Vinzenz Oeser 1897 Viennese 6’3” parlor grand piano Excellent Condition

Description

This is a  1897 Viennese 6’3” parlor grand in original working condition (Viennese action works great, buckskin covered hammers in great shape, casting guilding intact, soundboard intact, ivory near perfect, minor cracks in the pin-block but holds the pins and tune, original strings, exterior finish a bit rough). Piano was imported directly to Atlanta when new, then passed down and cherished by 4 generations, then sold during a home downsizing as "just an old piano". Tone is wonderful, action could be faster, but what do you expect from 1897?
Design and manufacture is similar to Bosendorfer of the same vintage (about 200 piano manufacturers in Vienna at the time, this one “Vinzenz Oeser” was of the top echelon).
The fallboard has an elaborate brass inlay with the Austrian eagle, large lettering identifying the maker, the seller, and the makers designation as the Austrian equivalent of “by special appointment to the emperor and prince” (which Bosendorfer did not have at the time …). Unfortunately, it also has quite a bit of crazing of the surrounding black lacquer- fortunately no flaking (yet). The inlay is all quite intact.
A related challenge is the double linear brass inlay (like a pair of pinstripes) which runs all around the skirt of the case and the rim of the top.