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Orpheus #1 - Balanchine Ballet with Francisco Moncion and Nicholas Magallanes
By George Platt Lynes
Located in Glenford, NY
were created by Isamu Noguchi. Noguchi’s lyre harp from the production became the symbol of the New
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Lyre, 1990
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Lyre is an expertly crafted, embossed serigraph on black paper with foil stamping and an image size
Category

20th Century Art Deco Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen, Paper

Lyre, 1990
Lyre, 1990
H 41 in W 36.5 in
MAN PLAYING LYRE
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Portland, ME
Ben-Zion. MAN PLAYING LYRE. Oil on canvas, not dated. Signed. 17 x 8 inches. In very good
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Oil

MAN PLAYING LYRE
MAN PLAYING LYRE
H 20 in W 12 in D 3 in
Lyre Back Chair
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Interesting metal chair featuring a stylized lyre back and scrolling feet. Original bronze colour
Category

Vintage 1950s French Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Lyre Back Chair
Lyre Back Chair
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Iron Lyre Garden Table
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s lyre garden table from a Southampton, NY estate.
Category

Vintage 1940s Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Iron

Iron Lyre Garden Table
Iron Lyre Garden Table
H 27.5 in W 54 in D 26 in
Lyre - Vintage Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lyre is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Coro Bird of Paradise Lyre Bird
By Coro
Located in New York, NY
Rare Art Deco Coro Lyre Bird brooch of pastes and ombre technicolor enamels from the 1940's. The
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches

Materials

Rhodium, Gilt Metal

Coro Bird of Paradise Lyre Bird
Coro Bird of Paradise Lyre Bird
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W 2.25 in L 3.75 in
Early 19th Century Black Painted Bench with Lyre-Form Backs-Plats & Rush Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century American black painted bench with lyre-form back-splats & rush seat.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Benches

Materials

Rush, Wood, Paint

Lyre Back Black Wrought Iron Arm Chair With Swan Heads & Feet
Located in Chicago, IL
Black wrought iron arm chair with brass swan heads and brass feet. The back is the classic lyre
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Armchairs

Materials

Brass

French Louis XV Style Black Chinoiserie Lyre Clock, Guilmet Paris, 19th Century
By Andre Romain Guilmet
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare 19th century French Louis XV style black chinoiserie lyre clock with raised decoration
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Wood

French 1950's Lyre Back Side Chair
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Charming side chair, with lyre-shaped back. Painted black, with gold tips (top & feet). Perforated
Category

Vintage 1940s French Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

French 1950's Lyre Back Side Chair
French 1950's Lyre Back Side Chair
H 38.19 in W 15.36 in D 15.36 in
Directoire Lyre Back Settee, circa 1880s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rare and elegant Directoire style lyre-back settee. Original black paint. Newly reupholstered with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Settees

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Directoire Lyre Back Settee, circa 1880s
Directoire Lyre Back Settee, circa 1880s
H 39.38 in W 59.06 in D 25.6 in
Swedish Biedermeier Birch Lyre End Table
Located in New York, NY
Swedish Biedermeier (19th Century) birch and black trimmed rectangular end table with platform base
Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier End Tables

Materials

Birch

Swedish Biedermeier Birch Lyre End Table
Swedish Biedermeier Birch Lyre End Table
H 28.75 in W 25 in D 16.75 in
6 Maison Jansen Brass Swan and Black Lyre Back Folding Chairs with Claw feet
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
polished brass swan and Lyre backs and brass claw feet. Newly upholstery in black Belgian Velvet with micro
Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Brass

Accent Dining Chairs Swans Lyre Lacquered
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Pair of Swan and Lyre Back Black
Category

Vintage 1980s Empire Revival Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Cotton

Italian Early 19th Century Stretchered Table with Lyre Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
features lyre shaped legs with hand-forged iron stretcher. Nice patina on this walnut side table which
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Maison Jansen Black Iron Lyre-Back Bench or Settee, Brass Swan Heads & Paw Feet
By Maison Jansen, Samuel Copelon
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rarely Seen Maison Jansen style vintage black wrought iron and brass lyre-back with swan heads and
Category

Vintage 1950s American Neoclassical Revival Settees

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Pair of 1940's Hollywood Lyre Back Occasional Chairs
Located in New York, NY
This pair of 1940s Hollywood chairs with stylized lyre back design with double ribbon center
Category

Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Swan Lyre Pair of End Tables by Samuel Copelon
By Samuel Copelon
Located in North Hollywood, CA
damages, no chips, no broken parts. Both of them have been newly powder coated black, with hand polished
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Neoclassical 18th Century Ormolu and Marble Lyre Clock
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical 18th Century ormolu and marble lyre clock French, Louis XVI period Height 64m, width
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Unusual Brass Victorian Music Canterbury with Lyre Engraving
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
applied with engraved, openwork lyres on replaced red velvet, all on a black base with castors. English, c
Category

Antique 1870s French Victorian Music Stands

Materials

Brass

Pendule Lyre Luis XVI White Marble Clock, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
lyre, the porcelain dial with black enameled Arabic numerals. 30-day movement mechanism. It rests on a
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Metal, Bronze, Enamel

Set of 4 Outdoor American Art Moderne Lyre Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 Outdoor American Art Moderne black and gold trim painted metal side chairs with lyre form
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Elizabeth Locke Intaglio Earrings of Woman Playing a Lyre
By Elizabeth Locke
Located in Darnestown, MD
Elizabeth Locke earrings with one of her favorite classic themes of a woman playing a lyre. The
Category

Late 20th Century American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Pair of American Lyre Back Sconces, Sterling Bronze Co NY
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American three arm bronze and painted lyre back sconces with floral medallions and bell
Category

Early 20th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces

18th - 19th C. French 'Apollo with Lyre' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
Late 18th or early 19th century French Neoclassical period fireback of the god Apollo with his lyre
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Fireplace Tools and Chimn...

Materials

Iron

Set of Four Bronze Lyre Neoclassic Sconces. Sold per pair
Located in New York, NY
A set of four, circa 1920s American lyre shaped double arm sconces with mirrored backs. Priced in
Category

Early 20th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Glass Sculpture Lyre Ecrire One of a Kind Made in France
By Perrin & Perrin
Located in Paris, FR
Lyre Ecrire by Perrin & Perrin, Galerie Negropontes in Paris, France. One of a Kind Glass Sculpture
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

"Nudes with Lyres, " Rare, Limited Edition Wall Shelf with Symbolist Prints
By Adolfo Magrini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Nouveau prints featuring male nudes playing highly stylized lyres by Adolfo Magrini. The shelf unit
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Belle Époque Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Brass

French Napoleon III 'Apollo with Lyre' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III period fireback with Apollo with his lyre. God of light, sun
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Pair of French Gilt Bronze Swan and Lyre Back Sconces, circa 1815
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of French gilt bronze and painted two arm sconces with swan, lyre, and floral motif
Category

Antique 19th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces

Basalt Wedgwood Teapot with Medallions of Man with Lyre and Lady on Pedestal
By Wedgwood
Located in Boston, MA
sides. One side has a medallion of a man playing a lyre, while the other side has a medallion of a
Category

Antique 1880s English Neoclassical Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

c.1820 Very Rare Ormolu and ‘bleu turquoise’ Porcelain Lyre Clock
By Dieudonné Kinable, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Greenlawn, NY
Tupman – Repair mark Case: The exceptional lyre-form ‘bleu torquoise’ porcelain case has finely
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Iron and Brass Italian Lyre Back Armchairs with Swans, Grosfeld House
By Grosfeld House
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair of iron and brass Italian Regency lyre back armchairs with Swans attributed to, Grosfeld House
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

1950's Style Zimmermann Baby Grand Piano Yellow Formica Tubular Steel Piano Lyre
Located in Leeds, GB
cheeks have black contrasting stripe down the cabinet. The minimal tubular steel piano lyre is
Category

Mid-20th Century German Musical Instruments

Materials

Steel

"Orpheus with Lyre and Cape", Fine Art Deco Eglomise Painting in Gold and Wine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
stylized Orpheus figure with lyre and cape is painted in rich tones of gold, black and wine. Painted by a
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Japanese Lyre Base Sewing Box on Stand with Mother-Of Pearl Inlays, c. 1880
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Black lacquered wood sewing box on lyre base stand. Both the work box and stand are decorated with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

English 19th Century late Regency Sofa Table with Black Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Troy, NY
Unusual, English Late Regency Sofa Table with interesting Chinoiserie Decoration on a Black Lacquer
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Sofa Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Italian Neoclassic Style 'Mid-20th Century' Black Tole King Size Bed
Located in New York, NY
Italian neoclassic style ‘mid-20th century’ black tole king size bed with swag design gold
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Tôle

Rebuilt Steinway Model M Grand Piano Gloss Black Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1932, Steinway Model M grand piano with a black case and spade legs. Piano has an eighty
Category

Mid-20th Century German Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Rebuilt Steinway Model O Grand Piano Gloss Black Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1969, Steinway Model O grand piano with a black case and spade legs. Piano has an eighty
Category

Mid-20th Century German Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Rebuilt Steinway Model O Grand Piano Black Gloss Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1905, Steinway Model O grand piano with a black case and spade legs. Piano has an eighty
Category

Early 20th Century German Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Rebuilt Antique Steinway Model A Grand Piano Gloss Black Fluted Barrel Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1895, Steinway Model A grand piano for sale with a black case. The music desk is in an
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Black Forest Cabinet Dated 1590 With Its Base
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful German cabinet probably black forest dated 1590 in walnut. The drawers as well as
Category

Antique 16th Century German Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Black Forest Cabinet Dated 1590 With Its Base
Black Forest Cabinet Dated 1590 With Its Base
H 57.88 in W 50.4 in D 30.71 in
Rebuilt Steinway Model O Grand Piano Gloss Black Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1975, Steinway Model O grand piano for sale with a black case and spade legs. Piano has an
Category

Late 20th Century German Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Rebuilt Steinway Model M Grand Piano Black Gloss Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1956, Steinway Model M grand piano for sale with a black case and brass fittings. Piano
Category

Vintage 1950s German Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Large Two-Tone Brass Impala Bust Sculpture on Black Marble Base, 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and striking 1970s Hollywood Regency-style brass impala bust sculpture on black marble base
Category

Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Brass

Rebuilt Steinway Model S Baby Grand Piano Black Gloss Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1937, Steinway Model S baby grand piano with a black case and spade legs. Piano has an
Category

Mid-20th Century Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique Pair of English Black and Gold Tole Tea Canisters Adapted to Table Lamps
Located in Morristown, NJ
painted decorated black enameled metal, each rectangular canister is decorated with bugles and lyres
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

French 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze Tazza Designed Side Table
By Émile Louis Picault
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, signed E. Picault, Salon 1867. Raised on ormolu topie shaped feet below a triangular concave-sided black
Category

Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Side Tables

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu

Late 19th Century Oil - Weeping Lyrist
Located in Corsham, GB
A turn-of-the-century painting of an elderly man weeping as he plays the lyre by the coast, a girl
Category

19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Erato, Goddess Of Art Science & Literature, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
depiction of the Goddess in art. She is represented traditionally as the muse bearing the Lyre, Torch and
Category

19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Chestnut Desk or Sidetable
Located in Casteren, NL
dovetail connection. The table base has lyre shaped legs on either side. It features two drawers with
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Center Tables

Materials

Chestnut

Set of Brass & Steel Firetools
Located in London, GB
A set of 19th century steel fire irons, with brass flowerhead handles and pierced pan with lyre
Category

Antique 19th Century English Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Steel, Brass

Set of Brass & Steel Firetools
Set of Brass & Steel Firetools
H 29.88 in W 7.13 in D 1 in
Rectangular Pietra Dura Table Top, Marble and Hard Stones, It Has a Restoration
Located in Madrid, ES
, highlighting them very often on a black background. A coat of arms decorated resembling a dome has been placed
Category

20th Century European Other Center Tables

Materials

Marble

ORPHEUS Neoclassical White Marble Sculpture 19' Century
Located in Rome, IT
Thrace, Eagro – is the poet par excellence, the personification of song. With his lyre and his words he
Category

19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Spanish Baroque 17th century walnut Flip-Bench or Low Table
Located in Troy, NY
with strong beautifully shaped lyre-legs joined by wrought iron stretchers and a lush, dark patina.
Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Benches

Materials

Wrought Iron

Suite of 5 Facade Elements in Glazed Earthenware, Signed Muller, Xixth Century
By Emile Müller
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
by the ceramist Emile Müller: large rectangular panels with blue outlines, framing a lyre motif, with
Category

Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Architectural Elements

Materials

Earthenware

Polished Steel George III Style Fireplace
Located in London, GB
lyre design, tapered legs surmounted by urn finials. Shaped frontbars and square backplate. 19th
Category

Antique 19th Century English George III Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Steel

Polished Steel George III Style Fireplace
Polished Steel George III Style Fireplace
H 29.88 in W 33.5 in D 16 in
Polished Steel Firegrate in the Georgian Style
Located in London, GB
A polished steel firegrate in the Georgian style. The pierced fret with lyre motifs throughout and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Steel

Polished Steel Firegrate in the Georgian Style
Polished Steel Firegrate in the Georgian Style
H 30.13 in W 30.13 in D 14.63 in
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Lyre Black For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic lyre black available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and bronze, every lyre black was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect lyre black — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A lyre black is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in neoclassical, Empire and Regency styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one lyre black that is appealing in its simplicity, but Maison Jansen, Samuel Copelon and Theo Häberli produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Lyre Black?

The average selling price for a lyre black at 1stDibs is $4,411, while they’re typically $200 on the low end and $1,200,000 for the highest priced.