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Still Life
By John White Alexander
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
as an office boy with Harper’s in May, 1875. Although relatively untrained, he progressed quickly and
Category
1880s American Impressionist Antique Harps
Materials
Canvas, Oil
St. Valentine
s Day -- The Old Story in All Lands
By Winslow Homer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
St. Valentine's Day -- The Old Story in All Lands
Wood engraving, 1868
Published in: Harper
Category
1860s Hudson River School Antique Harps
Materials
Engraving
Oil Figurative Painting of People Walking
By William Baxter Palmer Closson
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
engraver for Century Co., Harper's, and for various Boston book publishers. He also shared a studio with
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Harps
Materials
Oil, Board
"The Intercollegiate Regatta, Victorious Cornell" 1876 by A.B. Frost
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 15"H x 21"W
Frame Sz: 25"H x 31"W
Harper's Weekly colour plate from sketches by A.B
Category
1870s Antique Harps
Materials
Lithograph
1870 View of Proposed Brooklyn Bridge and New York City
By Theodore R. Davis
Located in Alamo, CA
Square, New York" by Theodore R. Davis (1840–1894) was published as a supplement of Harper's Weekly
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Harps
Materials
Woodcut
Large Hand Painted Early Carnival Rounding Board
Located in Norwalk, CT
rounding board salvaged from a carnival. With hand-painted designs of putti and harp motifs and gold leaf
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Harps
Materials
Wood
French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu, patinated Bronze marble statue
By Denière Et Picard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
instruments such as a lyre and harp at their side. This meaningful statue of Erato and Calliope can elevate a
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Harps
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage Eglomese French Art Glass
Gilt Bronze Table Lamp, Early 20th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage Eglomese French Art Glass & Gilt Bronze table lamp. Includes harp and finial.
Additional
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Harps
Materials
Art Glass
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
A Sandstorm on the Little Colorado River, Arizona
By George Elbert Burr
Located in Plano, TX
.
George Elbert Burr worked as an illustrator for several New York magazines: Harper's, Cosmopolitan, and
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Harps
Materials
Watercolor
$750 Sale Price
25% Off
Fantastic quality large antique Victorian mantle clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
classical figures of a lady, cherub and a harp. The lady is sitting above a quality ornate French clock with
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Harps
Materials
Marble
$1,941 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Royal Standard of the United Kingdom in Giltwood Frame and Under Glass
Located in Morristown, NJ
, Scotland and Wales. The Lion Rampant is a symbol for Scotland while the figure of a woman and harp
Category
1830s English British Colonial Antique Harps
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood
Antique Provincial Chest of Drawers
Located in Bradenton, FL
An antique provincial style cherry wood chest of drawers made by cabinet maker Samuel Harper (1818
Category
Mid-19th Century American Rustic Antique Harps
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Antique Phillipe H. Mourey Lamp Gilded Bronze French Signed Cherubs and Beetles
Located in Greer, SC
(shade, finial, and harp are not included).
Philippe H. Mourey (Born 1840 Died 1910), was a master
Category
Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Harps
Materials
Bronze
A Large Oil Painting by Frederick Arthur Bridgman ‘La Fête des Bois’, Circa 1897
By Frederick Bridgman
Located in Tarzana, CA
Bridgman," Harper's Weekly, vol. 43, no. 2194, Jan 7, 1899, p. 8
"Exhibitions and Other Events in a Week of
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Harps
Materials
Canvas
$487,500 Sale Price
35% Off
Life and Liberty in America by Charles Mackay, 1859
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Canada, in 1857-8. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1859. Octavo. Illustrated with ten engravings. Rebound in
Category
1850s American Antique Harps
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
19th Century French Bronze Cassoullettes Mounted as Lamps
Located in Richmond, VA
rewired. Original finials now used on the harps of the lamps. Could easily be returned to original form
Category
19th Century French Antique Harps
Materials
Bronze
Antique Botany Print of the Polygonatum Multiflorum or Solomon
s Seal
Located in Langweer, NL
, the Solomon's seal, David's harp, ladder-to-heaven or Eurasian Solomon's seal, is a species of
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Harps
Materials
Paper
$275 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 18th Century French Carved Wooden Capitals Mounted as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
and wired them for use in American homes, complete with golden harps and a cream shade, making them
Category
18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Harps
Materials
Metal, Iron
The Century Magazine
By Edward Henry Potthast
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Harper's. He exhibited watercolors and oil paintings in exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Harps
Materials
Lithograph
Neoclassical Style Iron Faux Candle Torchiere Floor Lamp Pair
Located in Forney, TX
, 120v US wiring, tested, good working condition. Lacks harps, which can be added if desired
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Antique Harps
Materials
Iron
Stunning Pair of 19th Century Chinese Blue
White Table Lamps
Located in Hopewell, NJ
due to harp differences
Bases are 8" diameter.
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Harps
Materials
Ceramic
THE BOOKMAN CHRISTMAS NUMBER. Circa 1895.
Located in New York, NY
regularly in Harper's Bazaar, Harper's Magazine, St. Nicolas, Century Magazine, Ladies Home Journal and
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Harps
Materials
Lithograph
Tom Sawyer Detective by Mark Twain: 19th C. Framed Colored Poster
By Edward Penfield
Located in Alamo, CA
Twain" was created by Edward Penfield in 1897 for Harper & Brothers. The artist's signature appears in
Category
1890s Art Deco Antique Harps
Materials
Lithograph
"Nogent-le-Roi" Frank Myers Boggs, Atmospheric French Urban Landscape
By Frank Myers Boggs
Located in New York, NY
age of seventeen as a wood engraver for Harper’s, preparing illustrations for Harper’s Weekly and for
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Harps
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
A 19th Century French Samson Famille Rose Porcelain Lamp
By Samson
Cie
Located in New York, NY
with a brass light socket and removable harp.
Category
19th Century French Chinese Export Antique Harps
Materials
Brass
Raising the wreck of the steamer Flushing at Hampton Roads, Virginia
Located in Middletown, NY
Likely a study for an illustration for Harper's Weekly, for which Wiser was a Civil War-era
Category
Mid-19th Century American Realist Antique Harps
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Frank Ferrell for Roseville Pottery Art Deco Orian Table Lamp, 1935
By Frank Ferrell, Roseville Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
condition with the original socket, harp, and finial. Porcelain section is 10 inches tall.
Frank Ferrell
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Harps
Materials
Brass
The Bathers
By Winslow Homer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The Bathers
Woodengraving, 1873
As published in Harper's Weekly, August 2, 1873 (p. 668)
Provenance
Category
1870s American Realist Antique Harps
Materials
Woodcut
19th Century Qing Period Blue and White Chinese Export Hat Stand, Now as a Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. Standing elegantly at 25 inches to the harp, the vase portion measures 12 inches in height with a diameter
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Harps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century Pair O Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Cylindrical Brass Vases Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
diameter at the base, stands 22.5" to the top of the harp, 16.5"H to the top of the light bulb socket.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Harps
Materials
Brass, Enamel
2 Antique German Porcelain Wood Framed Wall Plaque Sign Congratulations
Located in Dayton, OH
design of grapes, leaves and a harp around a scroll reading Herzlichen Glückwunsch (Congratulations) and
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Harps
Materials
Porcelain, Hardwood
$188 Sale Price / set
20% Off
City of Milwaukee, View of Racine Lakefront reverse city lake street building
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Harper's.
Category
1870s Antique Harps
Materials
Wood
FiNEST QUALITY FULLY RESTORED ANTIQUE VICTORIAN HARDWOOD
BRASS BOOKCASE TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
have gilt brass sheets which are pierced and depict what looks like Harps or Music notes, it is
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Harps
Materials
Brass
San Francisco Sicilian and Italian Fishermen: A 19th C. Hand-colored Woodcut
Located in Alamo, CA
- San Francisco", created by Henry François Farny and published in Harper's Weekly in 1889. It depicts
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Harps
Materials
Woodcut
Alabaster Lamp
Located in South Salem, NY
discoloration on the neck and body. Please see the photos. Early 20th century. Rewired. Harp and shade not
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Harps
Materials
Alabaster
$450
French 19th Century Brass Altar Candlestick Lamp and Shade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
lamp rests on three scrolled feet. The harp is crowned with a lovely antiqued brass finial. Includes
Category
19th Century French Gothic Antique Harps
Materials
Brass
Antique Table Lamp a la Ancient Torchere
Located in Sheffield, MA
while gilt metal curved feet are attached to a wood base. Electrified for US use. A harp and final await
Category
Early 20th Century European Classical Greek Antique Harps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Large French Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French circa 1920s Empire style gilt bronze sconces with harp motif.
Measurements
Category
1920s French Antique Harps
Materials
Bronze
$5,200 / set
Pair of Superb Bronze and Marble Figural Maiden Form French Table Lamps
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
, adding sophistication and movement to the design. The lamps are crowned with harp fittings, ready for
Category
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Harps
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
$1,996 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Japanese Cloisonne Vase fitted as an electric table lamp
Located in Point Richmond, CA
incandescent bulb lamp to be fitted with a lamp shade, having an over light harp. One small circular impact
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Harps
Materials
Enamel
Winslow Homer 19th Century Woodcut Engraving "The Morning Walk"
By Winslow Homer
Located in Alamo, CA
the Avenue", was published in Harper's Weekly in the March 28, 1868 edition. The print depicts a group
Category
1870s American Impressionist Antique Harps
Materials
Engraving, Woodcut
Erard Parallel-Strung Grand Piano with Bench, Paris, 1895
By Maison Erard, Sébastien Érard
Located in Littleton, CO
, who specialized in the production of pianos and harps, developing the capacities of both instruments
Category
1890s French Romantic Antique Harps
Materials
Metal
Victorian Painted Miniature Brooch
Located in New York, NY
miniature watercolor of a young child playing a harp in the woods is set under glass. The pearls are set in
Category
1870s American Late Victorian Antique Harps
Materials
Natural Pearl, Gold Plate, Silver
18th Century Spanish Glazed Ceramic Jar Mounted as a Table Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
interior.
28 inches high to to of harp, 9 inches diameter.
Category
Mid-18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Harps
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Chinese Sang-de-Boeuf Glazed Red Vase Made into Lamp, c. 19th century
Located in Southampton, NY
the late 19th century.
Vase dimensions:
13.5" high x 7" widest point
23" high (base to top of harp
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Harps
Materials
Ceramic
Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Drake, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Drake. Published by Harper & Brothers, New
Category
1870s American Antique Harps
Materials
Paper
Electrified Antique Vintage Wood and Brass Kerosene Lamp with notable provenance
Located in Leesburg, VA
, overall commensurate with age. Requires a harp fitting and shade.
Category
Early 1900s American Late Victorian Antique Harps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Partial Gilt Bronze Ewer Table Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
10.25" W x 7.5"D x 28"H to the top of the sockets and 33"H to the top of the harps.
Category
Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Harps
Materials
Bronze, Iron
"Festgesang" Royal Vienna Porcelain Vase
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique Royal Vienna hand painted "Harp Player" porcelain vase with enamel paint and golden stucco
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Aesthetic Movement Antique Harps
Materials
Porcelain
French Empire Clock Depicting Apollo God of Music and the Arts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
dial and movement. Sitting on top of the pedestal is a standing harp, a mallet and a scroll. The whole
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Harps
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
19th C. American Empire Flame Mahogany Shaving Stand Vanity Desk Dressing Table
Located in Dayton, OH
with acanthus carved harped shaped supports, original brass knobs, adjustable mirror, and turned barley
Category
Early 19th Century American American Empire Antique Harps
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
At the Black Cat
By Charles Dana Gibson
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Black Cat." Illustration for About Paris by Richard Harding Davis (New Yorker: Harper & Brothers, 1895
Category
1890s Antique Harps
Materials
Ink, Board, Pen
19th century woodcut print figurative Victorian American urban city scene
By Winslow Homer
Located in Milwaukee, WI
and rural New England life to magazines such as Ballou's Pictorial and Harper's Weekly at a time when
Category
1850s Realist Antique Harps
Materials
Woodcut
Pair of Georgian Sauce Boats Sterling c1808 Dublin
Located in Litchfield, CT
ozt = 20.2 ozt
HALLMARKS: King's Head Duty Mark, Irish Harp Crowned which is the Dublin assay mark
Category
Early 1800s Irish Georgian Antique Harps
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Antique Silver Vases
Located in London, GB
such as a harp. The plain neck wonderfully balances out the remaining richly decorated parts of the
Category
Late 19th Century European Rococo Revival Antique Harps
Materials
Silver
$6,168 / set
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Centre Table
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
depiction's of cupids' gathering flowers, playing the harp, reading lyric poetry, keeping the flame burning
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Harps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Illustration for
Aurélie
by Arthur Sherburne Hardy
By Elizabeth Shippen Green
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Harpers Monthly, August 1909
Category
Early 1900s Antique Harps
Materials
Paper, Graphite
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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.
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- What are ancient harps called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Early 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.
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