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The History of the Discovery and Settlement of America by W. Robertson, 1835
The History of the Discovery and Settlement of America by W. Robertson, 1835

The History of the Discovery and Settlement of America by W. Robertson, 1835

By William Robertson

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Complete in One Volume. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1835. Harper’s Stereotype Edition. 8vo.

Category

1830s American Early Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

Antique Italian Ceramic Lamp Base in Rococo Revival Style
Antique Italian Ceramic Lamp Base in Rococo Revival Style

Antique Italian Ceramic Lamp Base in Rococo Revival Style

Located in Antwerp, BE

Dimensions: Total height (including harp): 106 cm / 41.7 in Height of ceramic column: 76 cm / 29.9 in Base width and depth: 20 x 20 cm / 7.9 x 7.9 in Shade diameter 62 cm / height 15...

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Antique Harps

Materials

Brass

Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Courting Couple Sailors Return Table Lamp 29"
Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Courting Couple Sailors Return Table Lamp 29"

Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Courting Couple Sailors Return Table Lamp 29"

Located in Dayton, OH

Black wood base; includes harp and brass finial. Dimensions: 9.5" x 3.5" x 20" / Total Height - 29" (Width x Depth x Height)

Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Porcelain, Hardwood

Antique Staffordshire Robin Hood Little John & Spaniel Spill Vase Table Lamp 29"
Antique Staffordshire Robin Hood Little John & Spaniel Spill Vase Table Lamp 29"

Antique Staffordshire Robin Hood Little John & Spaniel Spill Vase Table Lamp 29"

Located in Dayton, OH

Black wood base; includes harp and brass finial. Dimensions: 10" x 6" x 20" / Total Height - 29" (Width x Depth x Height)

Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Porcelain, Hardwood

Antique Egyptian Costume, Culture and Primitive Time Plates, c.1900
Antique Egyptian Costume, Culture and Primitive Time Plates, c.1900

Antique Egyptian Costume, Culture and Primitive Time Plates, c.1900

Located in Langweer, NL

Subjects include everyday clothing, musicians with harps and lyres, soldiers with shields and spears, temple attendants, priests, and mythological figures such as Horus and Osiris.

Category

Early 1900s German Antique Harps

Materials

Paper

Beautiful Round Cherry French Vigneron Tilt Top Wine Tasting Table
Beautiful Round Cherry French Vigneron Tilt Top Wine Tasting Table

Beautiful Round Cherry French Vigneron Tilt Top Wine Tasting Table

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Round sculpted top upon trestle base with triangular harp mechanism. Carved rounded feet and all hand-carved.

Category

19th Century Antique Harps

Materials

Cherry

Herman MELVILLE. Moby Dick. 1892 - SECOND EDITION - BOUND BY JAMIE KAMPH
Herman MELVILLE. Moby Dick. 1892 - SECOND EDITION - BOUND BY JAMIE KAMPH

Herman MELVILLE. Moby Dick. 1892 - SECOND EDITION - BOUND BY JAMIE KAMPH

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The true first edition was published by Harper and Brothers in 1851. This second edition was published in an edition of 1,787 copies.

Category

1890s British Antique Harps

Materials

Leather

Pair French Empire Bronze & Ormolu Medici Putti Vases on Grey Marble Plinths
Pair French Empire Bronze & Ormolu Medici Putti Vases on Grey Marble Plinths

Pair French Empire Bronze & Ormolu Medici Putti Vases on Grey Marble Plinths

Located in New York, NY

Several putti are shown playing musical instruments, including a harp, lyre, flute, and cymbals. Others are engaged in movement and gestures, one raising a bird, while groups of putt...

Category

1810s French Empire Antique Harps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Winslow Homer 19th Century Woodcut Engraving "Making Hay"
Winslow Homer 19th Century Woodcut Engraving "Making Hay"

Winslow Homer 19th Century Woodcut Engraving "Making Hay"

By Winslow Homer

Located in Alamo, CA

He worked for Harper's during the Civil War, producing woodcut engravings depicting the personal experiences of soldiers.

Category

1870s American Impressionist Antique Harps

Materials

Engraving, Woodcut

English Regency Rosewood Canterbury
English Regency Rosewood Canterbury

English Regency Rosewood Canterbury

Located in Bradenton, FL

Canterbury is adorned with carved harp and spindle top accents on turned legs with brass rolling casters on feet for easy movability.

Category

19th Century English Regency Antique Harps

Materials

Rosewood

Art Deco 1930´s Detachable double clip brooch in platinum and 14ct diamonds
Art Deco 1930´s Detachable double clip brooch in platinum and 14ct diamonds

Art Deco 1930´s Detachable double clip brooch in platinum and 14ct diamonds

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

A unique Brooche for outstanding occassions, with beautiful old cut diamonds in a Harp design that make the jewels emotion with a musical and lyrical effect and glam.

Category

1920s Spanish Art Deco Antique Harps

Materials

Diamond, White Gold, Platinum

Gilt Bronze Baccarat Louis XVI Style Lamp
Gilt Bronze Baccarat Louis XVI Style Lamp

Gilt Bronze Baccarat Louis XVI Style Lamp

By Baccarat

Located in Norwood, NJ

Flanked by two acanthus leaf scrolls and harp form top. Lights inside fruit as well as a cluster of lights as the main lighting.

Category

Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Harps

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

19th Century English Pair Carved Walnut Eagle Lamps With Gilded Bases
19th Century English Pair Carved Walnut Eagle Lamps With Gilded Bases

19th Century English Pair Carved Walnut Eagle Lamps With Gilded Bases

Located in Atlanta, GA

Figural eagles measure height 11.5" tall in height and the overall height of lamps including the harps are 22 inches. They are 3.25" deep and lamp bases are 12.75" in width.

Category

1890s American Early Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Wood, Walnut

George Elbert Burr 1924 Drawing – Storm over Arizona Desert Landscape, Southwest
George Elbert Burr 1924 Drawing – Storm over Arizona Desert Landscape, Southwest

George Elbert Burr 1924 Drawing – Storm over Arizona Desert Landscape, Southwest

By George Elbert Burr

Located in Denver, CO

Born in Ohio, Burr began etching as a teenager and later worked for major publications including Scribner’s, Harper’s, and The Observer. He famously produced over 1,000 etchings of j...

Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Harps

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

Oval Fruitwood Vineyard Table
Oval Fruitwood Vineyard Table

Oval Fruitwood Vineyard Table

Located in Greenwich, CT

A 19th century vineyard table having an oval fruitwood top supported on a sinuous harp and standing on sled feet with curved toes.

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Harps

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique Pair Staffordshire Scottish Highlander Animal Table Lamps 28"
Antique Pair Staffordshire Scottish Highlander Animal Table Lamps 28"

Antique Pair Staffordshire Scottish Highlander Animal Table Lamps 28"

Located in Dayton, OH

Black wood bases; includes harps, brass finials and white fabric shades. Dimensions: 8.5" x 5.5" x 21" / Shade - 14" x 11" / Total Height - 28" (Width x Depth x Height)

Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Hardwood, Porcelain

19th Century Antique Italian Gilt Angel Figures, A Pair
19th Century Antique Italian Gilt Angel Figures, A Pair

19th Century Antique Italian Gilt Angel Figures, A Pair

Located in Pearland, TX

A pair of lovely carved wooden figures depicting two angels with flute and harp in gold gilding, decorated with small fleur de lis's, standing on plinths.

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Harps

Materials

Giltwood

Golden brass mesh spark arrester with central decoration, Italy
Golden brass mesh spark arrester with central decoration, Italy

Golden brass mesh spark arrester with central decoration, Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Antique golden brass mesh spark screen, with sculpted frame and central decoration with harp, features floral and leaf decorations, original from the 19th century, Italy.

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Harps

Materials

Brass

“She sat staring at him, horribly fascinated” original book illustration

“She sat staring at him, horribly fascinated” original book illustration

By Arthur Keller

Located in Fort Washington, PA

“She sat staring at him, horribly fascinated” Book illustration for Babs the Impossible by Sarah Grand, published by Harper & Brothers, 1900, opp. page 286. An excerpt from...

Category

Early 1900s Antique Harps

Materials

Gouache, Watercolor, Board

19th Century Nino With Intricate Metal Gloria
19th Century Nino With Intricate Metal Gloria

19th Century Nino With Intricate Metal Gloria

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Above the figure is an original metal "Gloria" banner, ornamented with harp motifs, symbolizing the heavenly celebration of Christ’s birth.

Category

19th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Antique Harps

Materials

Metal

Antique Chinese Blue And White Porcelain Vase As Lamp
Antique Chinese Blue And White Porcelain Vase As Lamp

Antique Chinese Blue And White Porcelain Vase As Lamp

Located in Norwood, NJ

Height 22" to top of light socket. Harp and shade will make overall height approx. 28' - 30" depending on shade used.

Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Harps

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Wood

The Bully - Narrative Art by  Female Illustrator Golden Age of Illustration
The Bully - Narrative Art by  Female Illustrator Golden Age of Illustration

The Bully - Narrative Art by Female Illustrator Golden Age of Illustration

By Maginel Wright Enright Barney

Located in Miami, FL

It was rendered in a flat linear style by the highly talented Maginel Wright Enright Barney, the sister of Frank Lloyd Wright, for a Harper's Weekly interior story, "The Blue Hood."

Category

1910s American Impressionist Antique Harps

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Board

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Art Nouveau Table Lamp Base
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Art Nouveau Table Lamp Base

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Art Nouveau Table Lamp Base

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Add your favorite socket, harp, and fabulous shade. Extremely rare and qualitative.

Category

19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Harps

Materials

Metal

Antique Staffordshire Dog Tray Sleeping Girl Spaniel Flatback Figurine 9"
Antique Staffordshire Dog Tray Sleeping Girl Spaniel Flatback Figurine 9"

Antique Staffordshire Dog Tray Sleeping Girl Spaniel Flatback Figurine 9"

Located in Dayton, OH

Tray refers to the name of a faithful dog featured in the poem "The Harper," written in 1836 by Thomas Campbell. Dimensions: 7" x 2.5" x 9" (Width x Depth x Height)

Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Porcelain

French Early 19th Century Wine TastingTilt-Top Oval Walnut Dining Table
French Early 19th Century Wine TastingTilt-Top Oval Walnut Dining Table

French Early 19th Century Wine TastingTilt-Top Oval Walnut Dining Table

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Oval top circled by bentwood edge upon trestle base with triangular harp mechanism. Carved rounded feet. Tilt-top fully functional and can be stored tilted upright for storage.

Category

19th Century French Provincial Antique Harps

Materials

Walnut

An Aesthetic Movement Amboyna and Ebonized Music Cabinet with gilt decoration
An Aesthetic Movement Amboyna and Ebonized Music Cabinet with gilt decoration

An Aesthetic Movement Amboyna and Ebonized Music Cabinet with gilt decoration

Located in London, GB

The open top with amboyna and incised gilt decoration to the centre is supported by shaped sides with stylized incised gilt harps, and hand-carved ebonized necklace-style decoration ...

Category

1880s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Harps

Materials

Brass

Italian Flame Fragment Decorations
Italian Flame Fragment Decorations

Italian Flame Fragment Decorations

Located in Atlanta, GA

These fabulous fragment ornaments from Italy each feature a carved urn, with harp-shaped body embellished adorned in volutes and foliate, with flames rising out of the top.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Antique Harps

Materials

Wood

Large Oval Cherry French Early 19th Century Tilting Wine Tasting Table
Large Oval Cherry French Early 19th Century Tilting Wine Tasting Table

Large Oval Cherry French Early 19th Century Tilting Wine Tasting Table

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Generous oval top upon trestle base with triangular harp mechanism. Lovely hand carved rounded feet.

Category

19th Century French French Provincial Antique Harps

Materials

Cherry

Late 17th Century Oil Portrait of a Lady
Late 17th Century Oil Portrait of a Lady

Late 17th Century Oil Portrait of a Lady

Located in Lymington, GB

Kladstrup, Champagne, Harper Collins, p. 41.

Category

17th Century French Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas

1920s Asian painted porcelain cylindrical lamp
1920s Asian painted porcelain cylindrical lamp

1920s Asian painted porcelain cylindrical lamp

Located in San Francisco, CA

1920s Asian painted porcelain cylindrical lamp 7 x 7 x 22.75 to top of socket 29.25 to top of harp

Category

1920s Chinese Antique Harps

Materials

Porcelain

Antique English Country Edwardian Mahogany Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Antique English Country Edwardian Mahogany Dining Chairs - Set of 4

Antique English Country Edwardian Mahogany Dining Chairs - Set of 4

Located in Chicago, IL

Antique English Country Edwardian Mahogany Dining Chairs - Set of 4 These four antique mahogany chairs have beautiful ornate backs with harps and shells carved into their backs with...

Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Harps

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Large Italian Giltwood Sconce - circa 1880
Large Italian Giltwood Sconce - circa 1880

Large Italian Giltwood Sconce - circa 1880

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The Foliate capped branches with turned nozzles emanating from an urn and harp supported by a foliate cresting

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Harps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Poster project for the "XVe Salon des Artistes Décorateurs"
Poster project for the "XVe Salon des Artistes Décorateurs"

Poster project for the "XVe Salon des Artistes Décorateurs"

By Jean Dupas

Located in PARIS, FR

He drew for major fashion magazines such as "Vogue" and "Harper's Bazaar". In 1925, he sent an oil painting on canvas, "The Parakeets", to the Exposition of Decorative Arts, where it...

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Harps

Materials

Paper

Ships in the Moonlight
Ships in the Moonlight

Ships in the Moonlight

Located in Sheffield, MA

He contributed illustrations to the New York's Daily Graphic and magazines like Harpers, Puck and Punch. His book 'Taylor Girls' gained him international acclaim.

Category

Late 19th Century Barbizon School Antique Harps

Materials

Oil

Finely Wrought Iron Table Lamp
Finely Wrought Iron Table Lamp

Finely Wrought Iron Table Lamp

$500Sale Price|20% Off

Finely Wrought Iron Table Lamp

Located in San Francisco, CA

With 2 sockets, a pull chain switch, and a built-in harp and finial. 19.5" height x 9.5" width x 9.5" depth.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Harps

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Silhouette of a Young Girl
Silhouette of a Young Girl

Silhouette of a Young Girl

By John White Alexander

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

He began his career as an illustrator for Harper's Weekly, but eventually decamped for Europe with Frank Duveneck and William Merritt Chase.

Category

Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Harps

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

19th Century Hand Painted Clock Face
19th Century Hand Painted Clock Face

19th Century Hand Painted Clock Face

Located in High Point, NC

At the top, there is a figure of a King playing a harp with a magnificent robe, following down to shells in the corners.

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Metal

Madonna and Child with Angels, attributed to Louis de Caullery, Flemish, 17th c.
Madonna and Child with Angels, attributed to Louis de Caullery, Flemish, 17th c.

Madonna and Child with Angels, attributed to Louis de Caullery, Flemish, 17th c.

By Louis de Caullery 1

Located in PARIS, FR

Leaning against the twisted tree trunks, the angelic trio gives a small concert, playing the violin, lute, and harp. While at the feet of the Virgin, three cherubs gather flowers to ...

Category

Early 17th Century Old Masters Antique Harps

Materials

Copper

Early 20th Cent. Cast Brass Table Lamp w/ Spider Web
Early 20th Cent. Cast Brass Table Lamp w/ Spider Web

Early 20th Cent. Cast Brass Table Lamp w/ Spider Web

Located in San Francisco, CA

With a pull chain, double, medium base, 3-way socket, original harp and finial; newly wired. Measures: 6" diameter x 21.75" height.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Harps

Materials

Brass

19th Century Historicism Style Oil on Canvas Painting by E. Muellers
19th Century Historicism Style Oil on Canvas Painting by E. Muellers

19th Century Historicism Style Oil on Canvas Painting by E. Muellers

Located in Berlin, DE

Saddled rider before the ride, next to him tonne with harp and two wooden pantries. Oil on canvas, signed on the reverse right E.

Category

19th Century German Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas

THANKSGIVING IN CAMP
THANKSGIVING IN CAMP

THANKSGIVING IN CAMP

By Winslow Homer

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Homer contributed drawings to Harper's Weekly from 1857 to 1875. They were converted to wood engravings by Harper's craftsman and published in Harper's Weekly.

Category

1860s American Realist Antique Harps

Materials

Woodcut

A Large Pair of Cast Iron Royal Coat of Arms, 19th Century
A Large Pair of Cast Iron Royal Coat of Arms, 19th Century

A Large Pair of Cast Iron Royal Coat of Arms, 19th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

Description: Each coat of arms rendered with polychrome application, featuring the Scottish variant of the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, the imperial crown surmounting th...

Category

19th Century Scottish Antique Harps

Materials

Iron

"Residence At Terrell" Date 1881 TEXAS CATTLE SCENE GRANDFATHER TEXAS ART
"Residence At Terrell" Date 1881 TEXAS CATTLE SCENE GRANDFATHER TEXAS ART

"Residence At Terrell" Date 1881 TEXAS CATTLE SCENE GRANDFATHER TEXAS ART

By Frank Reaugh

Located in San Antonio, TX

Reaugh's first exposure to art came through reproductions in popular magazines such as Harper's, Scribner's, and Century Illustrated. Rosa Bonheur's Horsefair, the Dutch painter Pau...

Category

1880s Impressionist Antique Harps

Materials

Pastel

Pair Of Compatible Antique Chinese Hand Carved Green Quartz Lamps
Pair Of Compatible Antique Chinese Hand Carved Green Quartz Lamps

Pair Of Compatible Antique Chinese Hand Carved Green Quartz Lamps

Located in Bridgeport, CT

The lamps come with traditional turn sockets as well as antique harps with Chinese symbolic finials. One lamp is wired such that the top will control both the socket and the interi...

Category

19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Harps

Materials

Quartz, Metal

True Pair Of Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Wood And Mecca Wall Plaques
True Pair Of Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Wood And Mecca Wall Plaques

True Pair Of Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Wood And Mecca Wall Plaques

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The other plaque displays equally rich and enjoyable giltwood carvings of instruments such as a lute, a harp guitar, a pan flute, maracas, castanets, and sheet music.

Category

18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Harps

Materials

Wood

Copper and Lapis Blue Enamel Table Lamp, 20th C.
Copper and Lapis Blue Enamel Table Lamp, 20th C.

Copper and Lapis Blue Enamel Table Lamp, 20th C.

Located in New York City, NY

This table lamp was recently rewired with a black twisted silk cord, bronze hardware, a dimmer at the neck, and an adjustable shade harp. Overall Height: 23.5-28.5" Diameter: 5.75"

Category

1910s Antique Harps

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Electrified Pressure Gas Pendant Lamp
Electrified Pressure Gas Pendant Lamp

Electrified Pressure Gas Pendant Lamp

Located in San Francisco, CA

An antique, hanging pressure-style gas lamp. Comprised of a brass harp structure topped with a stem and globular font, hanging by a chain.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Harps

Materials

Brass

19th Century Walnut Writing Table with Carved Family Crest, Spain
19th Century Walnut Writing Table with Carved Family Crest, Spain

19th Century Walnut Writing Table with Carved Family Crest, Spain

Located in Round Top, TX

Walnut writing table from Spain with decorative turned harp shaped legs and iron scrollwork stretcher. Note the handsome central carved family crest and the words, "De Los Otal."

Category

Mid-19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Harps

Materials

Iron

Bateau au Quai (Docked Sailing Vessel at Low Tide), Frank Myers Boggs, Landscape
Bateau au Quai (Docked Sailing Vessel at Low Tide), Frank Myers Boggs, Landscape

Bateau au Quai (Docked Sailing Vessel at Low Tide), Frank Myers Boggs, Landscape

By Frank Myers Boggs

Located in New York, NY

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...

Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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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.

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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.