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"Woman in Red", Japonisme Impressionist Portrait by George Gibbs
"Woman in Red", Japonisme Impressionist Portrait by George Gibbs

"Woman in Red", Japonisme Impressionist Portrait by George Gibbs

By George Gibbs

Located in Rochester, NY

became a magazine illustrator with a wide list of publications including Scribner's, Mc Clure's, Harper

Category

Early 20th Century American Japonisme Antique Harps

“Figures Along a Wintery Path” by Lewis Edward Herzog

“Figures Along a Wintery Path” by Lewis Edward Herzog

Located in Sheffield, MA

he received a commission from Harper’s to execute illustrations of the Spanish-American War. In 1904

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas

Tiffany Studios New York "Acorn" Floor Lamp
Tiffany Studios New York "Acorn" Floor Lamp

Tiffany Studios New York "Acorn" Floor Lamp

By Tiffany Studios

Located in New York, NY

vine. The shade is resting within a patinated bronze five-footed harp base, meaning that the shade has

Category

Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Spanish Walnut Table or Console
18th Century Spanish Walnut Table or Console

18th Century Spanish Walnut Table or Console

Located in Round Top, TX

. Distinctive harp-shaped legs joined by turned stretchers. Deep patina and rich color highlight its 300-year

Category

18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Harps

Materials

Walnut

Brass Book Rest with British Royal Coat of Arms
Brass Book Rest with British Royal Coat of Arms

Brass Book Rest with British Royal Coat of Arms

Located in Austin, TX

, a harp for Ireland. The crest is a statant guardant lion wearing the St Edward's Crown, himself on

Category

19th Century English Antique Harps

French Belle Époque Bronze Table Lamp
French Belle Époque Bronze Table Lamp

French Belle Époque Bronze Table Lamp

Located in Shippensburg, PA

is an integral harp with swirls of foliage, the finial with an old brass plaque noting "Fisher & Co

Category

Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Harps

Materials

Stone, Brass, Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Dog Lamps
Pair of 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Dog Lamps

Pair of 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Dog Lamps

Located in Dallas, TX

, are backless as well and attach to the neck via an inverted harp. Wired for use in American homes

Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

Untitled, New York. Framed
Untitled, New York. Framed

Untitled, New York. Framed

By Erwin Blumenfeld

Located in Miami Beach, FL

a successful and well-paid fashion photographer and worked as a free-lancer for Harper's Bazaar

Category

1650s Old Masters Antique Harps

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Black and White

Bronze Sculpture of a Classical Maiden by Jean-Louis Grégoire, 19th Century
Bronze Sculpture of a Classical Maiden by Jean-Louis Grégoire, 19th Century

Bronze Sculpture of a Classical Maiden by Jean-Louis Grégoire, 19th Century

By Jean Louis Grégoire

Located in Shippensburg, PA

anthemion motif found also on the footing of the column and along the border of her dress. A harp rests

Category

Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th century Japanese Cloisonne Vase Mounted as a Lamp
Late 19th century Japanese Cloisonne Vase Mounted as a Lamp

Late 19th century Japanese Cloisonne Vase Mounted as a Lamp

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

wire, copper body, etc. Vase 12" h. Integral lamp harp. Brass cutwork panel base. 28.25" h. finial tip

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Antique Harps

Materials

Silver, Copper

Pair, Original Blue Painted Pine Swedish Side Chairs, circa 1840-60
Pair, Original Blue Painted Pine Swedish Side Chairs, circa 1840-60

Pair, Original Blue Painted Pine Swedish Side Chairs, circa 1840-60

Located in Round Top, TX

It is the original blue painted finish that draws one to this lovely pair of side chairs with harp

Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Harps

Materials

Pine, Paint

Late 19th Century Chinese Export Famille Verte Temple Jar Lamp
Late 19th Century Chinese Export Famille Verte Temple Jar Lamp

Late 19th Century Chinese Export Famille Verte Temple Jar Lamp

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

. Harp integral, not removable. 31" h. with finial, 10" dia. Whitehall Antiques is a family business

Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Harps

Materials

Porcelain

Walter Granville-Smith Oil on Canvas Titled "The Trout Stream"
Walter Granville-Smith Oil on Canvas Titled "The Trout Stream"

Walter Granville-Smith Oil on Canvas Titled "The Trout Stream"

Located in Stamford, CT

his lifetime, his realistic, well-painted figures and genres were illustrations for Harper’s Magazine

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Harps

Materials

Wood, Canvas

Finely Carved Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuils, circa 1900
Finely Carved Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuils, circa 1900

Finely Carved Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuils, circa 1900

Located in Shippensburg, PA

carving and gilding. At the chair apex is a carving of a “bouquet” of various musical instruments: harps

Category

Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Harps

Materials

Fabric, Giltwood

Before The Bath

Before The Bath

By Albert Edward Sterner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

opened a studio in New York in 1885 and began doing illustrations for magazines including Harper

Category

Early 1900s American Impressionist Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French 8-Day Striking Four Glass Ormolu Clock by Samuel Marti, Paris
French 8-Day Striking Four Glass Ormolu Clock by Samuel Marti, Paris

French 8-Day Striking Four Glass Ormolu Clock by Samuel Marti, Paris

By Samuel Marti

Located in Benington, Herts

case number 75. The top ormolu mount depicting loving birds over a floral wreath, harp, flaming torch

Category

19th Century French Antique Harps

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Art Nouveau Style Austro-Hungarian Silver and Enamel Cigarette/Card Case
Art Nouveau Style Austro-Hungarian Silver and Enamel Cigarette/Card Case

Art Nouveau Style Austro-Hungarian Silver and Enamel Cigarette/Card Case

By Mikhail Zorin

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

embellished with an enamel panel depicting a nude female character playing a harp on a grass terrain, with a

Category

Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Harps

Materials

Silver

A Winter Morning, Shovelling Out

A Winter Morning, Shovelling Out

By Winslow Homer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

magazines such as “Harper’s Weekly,” “Every Saturday” and “Appleton’s Journal of Literature, Science and Art

Category

1870s Antique Harps

Materials

Engraving

Circa 1900-1920s Pair of Chinese Silk Sleeve Panels
Circa 1900-1920s Pair of Chinese Silk Sleeve Panels

Circa 1900-1920s Pair of Chinese Silk Sleeve Panels

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

, latticework fences, bridge, pavilions, etc. each with various occupations - animal, harp, etc. Provenance: Dr

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Harps

Materials

Silk

Before the Bath

Before the Bath

By Albert Edward Sterner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

opened a studio in New York in 1885 and began doing illustrations for magazines including Harper

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A George III Bread Basket Made by Gustavus Byrne in Dublin in 1798.
A George III Bread Basket Made by Gustavus Byrne in Dublin in 1798.

A George III Bread Basket Made by Gustavus Byrne in Dublin in 1798.

Located in London, GB

harp on the handle. The arms and crest are those of Elton impaling Marwood, for Edward Elton of Winford

Category

1790s Irish George III Antique Harps

Materials

Sterling Silver

Exceptionally Rare 1840s Fully Restored Chesterfield Brown Leather Sofa Bench
Exceptionally Rare 1840s Fully Restored Chesterfield Brown Leather Sofa Bench

Exceptionally Rare 1840s Fully Restored Chesterfield Brown Leather Sofa Bench

By Chesterfield

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

musical, like harps The leather hide is thick English cattle grade, its Chesterfield buttoned from head

Category

1840s English Early Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Leather, Oak

French Grand Piano Made By Sebastian Erard 1885
French Grand Piano Made By Sebastian Erard 1885

French Grand Piano Made By Sebastian Erard 1885

By Sébastien Érard

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

contributions to the design of pianos and harps. Grand pianos are now simply classified by size. Though the

Category

19th Century French Antique Harps

Materials

Rosewood, Bone

Antique Sterling Silver Cream Jug by Paul Storr, 1800s
Antique Sterling Silver Cream Jug by Paul Storr, 1800s

Antique Sterling Silver Cream Jug by Paul Storr, 1800s

By Paul Storr

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

silversmiths Paul Storr. A harpy (Greek: ??p??a, Latin: harp?ia) is a hybrid avian creature used within

Category

Early 1800s British George III Antique Harps

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Exceptionally Rare 1840s Fully Restored Chesterfield Brown Leather Sofa Bench
Exceptionally Rare 1840s Fully Restored Chesterfield Brown Leather Sofa Bench

Exceptionally Rare 1840s Fully Restored Chesterfield Brown Leather Sofa Bench

By Chesterfield

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

almost musical, like harps The leather hide is thick English cattle grade, its chesterfield buttoned

Category

1840s English Early Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Oak

Chinoiserie Blue White Brass Ceramic Chinese Canton Balloon Pagoda Lamp
Chinoiserie Blue White Brass Ceramic Chinese Canton Balloon Pagoda Lamp

Chinoiserie Blue White Brass Ceramic Chinese Canton Balloon Pagoda Lamp

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

wooden footed base. Accented with a gold harp with ball at top (with very small signs of oxidization

Category

19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Harps

Materials

Brass

Lounging Nude

Lounging Nude

By Pauline Khuri Majoli

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Galerie du Marais. In 1987 she had a retrospective at the Lizardi-Harp Gallery in Pasadena, and again 1n

Category

1880s Art Deco Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hand Carved Charles II English Royal Coat of Arms 1660-1685 Armorial Crest
Hand Carved Charles II English Royal Coat of Arms 1660-1685 Armorial Crest

Hand Carved Charles II English Royal Coat of Arms 1660-1685 Armorial Crest

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

harp of Ireland in the fourth. The three fleurs-de-lis in the first and third quadrants signal an old

Category

1660s English Charles II Antique Harps

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved Charles II English Royal Coat of Arms 1660-1685 Armorial Crest
Hand Carved Charles II English Royal Coat of Arms 1660-1685 Armorial Crest

Hand Carved Charles II English Royal Coat of Arms 1660-1685 Armorial Crest

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

second, and the harp of Ireland in the fourth. The three fleurs-de-lis in the first and third quadrants

Category

1660s English Charles II Antique Harps

Materials

Wood

Dog Wood Tree
Dog Wood Tree

Dog Wood Tree

By Robert Emmett Owen

Located in Milford, NH

, and Brown Book Magazine. Later, his work would appear in Scribner’s Magazine, Harper’s Monthly, and

Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ireland

Ireland

By John Senex

Located in London, London

surmounted by a harp with a crown above, key table and scale bars. Left margin trimmed to neat line, some

Category

1710s Antique Harps

Materials

Engraving

18th Century Royal Coat of Arms Oak Navy Barrel, United Kingdom
18th Century Royal Coat of Arms Oak Navy Barrel, United Kingdom

18th Century Royal Coat of Arms Oak Navy Barrel, United Kingdom

Located in Dallas, TX

, while the second quarter has the rampant lion of Scotland and the third has an angelic harp, symbolizing

Category

18th Century British Antique Harps

Materials

Metal, Iron

"Pony Tracks in the Buffalo Trail" Frederic Remington Chromolithograph, 1910
"Pony Tracks in the Buffalo Trail" Frederic Remington Chromolithograph, 1910

"Pony Tracks in the Buffalo Trail" Frederic Remington Chromolithograph, 1910

By Frederic Remington

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

illustrations for Harper's Weekly and many other widely-read New York magazines. Accompanying both factual news

Category

1910s American Antique Harps

Materials

Paper

"the Bell Mare" Frederic Remington Chromolithograph, circa 1910
"the Bell Mare" Frederic Remington Chromolithograph, circa 1910

"the Bell Mare" Frederic Remington Chromolithograph, circa 1910

By Frederic Remington

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

took off in the mid-1880s when he began making western illustrations for Harper's Weekly and many other

Category

1910s American Antique Harps

Materials

Paper

1842 Map of Lewis and Clark's Expedition of North America

1842 Map of Lewis and Clark's Expedition of North America

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark…” written by Archibald M'Vickar and published by Harper

Category

1840s American Antique Harps

Materials

Paper

Oversized French Antique Old Master Painting After Cazin, Hagar & Ishmael
Oversized French Antique Old Master Painting After Cazin, Hagar & Ishmael

Oversized French Antique Old Master Painting After Cazin, Hagar & Ishmael

By Jean-Michel Cazin

Located in Big Flats, NY

Holofernes) in Harper's Magazine.[2] He painted a scene from The Odyssey, Ulysses after the Shipwreck. He

Category

19th Century French Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

The Woman's Decision
The Woman's Decision

The Woman's Decision

By James Montgomery Flagg

Located in New Orleans, LA

provided artwork to all of the major publications of his age, including Life, Collier's, Judge, Harper

Category

Early 20th Century Other Art Style Antique Harps

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

David Webb New York Geometric Cocktail Ring in Textured 18Kt Yellow Gold
David Webb New York Geometric Cocktail Ring in Textured 18Kt Yellow Gold

David Webb New York Geometric Cocktail Ring in Textured 18Kt Yellow Gold

By David Webb

Located in Miami, FL

columnist and editor of Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, was often seen with a David Webb black-and-white enamel

Category

Late 19th Century American Modernist Antique Harps

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

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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.