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Maria Callas' Metronome
A Swiss E. Paillard and Company "Metronome de Maelzel," early 1950s
Wood obelisk-form case with removable lid on three ball feet, containing a metal pendulum with an adjustable sliding weight and winding mechanism, the black-painted interior with a printed paper label listing tempos, the lid with a metal manufacturer's label and a hook and eye closure.
Height 9 in.; width 4½ in.; depth 4½ in.
24 cm; 12 cm; 12 cm
来源:Maris Callas (her sale, Maria Callas and her Pygmalion - Her life with Giovanni Battista Meneghini, Sotheby's Milan, December 12, 2007, lot 198);
Acquired at the above sale by the present collector
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说明:Maria Callas' metronome, which helped guide her while she studied and practiced music. She kept it on her piano in her homes in Verona, Milan and Paris.