7’ (214 cm)

Classical elegance with timeless symbolism

For thousands of years people have been fascinated by the rich colours and intoxicating scent of the camellia. In their East Asian homelands the leaves are particularly treasured, as the camellia is a tea bush, whose leaves produce some of the world’s finest black and green teas.

A particularly exquisite collection of camellias can be found in the Palm House of Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace. Empress Maria Theresia and her husband Franz I. Stephan were passionate collectors of rare and exotic flora. For a hundred years, these priceless specimens became an expression of the power of the monarchy.

Like the 19th century hothouse flowers, the Camellia Grand is a precious collector’s item. Immerse yourself in its world of opulence and timeless symbolism - the camellia after all stands for friendship, harmony and beauty. The underside of the piano lid is elegantly inlaid in the finest maple, adorned with an intricate design of pink and red camellia. The delicate variations of flowers, leaves and stems are laid in sumptuous veneers of tulip, sycamore, ash and walnut. The highly-skilled application of a traditional sand-shading technique lends this artwork its unique three-dimensional quality.

Limited to eighteen black-polished 214VC grand pianos, each instrument in this marquetry series is individually numbered, with its own brass plaque.

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