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Mid-19th Century Antique Sofa with Black Painted Wood Frame
Mid-19th Century Antique Sofa with Black Painted Wood Frame

Mid-19th Century Antique Sofa with Black Painted Wood Frame

Located in Opole, PL

The backrest in the central section is crowned with a solid carving with a motif of flowers and a harp. Presented sofa is original, in very good condition.

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Mid-19th Century European Antique Harps

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

"Pleading with the Umpire"
"Pleading with the Umpire"

"Pleading with the Umpire"

By Gayle Porter Hoskins

Located in Fort Washington, PA

He built a steady career working for Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Liberty, and Harper's Bazaar until he transitioned into Pulp magazines following the stock market crash.

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Early 20th Century Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Victorian Heritage Green Leather Chesterfield Tufted Bench / Footstool
Antique Victorian Heritage Green Leather Chesterfield Tufted Bench / Footstool

Antique Victorian Heritage Green Leather Chesterfield Tufted Bench / Footstool

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

The frame is almost musical, its looks like a Biedermeier harp on the sides. Condition wise, there will be some age and use related patina marks here and there, there looks to be so...

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Late 19th Century British High Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Leather, Beech

Circa 1800 Hand Painted Green Swedish Hall or Pot Cupboard Wardrobe Musical Deco
Circa 1800 Hand Painted Green Swedish Hall or Pot Cupboard Wardrobe Musical Deco

Circa 1800 Hand Painted Green Swedish Hall or Pot Cupboard Wardrobe Musical Deco

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Swedish circa 1800 hand painted green with angel playing a harp decoration hall cupboard or wardrobe A very good looking ...

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Early 1800s Swedish George III Antique Harps

Materials

Oak

The Melancholic Minstrel: A Musical Performer's Attire, Published in 1847
The Melancholic Minstrel: A Musical Performer's Attire, Published in 1847

The Melancholic Minstrel: A Musical Performer's Attire, Published in 1847

Located in Langweer, NL

The instrument he embraces is a harp, an emblem of the minstrel's craft, with its strings and soundbox detailed in the lithograph.

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1840s Antique Harps

Materials

Paper

Napoleon III Pedestal Clock “Parquet Regulator” after Jean-Henri Riesener, 1734
Napoleon III Pedestal Clock “Parquet Regulator” after Jean-Henri Riesener, 1734

Napoleon III Pedestal Clock “Parquet Regulator” after Jean-Henri Riesener, 1734

Located in Berlin, DE

Foliated scrolls, flowers, garlands, cornucopias and musical instruments such as a harp (Apollo Reference) the cherubs are underlined by pearls, scrolls of Acanthus Leaves and garlan...

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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

Pate-Sur-Pate Porcelain Table Lamp with Bronze Mount
Pate-Sur-Pate Porcelain Table Lamp with Bronze Mount

Pate-Sur-Pate Porcelain Table Lamp with Bronze Mount

By Minton

Located in Vero Beach, FL

Measurements: H 26” lamp with harp H lamp body only 11.5” x W 11” x D 7.25” Weight: 9 lbs.  

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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Porcelain

Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting
Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting

Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting

Located in Greven, DE

On an impressive, room-filling format, this painting depicts "Orpheus and the Animals." The harp-playing Orpheus sits centrally in front of a tree whose trunk bifurcates above his he...

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17th Century Baroque Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pr French 19th C. Dore Bronze Mntd Green Marble/Porphyry Lamps, Att. H. Dasson
Pr French 19th C. Dore Bronze Mntd Green Marble/Porphyry Lamps, Att. H. Dasson

Pr French 19th C. Dore Bronze Mntd Green Marble/Porphyry Lamps, Att. H. Dasson

By Henry Dasson

Located in New York, NY

They have not been taken apart to be checked for a signature, however, there may be one underneath one of the bronze mounts. The harp and light height is adjustable. France, Circa: ...

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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Harps

Materials

Marble, Porphyry, Bronze

Antique Frontispiece of 'Gallia Antiqua' with Mercury, Herucules Etc, circa 1728
Antique Frontispiece of 'Gallia Antiqua' with Mercury, Herucules Etc, circa 1728

Antique Frontispiece of 'Gallia Antiqua' with Mercury, Herucules Etc, circa 1728

Located in Langweer, NL

Hercules in a niche around the side at right, below which a nymph plays harp and another seated beside her holds a book inscribed 'Gesta Eran Corum'.

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18th Century French Antique Harps

Materials

Paper

17th Century, The Martyrdom of the Four Crowned Saints by Giuliano Dinarelli
17th Century, The Martyrdom of the Four Crowned Saints by Giuliano Dinarelli

17th Century, The Martyrdom of the Four Crowned Saints by Giuliano Dinarelli

By Carlo Piacenza

Located in IT

The statue depicted is to be identified with that of Apollo Citaredo, distinguished by the harp and the mantel (fireplace). There are several Greek Roman sculptures depicting him wit...

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Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas

Italian Art Deco-style bar cabinet with elegant carvings and an wood
Italian Art Deco-style bar cabinet with elegant carvings and an wood

Italian Art Deco-style bar cabinet with elegant carvings and an wood

Located in Milano, IT

Each door is decorated with a rectangular antique Greek frame, this frame shows in relief the figures of two women, which in keeping with the style of the cabinet are reminiscent of ...

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1920s Italian Art Deco Antique Harps

Materials

Metal, Brass

'Masken (Masks)' — German Expressionism, Bauhaus
'Masken (Masks)' — German Expressionism, Bauhaus

'Masken (Masks)' — German Expressionism, Bauhaus

By Lyonel Feininger

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

From 1888 to 1892, he attended the Akademie der Künste, Berlin, and worked as a caricaturist for magazines both in the US (Harper’s Round Table) and Germany (Fliegende Blätter), his ...

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1920s Bauhaus Antique Harps

Materials

Woodcut

Good Housekeeping cover. Christmas: Child Praying
Good Housekeeping cover. Christmas: Child Praying

Good Housekeeping cover. Christmas: Child Praying

By Jessie Willcox Smith

Located in Miami, FL

Her superb work was featured in many national magazines, such as Ladies' Home Journal, Collier's, Harper's, Scribner's, Good Housekeeping, and others- Work is elegantly framed - Pub...

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1910s American Impressionist Antique Harps

Materials

Mixed Media

Pair of George III Chamber Candlesticks, London, 1818 by William Burwash
Pair of George III Chamber Candlesticks, London, 1818 by William Burwash

Pair of George III Chamber Candlesticks, London, 1818 by William Burwash

By William Burwash

Located in London, GB

The baluster shaped stem rises to a capital decorated with lobing and each pull-off nozzle displays a rim decorated with gadrooning, shells and scrolls. The harp shaped handle displa...

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1810s English George III Antique Harps

Materials

Sterling Silver

'Da - Da I' — German Expressionism, Rare
'Da - Da I' — German Expressionism, Rare

'Da - Da I' — German Expressionism, Rare

By Lyonel Feininger

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

From 1888 to 1892, he attended the Akademie der Künste, Berlin, and worked as a caricaturist for magazines both in the US (Harper’s Round Table) and Germany (Fliegende Blätter), his ...

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1920s Bauhaus Antique Harps

Materials

Woodcut

Nippon Moriage Urn Lamp with Gilt Highlights, Meiji Style, Japan
Nippon Moriage Urn Lamp with Gilt Highlights, Meiji Style, Japan

Nippon Moriage Urn Lamp with Gilt Highlights, Meiji Style, Japan

Located in Savannah, GA

In working order .Measures: 30 inches tall to top of harp- 14 1/2 inches tall from base to top of urn x 8 inches across base.

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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Harps

Materials

Pottery

Porte St Denis, Paris - Late 19th Century Impressionist Painting
Porte St Denis, Paris - Late 19th Century Impressionist Painting

Porte St Denis, Paris - Late 19th Century Impressionist Painting

Located in St. Albans, GB

The artist began his career at the age of seventeen as a wood engraver for Harper’s, preparing illustrations for Harper’s Weekly and for an American edition of the works of Charles D...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Harps

Materials

Oil

Fauve Still Life with Flowers - Early Female Artist
Fauve Still Life with Flowers - Early Female Artist

Fauve Still Life with Flowers - Early Female Artist

By Eleanor Parke Custis

Located in Miami, FL

Custis created illustrations for Scribner's Magazine, Harper's, Doubleday, Harcourt. She started to take photographs in her youth, using a Brownie camera, switching to professional p...

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1910s Fauvist Antique Harps

Materials

Gouache, Board

19th century woodcut engraving print figurative American forest trees scene
19th century woodcut engraving print figurative American forest trees scene

19th century woodcut engraving print figurative American forest trees scene

By Winslow Homer

Located in Milwaukee, WI

The present woodcut engraving is an original print designed by Winslow Homer, originally published in Harper's Weekly on April 30, 1859. It is an excellent example of the many prints...

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1850s Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Engraving, Woodcut

Antique German Figural Renaissance Revival Solid Silver Table Box or Casket
Antique German Figural Renaissance Revival Solid Silver Table Box or Casket

Antique German Figural Renaissance Revival Solid Silver Table Box or Casket

Located in Philadelphia, PA

With a hinged lid that has a large scenes of the goddess Artemis (or Demeter) holding her harp and attend by animals. Each side decorated with repoussé mythological and allegorical s...

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Early 20th Century German Renaissance Revival Antique Harps

Materials

Silver

Extremely Large Exhibition Quality Antique Mahogany Mirror Back Console Table
Extremely Large Exhibition Quality Antique Mahogany Mirror Back Console Table

Extremely Large Exhibition Quality Antique Mahogany Mirror Back Console Table

Located in Suffolk, GB

It is surmounted by a decorative plume depicting Britannia with her lion, an oval shipping scene, the Irish harp and the Scottish thistle to each side. This is an exhibition quality ...

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1840s English Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Other

One-of-a-kind 1851 Great Exhibition Carved Armchair by Arthur Jones of Dublin
One-of-a-kind 1851 Great Exhibition Carved Armchair by Arthur Jones of Dublin

One-of-a-kind 1851 Great Exhibition Carved Armchair by Arthur Jones of Dublin

Located in London, GB

The carved back of the chair proudly displaying the ancient arms of Ireland in the form of a harp, surmounted by the rare crest and torse consisting of a tower with a deer leaping fr...

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19th Century Irish Antique Harps

Materials

Upholstery, Yew

Egyptian Buffalo & Farmers 19th Century American Orientalist Framed Watercolor
Egyptian Buffalo & Farmers 19th Century American Orientalist Framed Watercolor

Egyptian Buffalo & Farmers 19th Century American Orientalist Framed Watercolor

By Edwin Lord Weeks

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Weeks recorded his adventures on this trip and his impressions of the Middle East and Asia in a series of illustrated articles that appeared in Harper’s between 1893 and 1895 in book...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Harps

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Jobs for Fighters original post World War 1 vintage American poster
Jobs for Fighters original post World War 1 vintage American poster

Jobs for Fighters original post World War 1 vintage American poster

By Gordon Grant

Located in Spokane, WA

Before World War I, Grant worked as a correspondent and illustrator for Harper’s Weekly where he traveled to South Africa to document the Boer War.

Category

1810s American Realist Antique Harps

Materials

Lithograph

"Business-Men's Class, Y.M.C.A." George Bellows, Ashcan School Print
"Business-Men's Class, Y.M.C.A." George Bellows, Ashcan School Print

"Business-Men's Class, Y.M.C.A." George Bellows, Ashcan School Print

By George Wesley Bellows

Located in New York, NY

He contributed to many of the popular periodicals of the day, including Vanity Fair, Harper’s Weekly, and Metropolitan Magazine, as well as the socialist publication The Masses.

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1910s Ashcan School Antique Harps

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

The Yale Football Team and Groups of Spectators at the Championship Game between
The Yale Football Team and Groups of Spectators at the Championship Game between

The Yale Football Team and Groups of Spectators at the Championship Game between

Located in Paonia, CO

The surrounding spectators are divided by their team affiliation. Published by Harper’s Weekly as a supplement in the December 10th 1887 issue.

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1880s Other Art Style Antique Harps

Materials

Engraving

The Scholar’s Garden: An Antique Chinese Baotou Masterpiece of Literati Reverie
The Scholar’s Garden: An Antique Chinese Baotou Masterpiece of Literati Reverie

The Scholar’s Garden: An Antique Chinese Baotou Masterpiece of Literati Reverie

Located in Dallas, TX

The presence of the qin (Chinese harp), chessboard, and books references the revered “Four Accomplishments,” pursuits through which the scholar refines both mind and spirit.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Harps

Materials

Wool

"Springtime Landscape" William Anderson Coffin, American Impressionism Barbizon
"Springtime Landscape" William Anderson Coffin, American Impressionism Barbizon

"Springtime Landscape" William Anderson Coffin, American Impressionism Barbizon

By William Anderson Coffin

Located in New York, NY

He was a fixture in the art world of his day, a well-known art critic who wrote articles for Scribner's and Harper's Weekly, among other publications. Coffin held the position of ar...

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1910s American Impressionist Antique Harps

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Century Magazine
The Century Magazine

The Century Magazine

By Edward Henry Potthast

Located in Fairlawn, OH

While he went about setting up a painting studio, he fulfilled illustration commissions for the publications Scribner's, Century, and Harper's. He exhibited watercolors and oil paint...

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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Harps

Materials

Lithograph

Richard Henry Dana - Two Years Before the Mast, First Edition 1840
Richard Henry Dana - Two Years Before the Mast, First Edition 1840

Richard Henry Dana - Two Years Before the Mast, First Edition 1840

Located in CA, CA

A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea. First Edition, Harper & Brothers N.Y. 1840. A very important classic of American literature.

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1840s American Early Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Paper

Three Doors Louis XV Style Glass Cabinet, Mahogany, 19th Century
Three Doors Louis XV Style Glass Cabinet, Mahogany, 19th Century

Three Doors Louis XV Style Glass Cabinet, Mahogany, 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

The painted scenes that decorate the side doors are children and a harp in one and a woman with a Cupid in the other.

Category

19th Century European Louis XV Antique Harps

Materials

Glass, Wood, Mahogany

Die Mutter - Rare Book Illustrated by Frans Masereel - 1919
Die Mutter - Rare Book Illustrated by Frans Masereel - 1919

Die Mutter - Rare Book Illustrated by Frans Masereel - 1919

By Frans Masereel

Located in Roma, IT

Masereel's woodcuts influenced Lynd Ward and later graphic artists such as Clifford Harper, Eric Drooker, and Otto Nückel. Leonhard Frank (Würzburg, 1882 – Munich, 1961).

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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Harps

Materials

Paper

President Cleveland, Saturday Evening Post Cover
President Cleveland, Saturday Evening Post Cover

President Cleveland, Saturday Evening Post Cover

By Edward Penfield

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Penfield had a profound influence on American illustration through his own work, in his post as art director for Harper’s magazines, and through his teaching at the Art Students Leag...

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Early 1900s Other Art Style Antique Harps

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Board

“Sunshine and Water”
“Sunshine and Water”

“Sunshine and Water”

By Norwood Hodge MacGilvary

Located in Southampton, NY

He became a resident of New York and Providence, where he worked as a freelance illustrator for magazines such as Harper’s, Cosmopolitan and Pictorial Review. MacGilvary joined the f...

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1910s Post-Impressionist Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"In The Reading-Room" for the article "Old New York Taverns"
"In The Reading-Room" for the article "Old New York Taverns"

"In The Reading-Room" for the article "Old New York Taverns"

By Howard Pyle

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Illustration for the article ”Old New York Taverns” by John Austin Stevens for Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, published May 1890, Page 849.

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1890s Antique Harps

Materials

Oil, Board

Three Books on Violins and Violin Makers
Three Books on Violins and Violin Makers

Three Books on Violins and Violin Makers

By Willibaldd Leo Frh-v-Lütgendorff, Dirk J. Balfoort, John H. Fairfield

Located in valatie, NY

A biography of Antonio Stradivari (1644- 1737) the Italian crafter of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps. He is generally considered the most signi...

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Early 20th Century German Antique Harps

Materials

Paper

"Monhegan Island, Maine, " Edward Dufner, American Impressionism Landscape View
"Monhegan Island, Maine, " Edward Dufner, American Impressionism Landscape View

"Monhegan Island, Maine, " Edward Dufner, American Impressionism Landscape View

By Edward Dufner

Located in New York, NY

He also did illustration work for Life, Harper's and Scribner's magazines. Five years later, in 1898, Dufner went to Paris where he studied at the Academy Julian with Jean-Paul Laur...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Harps

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Abstract Silhouette Hat Portraits  - Female Illustrator of Golden Age
Abstract Silhouette Hat Portraits  - Female Illustrator of Golden Age

Abstract Silhouette Hat Portraits - Female Illustrator of Golden Age

By Jessie Gillespie

Located in Miami, FL

II: Artificial Respiration and the Need for Inhalators--Margaret Daly Hopkins (Hopkins Chart Co. 1936) Ann of Ava--Ethel Daniels Hubbard (Missionary Education Movement, 1913) ...

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1910s Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Antique 17th Century Flemish Historical Tapestry, Featuring Dido and Aeneas
Antique 17th Century Flemish Historical Tapestry, Featuring Dido and Aeneas

Antique 17th Century Flemish Historical Tapestry, Featuring Dido and Aeneas

Located in New York, NY

To the left one man is playing the harp, one is pouring from an urn, while the third carries fruit on a platter, within an interior, set against a landscape with trees, all within a ...

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17th Century Belgian Antique Harps

Materials

Wool, Silk

Epic of America by Jt Adams First Edition Re-Print
Epic of America by Jt Adams First Edition Re-Print

Epic of America by Jt Adams First Edition Re-Print

Located in Dallas, TX

Adams was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a wealthy family, the son of Elizabeth Harper (née Truslow) and William Newton Adams, Jr.

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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Harps

Materials

Paper

Rare 19th Century French Embroidered Armchair Ornately Carved Frame High Back
Rare 19th Century French Embroidered Armchair Ornately Carved Frame High Back

Rare 19th Century French Embroidered Armchair Ornately Carved Frame High Back

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

The seat base depicts a maiden playing a harp. The upholstery is worn and frayed at the edge of the base as you would expect and is common to see on pieces from this era We have ...

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19th Century French Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

So Near, and Yet So Far
So Near, and Yet So Far

So Near, and Yet So Far

By Harold Brett

Located in Fort Washington, PA

He was soon thereafter able to make his professional debut in Harper's Weekly, and his work began to appear in most of the national magazines.

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Early 20th Century Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Arch Beach, California
Arch Beach, California

Arch Beach, California

Located in San Francisco, CA

In 1893 he illustrated the World’s Fair issue of Harper’s Weekly. He worked in New York, mostly in advertising.

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Harps

Materials

Etching

Beach and Willows
Beach and Willows

Beach and Willows

By Frederick Garrison Hall

Located in New York, NY

Hall became a popular and well-known figure in the Boston art world, producing paintings, etchings, and bookplates (and also playing the harp, leading to a friendship with Harpo Marx...

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1920s American Realist Antique Harps

Materials

Etching

Gargantua - Rare Book Illustrated by Gustave Dorè - 1854
Gargantua - Rare Book Illustrated by Gustave Dorè - 1854

Gargantua - Rare Book Illustrated by Gustave Dorè - 1854

By Gustave Doré

Located in Roma, IT

Doré also illustrated an oversized edition of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven", an endeavor that earned him 30,000 francs from publisher Harper & Brothers in 1883. Doré's later work inc...

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1850s Modern Antique Harps

Materials

Woodcut

Tiffany Studios Decorated Arabian Favrile Lamp
Tiffany Studios Decorated Arabian Favrile Lamp

Tiffany Studios Decorated Arabian Favrile Lamp

By Louis Comfort Tiffany

Located in Dallas, TX

New York, NY Favrile glass  Condition: Beautifully matched base and shade in excellent original condition. Tight crack in metal harp epoxied. Lamp works well. AVANTIQUES is dedica...

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1920s American Art Nouveau Antique Harps

Materials

Art Glass

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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.