhurst-kent.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"21934\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/12-finchcocks-goudhurst-kent.jpg\" alt=\"Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent\" class=\"wp-image-21934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/12-finchcocks-goudhurst-kent.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/12-finchcocks-goudhurst-kent-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/12-finchcocks-goudhurst-kent-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/12-finchcocks-goudhurst-kent-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The \u201cdog kennel\u201d piano<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-32 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"661\" data-id=\"21977\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-2-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\" class=\"wp-image-21977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-2-1024x661.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-2-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-2-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-2-1536x992.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-2-2048x1323.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-2-1568x1013.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-2-100x65.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-8-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"22020\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-8-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER\" class=\"wp-image-22020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-8-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-8-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-11-04-vcp-lot83-0513-91-piano-mercier-sebastien-8-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Piano de S\u00e9bastien MERCIER Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 4 novembre 2023  \u00a9 C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The instrument in the Vichy Ench\u00e8res sale of 4 November 2023, typically referred to as \u201cdog kennel\u201d piano, is more than a mere upright piano. But what is it exactly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-33 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/13-l-legrand-gravure.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"814\" height=\"987\" data-id=\"21936\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/13-l-legrand-gravure.jpg\" alt=\"Louis Legrand, gravure\" class=\"wp-image-21936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/13-l-legrand-gravure.jpg 814w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/13-l-legrand-gravure-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/13-l-legrand-gravure-768x931.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/13-l-legrand-gravure-82x100.jpg 82w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Louis Legrand, gravure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This type of instrument features strings set diagonally, at a fairly obtuse angle, allowing the height of the instrument to be significantly reduced. To access the strings and hammers, the piano opens with a hinge on one side. The mechanics are located in the front part, while the strings, frame and soundboard are at the rear of the instrument. Due to the strings being at an angle, a semi-circular space could be created under the instrument, which housed the pedals and accommodated the musician&#8217;s feet. It is this particular feature that earned it the nickname of \u201cdog kennel\u201d piano, since one could also place their dear pet to sleep there\u2026 This type of piano was very popular until the 1840s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-34 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14-s-mercier-piano-pont-musee-musique-paris.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" data-id=\"21939\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14-s-mercier-piano-pont-musee-musique-paris-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"S\u00e9bastien Mercier, Piano pont, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, Paris, \u00a9 Claude Germain\" class=\"wp-image-21939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14-s-mercier-piano-pont-musee-musique-paris-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14-s-mercier-piano-pont-musee-musique-paris-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14-s-mercier-piano-pont-musee-musique-paris-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14-s-mercier-piano-pont-musee-musique-paris-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14-s-mercier-piano-pont-musee-musique-paris-1568x1254.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14-s-mercier-piano-pont-musee-musique-paris-100x80.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14-s-mercier-piano-pont-musee-musique-paris.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">S\u00e9bastien Mercier, Piano pont, Mus\u00e9e de la Musique, Paris, \u00a9 Claude Germain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exhibitions and awards<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-35 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/15-exposition-universelle-1855-paris.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"21940\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/15-exposition-universelle-1855-paris.jpg\" alt=\"Exposition universelle de 1855, Paris\" class=\"wp-image-21940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/15-exposition-universelle-1855-paris.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/15-exposition-universelle-1855-paris-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/15-exposition-universelle-1855-paris-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/15-exposition-universelle-1855-paris-100x50.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Exposition universelle de 1855, Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>S\u00e9bastien Mercier took part in most of the major Parisian exhibitions of his time and his instruments were awarded numerous prizes. In particular, he was awarded the bronze medal, silver medal and gold medal at the Paris Exhibition of 1839, 1844 and 1849 respectively, as well as the 1st class medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1855. He also exhibited two instruments at the Universal Exhibition in London in 1851.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-36 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/16-cartouche-sebastien-mercier.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" data-id=\"21964\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/16-cartouche-sebastien-mercier-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Cartouche de S\u00e9bastien Mercier\" class=\"wp-image-21964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/16-cartouche-sebastien-mercier-edited.jpg 720w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/16-cartouche-sebastien-mercier-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/16-cartouche-sebastien-mercier-edited-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cartouche de S\u00e9bastien Mercier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We look forward to welcoming you on 4 November 2023 for the sale of this important testament to the past, which brings back to life the personality of S\u00e9bastien Mercier \u2013 this maker adored by the crowned heads of Europe \u2013 and which reminds us of the thriving cultural activity of 19<sup>th<\/sup> century Europe !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" 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