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Pair of Continental White Faience Urns, circa 1935
Located in Alexandria, VA
exclude harp and shade, which are not included and are shown for illustration purposes only.
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Mid-19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Harps

French Belle Epoque Period Poster for Le Nil Papers, 1890s
Located in New York, NY
features a beautiful lady elegantly dressed, standing in a boat at sea with a woman playing the harp behind
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Harps

Tri Colored Wedgewood Biscuit Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
horn and harp on one side and a torch and arrows on the other.
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Harps

Materials

Porcelain

In Trees
By Melvin Sokolsky
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
. The Bubble Series, shot for Harper’s Bazaar in Paris, 1963 is one of the most iconic fashion images of
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1660s Contemporary Antique Harps

Materials

Archival Ink, Digital Pigment

Army of the Union, Before Battle
By Henry Edwin Brown
Located in Graton, CA
;auxiliary" to a Harper's Weekly staff artist (probably Theodore R. Davis). After the war Brown lived
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Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Antique Harps

Materials

Oil

"The Vintage In California—At Work At The Wine-Presses"
By Paul Frenzeny
Located in New York, NY
dealers. In 1873, Frenzeny, one of the more well-known illustrators of Harper's Weekly, undertook a
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1870s Naturalistic Antique Harps

Materials

Engraving

Water Buffalo Lamp with Custom Fortuny Shade
Located in San Antonio, TX
harp Rectangular shade: Bottom 19" W x 11" D x 12" H. Top 16.5" W x 10" D.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Harps

Materials

Fabric, Wood

19th Century Bronze Chinese Baluster Lamp with Temple Lions
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
dogs), one on each side of the body, which has been lamped and fitted with a bronze harp. It is in fine
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19th Century Chinese Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Blue and White Baluster Vase Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
, wood lid, single bulb housing, harp and lapis lazuli finial, circa 1850. Lamp: 31-1/2” high 9-1/2” in
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Harps

Materials

Ceramic

Early 18th Century Italian Carved Wood Lions Paw Fragment Table Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
ready to use. The height listed is including the lamp shade harp.
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18th Century Italian Antique Harps

19th Century Folding Leaf Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with harp legs and turned center stretcher. Recently refinished French polish. 40" - 62 1/2"L x 27 3
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19th Century English Antique Harps

Materials

Mahogany

Farion Art Deco Belgium Blue Crackle Lamp
By Farion
Located in Seattle, WA
is to top of harp.
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Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Harps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Fore
By Arthur Burdett Frost
Located in Florham Park, NJ
ARTHUR BURDETT FROST Harper’s Weekly Harper & Brothers New York, 1904 Hand-colored Halftone
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Early 1900s Academic Antique Harps

Materials

Lithograph

Chinese Blue and White Baluster Vase Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
, wood lid, single bulb housing, harp and lapis lazuli finial. Vase, circa 1850. Measures: Lamp 31-1/2
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Harps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Empire Lamps
Located in Chamblee, GA
An all original pair of Empire three arm candelabras made into lamps. The beautiful harps on bases
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19th Century French Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Kodak Camera Lamp Base
Located in Port Chester, NY
included. Height to top of brass, will be tall when harp and shade are added.
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Early 20th Century English Antique Harps

Materials

Metal

Italian Blue and White Lamp
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
". with the base and socket 16" a full harp would make it about 22"
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19th Century Italian Antique Harps

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique Staffordshire Figural Lamp Couple Green Shade
By Staffordshire
Located in Pataskala, OH
. She is playing a harp accented in gold. Additional gold accents dance across the figural lamp. The
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Draped Urn Lamp (GMD#1529)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Carved & Painted Vintage Draped Urn Lamp. Note: Height given to top of shade harp (39h
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Harps

Blown Glass Original Gas Fixture
Located in Chicago, IL
stylized center of an etched flower. Metal crown; bottom cast fitting; brass harp with cherub. Details are
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19th Century French Antique Harps

1920 s Beaded Floral Wristlet Bag w/ Fringe
Located in San Francisco, CA
1920's hand-beaded purse with green leaves, red roses, and harp against a white field in seed beads
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1920s Antique Harps

Ebullient Art Deco Table Lamp in Vivid Indigo, Cerulean and Violet by Primavera
By Atelier Primavera au Printemps
Located in New York, NY
harp mount.)  
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Harps

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of George III Irish Silver Celtic Point Basting Spoons John Keene, 1799
Located in Glasgow, GB
a family crest. Hallmarked with the date letter 'C' to denote 1799, Harp Crowned, Hibernia, and the
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1790s British George III Antique Harps

Materials

Silver

Surrealist Oil Painting by W.L. Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
W.L. Jacobs was an illustrator who contributed to Harper's Bazar, Harper's Monthly, Cosmopolitan
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Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Pair of Royal Vienna Style Porcelain Hand Painted Portrait Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
silk electrical cords and brass sockets. Includes brass harp and finial. Wired with a three way switch
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19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Harps

Materials

Brass, Gold

Victorian Aesthetic Movement Jewelled Hall Lantern
By Mckenney Co.
Located in Vancouver, BC
. Delicate top trim, Cast grills adorning the harp. This fixture is almost 50% larger than most of its
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1880s Aesthetic Movement Antique Harps

Pair 19th C. Neo-Classic Style Lamps Shades (GMD#1072)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
of harp), with included Custom Gilded Parchment Shades (shades 8TDx14BDx8VH) (Showroom Closing
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19th Century Italian Antique Harps

Zane Grey, "Tales of the Angler s Eldorado, New Zealand, " First Edition Book
By Zane Grey
Located in Quechee, VT
Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1926. In original blue cloth binding without its dust jacket. The
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Early 20th Century American Antique Harps

19th C. Italian Tall Candlestick Lamp (GMD#1901)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
harp 51 inches high Note: Shade(s) shown for display only, not included. (Showroom Closing/Liquidation
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19th Century Italian Antique Harps

Erté Fashion Gouache Illustration
Located in Cookeville, TN
began working for Harper’s Bazaar in 1915 creating over 240 covers for the magazine for over 22 years
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Harps

Materials

Paper

A musical themed Napoleon III gilt bronze and porcelain mantle clock
By Raingo Frères
Located in Vancouver, BC
plaque features a putti playing a harp. Gilded putti site on either side of the dial each holding
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Harps

Materials

Porcelain

James Gale Tyler Oil Painting Landscape with River Town
By James Gale Tyler
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
Harper's, Century and the Literary Digest made him a regular contributor, adding to his growing success
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19th Century American Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas

Victorian Wicker Piano Stool
Located in Sheffield, MA
Victorian revolving wicker piano stool in original natural stained finish. Harp motif woven into
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Reed

Quan Yin Figure Lamp (GMD#2936)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Now Mounted as Lamp on Carved Giltwood Base. Note: Overall size is 8Wx6.5Dx33H(H to top of shade harp
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19th Century Chinese Antique Harps

Materials

Metal

Erte Grey and White Polka Dots
Located in Cookeville, TN
father’s wishes for him to become a naval officer. In 1915, he secured a contract with Harper’s Bazaar
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Harps

Materials

Paper

George III Sterling Silver Small Dish by James Warren, Dublin, circa 1760
Located in London, GB
with the maker's mark which has been partially over-stamped by the Dublin harp with the Hibernia mark
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1760s Irish George III Antique Harps

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th Century Courtesan
By Clarence Polly Hill
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, and Vogue magazines. Signed LR. Sight Size 17" x 14" Framed 25" x 22"
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1920s Art Deco Antique Harps

Materials

Illustration Board, Watercolor

Allegory to Clio Muse of History and Music
Located in Vancouver, BC
Clio, the muse of history and music, is shown here sitting on the clock plinth playing her harp. To
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1810s French Empire Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Cloisonne Vase Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
lamp to be fitted with a lamp shade, having an over light harp. Condition: one small circular impact
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Harps

18th Century Pendulum Clock Large Cartel Decorated Inlaid Signed, 1700s
Located in Torino, Torino
characterized by a symbolic sculpture in gilded bronze that represents the warrior, the lion, the harp and the
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Harps

Materials

Wood

Table Lamp from Industrial Wallpaper Printing Roller from the Early 1990s
Located in Madison, WI
brass socket (150 watt maximum), cloth cord, brass harp and black-painted finial ball. This lamp was
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Harps

Materials

Brass

Sporting Golf: Fore
By Arthur Burdett Frost
Located in Florham Park, NJ
ARTHUR BURDETT FROST Harper’s Weekly Harper & Brothers New York, 1904 Hand-colored
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Early 20th Century Antique Harps

Two19th C Italian Painted Faux Marble Carved Gilt Wood Corinthian Column Lamps
Located in New Orleans, LA
column serves as a base for harp and bulb. The bottom square bases were added when the columns were re
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Harps

Materials

Wood

19th Century Walnut Trestle Table, Iron Stretcher Top Single Plank, Italy
Located in New Orleans, LA
and is raised on a carved harp shaped trestle form base. The legs are joined with a curved forged iron
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19th Century Italian Antique Harps

Materials

Metal

Vintage French Floor Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
include existing harp. Please note: Requires wiring to US standards. Established in 1979, Joyce Horn
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Early 20th Century French Antique Harps

Materials

Metal

Rare Double Gourd Table Lamp with Layered Green Glazes by Arne Bang
By Arne Bang
Located in New York, NY
rewired. Lamps are offered with either a socket with "uno" / washer shade mount or a harp shade mount, as
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1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Harps

Materials

Stoneware

"Untitled" Erté Fashion Gouache Illustration
Located in Cookeville, TN
Harper’s Bazaar in 1915 creating over 240 covers for the magazine for over 22 years. His fashion
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Harps

Materials

Paper

GILT METAL FIGURAL BAROMETER BY E. LINNIE
By E. Linnie
Located in San Francisco, CA
HAIR HOLDING A HARP. A PLAQUE INSIDE IS INSCRIBED E.LENNIE, OPTICIAN/46 PRINCE STREET/EDINBURGH.
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19th Century Scottish Antique Harps

Materials

Metal

An Impressive Irish serving table.
By Robert Strahan
Located in Miami, FL
a carved and paneled back with an Irish Harp shape to each end and a central coat of arms, this coat
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19th Century Irish Antique Harps

Materials

Mahogany

Autumn Stream, Landscape by Wesley Webber (1839-1914, American)
By Wesley Webber
Located in New York, NY
Harper’s Weekly. He continued to paint scenes from the Civil War throughout his career. In addition to his
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19th Century Hudson River School Antique Harps

Materials

Oil

Bathing Beauties, Berlin
By Martin Munkacsi
Located in New York, NY
Working under Carmel Snow of Harper's Bazaar, Hungarian photographer Martin Munkacsi began
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1920s Antique Harps

Materials

Silver Gelatin

19th Century Bronze of a Standing Woman with Garland by Jean-Baptiste Germain
By Jean-Baptiste Germain
Located in Alexandria, VA
an Associate in 1889. His bronzes include various images of Joan of Arc, Dido and Aeneas, The Harp
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Late 19th Century French Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Polychrome Bisque Clock, Angel Smashing a Tambourine, Paris, France
By Theodore Desire Vion and Charles Martial Baury
Located in Brussels, BE
angle are two birds symbolizing the love, a music sheet, a harp and arrows and bow. Nice effect of the
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Harps

Materials

Porcelain

Exceptional Edwardian Carved Oak Royal Arms from a Royal Punt, circa 1905
Located in London, GB
double tressure flory-counter-flory Gules (for Scotland), third quarter a Harp Argent (for Ireland), the
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Early 1900s English Antique Harps

Materials

Wood

Frederick Catherwood Watercolor Mayan Stella Copan 1843
By Frederick Catherwood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
exploration books of 1841 and 1843: INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL IN CENTRAL AMERICA, CHIAPAS AND THE YUCATAN. Harper
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19th Century British Antique Harps

Historic Havana, Cuba
By S. A. Cohner
Located in New York, NY
Photographs by S. A. Cohner" was published in a supplement of the American newspaper, Harper's Weekly, January
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19th Century Realist Antique Harps

Materials

Lithograph

Engraved Galalith, Paris c1928
By Alexey Brodovitch
Located in Long Island City, NY
became most well known when he came to the United States as the art director of Harper's Bazaar in the
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1920s Art Deco Antique Harps

Materials

Archival Ink, Digital, Rag Paper

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Antique Harps For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique harps available for sale. Each of these unique antique harps was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and bronze. There are all kinds of antique harps available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique harps bearing Victorian or Art Nouveau hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Tiffany Studios, Robert Harper and Sébastien Érard each produced beautiful antique harps that are worth considering.

How Much are Antique Harps?

Prices for antique harps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique harps begin at $1 and can go as high as $179,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,328.
Questions About Antique Harps
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Early harps have a few different names. Lyre harp or simply lyre is a very common term used for harps that appeared in ancient Sumeria and Phoenicia. There were also diatonic harps, Renaissance harps, triple strung harps, both single and double action pedal harps and chromatic harps. Shop a collection of properly vetted antique harps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.