Skip to main content

Antique Harps

to
79
440
141
349
201
201
176
68
43
37
35
32
28
26
25
23
22
20
10
8
8
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
12
10
8
5
5
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

Late 19th Century Biedermeier Revival Shaving Mirror
Late 19th Century Biedermeier Revival Shaving Mirror

Late 19th Century Biedermeier Revival Shaving Mirror

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Obelisks support the original tilting mirror with original plate surmounted by a shaped frieze with classical harp and leaf sprays, over base with two long, narrow drawers. 20" w., 6...

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Harps

Materials

Glass, Wood

Original painting 1860 Peter Tofft Museum California Artist Fort Native American
Original painting 1860 Peter Tofft Museum California Artist Fort Native American

Original painting 1860 Peter Tofft Museum California Artist Fort Native American

Located in Buffalo, NY

He made many painting excursions into Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia and signed his name variably as Tofft, Tufts, Toffts, Toft or monogram “T” in a circle Illustrator, Har...

Category

1840s American Realist Antique Harps

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Large French 19th Century Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Salammbô by Marcel Début
Large French 19th Century Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Salammbô by Marcel Début

Large French 19th Century Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Salammbô by Marcel Début

By Marcel Debut

Located in London, GB

A Large Figural Bronze Sculpture of Salammbô By Marcel Début The patinated figure representing the character from Gustave Flaubert's titular novel Salammbô, as evidenced by the cart...

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

18th Century French Lamp
18th Century French Lamp

18th Century French Lamp

Located in Atlanta, GA

A stunning addition to any sophisticated interior, from classic French country to refined European-inspired spaces. 7.75" Diameter x 38"H With Harp: 44.5"H Shade: 16" Diameter

Category

18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Harps

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Chinese Nanking Vase Lamp Qing Dynasty 19th Century
Antique Chinese Nanking Vase Lamp Qing Dynasty 19th Century

Antique Chinese Nanking Vase Lamp Qing Dynasty 19th Century

Located in Lake Worth, FL

Offering One of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Lighting Acquisitions Of A Qing Dynasty 19th Century Chinese Nanking Vase Table Lamp Approximate Measurements in Inches 28" tall f...

Category

Late 19th Century Qing Antique Harps

Materials

Porcelain

Victorian Painted Etruscan Locket
Victorian Painted Etruscan Locket

Victorian Painted Etruscan Locket

Located in New York, NY

Fontenay style painted porcelain motif with maiden holding harp on pedestal. Locket opens in back for storage. 1870's USA. 1.5" x 1".

Category

1870s American Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Vermeil, Silver

Antique Minton Tile of Classical Musicians by John Moyr Smith
Antique Minton Tile of Classical Musicians by John Moyr Smith

Antique Minton Tile of Classical Musicians by John Moyr Smith

By Minton

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

This 8 inch tile depicts a noble woman playing a harp in a picturesque neoclassical scene. On striking gold ground surrounded by a mute blue border, this tile is nearly 150 years ol...

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Clay

Stiffel Table Lamp, Black Ceramic and Brass, 1940s
Stiffel Table Lamp, Black Ceramic and Brass, 1940s

Stiffel Table Lamp, Black Ceramic and Brass, 1940s

By Stiffel

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Large table lamp was made by Stiffel in traditional style with heavy brass accents and the base and statement black ceramic body. It has the original harp and finial. The lamp meas...

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Harps

Materials

Brass

Japanese Silver Wire Cloisonne Vase Lamp, Meiji Period, c 1900, Japan
Japanese Silver Wire Cloisonne Vase Lamp, Meiji Period, c 1900, Japan

Japanese Silver Wire Cloisonne Vase Lamp, Meiji Period, c 1900, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

The actual lamp of brass plate, set with a single socket and tall, adjustable harp. The lamp is topped by an antique 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty tumble polished natural rock ...

Category

Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Harps

Materials

Rock Crystal, Silver, Brass, Copper

Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith
Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith

Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith

By Minton

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

This 8 inch tile depicts a woman in noble dress playing a harp on a bright blue background surrounded by a stylised border.

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Clay

Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith
Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith

Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith

By Minton

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

This 8 inch tile depicts a man in noble dress playing a harp, in a striking neoclassical style on a striking gold ground, surrounded by a pastel blue border.

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Clay

Antique Arts & Crafts Wicker / Rattan Table Lamp
Antique Arts & Crafts Wicker / Rattan Table Lamp

Antique Arts & Crafts Wicker / Rattan Table Lamp

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

Round base that leads into a column of coiled wicker - rattan with antique brass hardware / harp with dome shade. Newly fabricated pleated shade interior in beige pongee silk with an...

Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Harps

Materials

Wicker, Rattan

Large Vintage Japanese Imari Lamp
Large Vintage Japanese Imari Lamp

Large Vintage Japanese Imari Lamp

Located in Bradenton, FL

Lamp sits on a sturdy dark brown wooden vase. Harp and finial included. The height of 29" is to top of finial.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Harps

Materials

Porcelain

18th-Century French Baroque Carved Wood Altar Candlestick Lamp
18th-Century French Baroque Carved Wood Altar Candlestick Lamp

18th-Century French Baroque Carved Wood Altar Candlestick Lamp

Located in Atlanta, GA

The shade provides a warm, diffused glow, making this lamp a statement piece while adding a cozy ambiance to any room. 7.5"W x 5.75"D x 13.25"H With Harp: 19.75"H Shade: Diameter 10"

Category

18th Century French French Provincial Antique Harps

Materials

Walnut

Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith
Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith

Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith

By Minton

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

This 8 inch tile depicts a woman in noble dress playing a harp, in a striking neoclassical style on a striking gold ground, surrounded by a pastel blue border.

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Clay

March Landscape near Mt. Monadnock
March Landscape near Mt. Monadnock

March Landscape near Mt. Monadnock

By Hermann Dudley Murphy

Located in Milford, NH

In the late 1880s and early 1890s, Murphy was an illustrator for magazines such as Harper’s and Scribner’s, but he decided to devote himself to painting in 1891, studying for the nex...

Category

1920s American Impressionist Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of George III Sauce Tureens Made in London by William Frisbee, 1797
Pair of George III Sauce Tureens Made in London by William Frisbee, 1797

Pair of George III Sauce Tureens Made in London by William Frisbee, 1797

By William Frisbee 1

Located in London, GB

The Boat shaped main bodies have a reeded rim and unusual panelled sides. Both have two harp shaped side handles and a domed cover which terminates in a reeded crossed branch finial.

Category

18th Century English George III Antique Harps

Materials

Silver

Floor lamp in gilded carved wood and pearly glass lampshade, Art Deco, 1920's
Floor lamp in gilded carved wood and pearly glass lampshade, Art Deco, 1920's

Floor lamp in gilded carved wood and pearly glass lampshade, Art Deco, 1920's

By Louis Comfort Tiffany

Located in VÉZELAY, FR

Total dimensions: height 150 cm diameter 48 cm Height of floor lamp + harp: 144 cm Dimensions of the lampshade: height 22 cm, diameter 48 cm

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Harps

Materials

Metal

19th Century French Gustavian Lyre Table Lamp in Distressed Wood with Shade
19th Century French Gustavian Lyre Table Lamp in Distressed Wood with Shade

19th Century French Gustavian Lyre Table Lamp in Distressed Wood with Shade

Located in Atlanta, GA

The shade’s understated design allows the intricate details of the lamp’s base to take center stage while offering a touch of contemporary balance With Harp: 41.5"H Shade: 19.25" Di...

Category

19th Century French Gustavian Antique Harps

Materials

Pine

Pair of Japanese Pagoda Form Porcelain Lamps
Pair of Japanese Pagoda Form Porcelain Lamps

Pair of Japanese Pagoda Form Porcelain Lamps

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Wired and in working condition. Height to bottom of harp 14"

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Export Antique Harps

Materials

Enamel

Ormolu Corinthian Column Sinumbra Base Table Lamps, France, circa 1825
Ormolu Corinthian Column Sinumbra Base Table Lamps, France, circa 1825

Ormolu Corinthian Column Sinumbra Base Table Lamps, France, circa 1825

Located in Kinderhook, NY

Newly French wired with twisted silk cords and phenolic plugs to solid brass single socket knob-turn fittings with shade harps. Provenance: Private collection, Rome, Italy.

Category

Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Harps

Materials

Metal, Brass, Ormolu

Egyptian Revival Style Dark Red Wood Hand Carved Lamp with Shade.
Egyptian Revival Style Dark Red Wood Hand Carved Lamp with Shade.

Egyptian Revival Style Dark Red Wood Hand Carved Lamp with Shade.

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The height is 25.5" to the top of the wooden carved area. With the proper harp (depending on the shade) the height could be as much as 37.5".

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Antique Harps

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

A Pair Of ‘Sorrento’ Stained Olive and Fruit Wood Pictures By Michele Grandville
A Pair Of ‘Sorrento’ Stained Olive and Fruit Wood Pictures By Michele Grandville

A Pair Of ‘Sorrento’ Stained Olive and Fruit Wood Pictures By Michele Grandville

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

Depicting ‘Roman Tarantella Dancers’ and ‘A Pompeian Harp Recital’, each with a Renaissance style foliate scrolled frame of marquetry penwork, tinted woods and geometric straw mosaic...

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Harps

Materials

Straw, Fruitwood, Olive

18th Century Three Drawer Walnut Console Table, Portugal
18th Century Three Drawer Walnut Console Table, Portugal

18th Century Three Drawer Walnut Console Table, Portugal

Located in Round Top, TX

Dark walnut console table with three drawers resting on harp shaped legs and decorative turned stretcher.

Category

Mid-18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Harps

Materials

Walnut

George III Pine & Gesso Fire Mantel
George III Pine & Gesso Fire Mantel

George III Pine & Gesso Fire Mantel

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

Musical instruments decorate the centre tablet including a harp, trumpets, flute and sheet music among oak leaves and wheat sheafs, while each end block is detailed with neoclassical...

Category

Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Harps

Materials

Composition

19th C, Decopauge "The Allegory of Civilization" Magnificent & Important Work
19th C, Decopauge "The Allegory of Civilization" Magnificent & Important Work

19th C, Decopauge "The Allegory of Civilization" Magnificent & Important Work

Located in Atlanta, GA

The hand-cut images appear to have been culled from period illustrated books and engraved portrait sources—most notably from publications such as *The Illustrated London News*, *Harp...

Category

19th Century French High Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

pirals of the Sea: Artistic Renderings of 19th Century Gastropods, 1845
pirals of the Sea: Artistic Renderings of 19th Century Gastropods, 1845

pirals of the Sea: Artistic Renderings of 19th Century Gastropods, 1845

Located in Langweer, NL

**Harpe Ventrue (Harpa ventricosa)**: Known as the ventricose harp, it is a tropical sea snail with a distinctively ridged and colorful shell, resembling the strings of a harp. 3.

Category

1840s Antique Harps

Materials

Paper

High Peaks in the Adriondacks
High Peaks in the Adriondacks

High Peaks in the Adriondacks

By Charles H. Chapin

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

Charles Chapin was an illustrator of Civil War scenes for Harper's Weekly in 1864 and also painted in Arizona.

Category

Late 19th Century Hudson River School Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1920s FBS Limoges Continental Blue Cobalt Porcelain & Gilt Vase Mounted as Lamp
1920s FBS Limoges Continental Blue Cobalt Porcelain & Gilt Vase Mounted as Lamp

1920s FBS Limoges Continental Blue Cobalt Porcelain & Gilt Vase Mounted as Lamp

Located in Germantown, MD

Measures 6" in width, 5" in depth and stand 23" in height to the top of the harp and 17" to the top of the light bulb socket.

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Harps

Materials

Brass

EARLY 19th CENTURY VIENNESE EMPIRE CLOCK
EARLY 19th CENTURY VIENNESE EMPIRE CLOCK

EARLY 19th CENTURY VIENNESE EMPIRE CLOCK

Located in Firenze, FI

The decoration of the clock features gilded bronze friezes, inspired by classical elements such as the head of Medusa and the harp, together with refined vegetal decorations that enh...

Category

Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

Still Life with Flowers
Still Life with Flowers

Still Life with Flowers

By Irving Ramsey Wiles

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

For several years it was necessary for him to work for Scribner’s, Century, and Harper’s magazines in order to make ends meet as he was unable to support himself from portraiture alo...

Category

1910s American Impressionist Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Art Deco Round Layered Wooden Table Lamp, 1930s
Art Deco Round Layered Wooden Table Lamp, 1930s

Art Deco Round Layered Wooden Table Lamp, 1930s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This lamp does not include shade or harp.

Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Harps

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Intaglio or cameo, Muse. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century.
Intaglio or cameo, Muse. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century.

Intaglio or cameo, Muse. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century.

Located in Madrid, ES

A female figure stands, robed and carrying a harp, with a sculpture on a column behind her. This may be a Muse, so common that even Wedgewood was inspired by the base of this figure:...

Category

19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Harps

Materials

Glass

Noble Grace and Martial Power: Italian Aristocrats & French Knight - 1845 Print
Noble Grace and Martial Power: Italian Aristocrats & French Knight - 1845 Print

Noble Grace and Martial Power: Italian Aristocrats & French Knight - 1845 Print

Located in Langweer, NL

Plate No.41, "Noble Italienne", portrays a seated noblewoman gracefully playing a harp. Her coral-pink gown with golden floral accents, layered over a yellow underdress, flows natura...

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Harps

Materials

Paper

Late 19th Century Russian Brass Samovar Lamp
Late 19th Century Russian Brass Samovar Lamp

Late 19th Century Russian Brass Samovar Lamp

Located in Atlanta, GA

Whether used as a statement lighting piece or admired for its rich cultural heritage, this samovar lamp serves as a unique decorative element with a storied past. Harp: 28.5"H Shad...

Category

Late 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Harps

Materials

Brass

Antique Hardman & Co Ecclesiastical Stained Glass Window of Kings
Antique Hardman & Co Ecclesiastical Stained Glass Window of Kings

Antique Hardman & Co Ecclesiastical Stained Glass Window of Kings

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

Bottom panel (king playing the harp) - Height 111.5cm x width 49.5cm x depth 1cm.

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Lead

Rare Gem French Antique Louis XVI Mirror with Intricate Fronton Carving
Rare Gem French Antique Louis XVI Mirror with Intricate Fronton Carving

Rare Gem French Antique Louis XVI Mirror with Intricate Fronton Carving

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Rare form of a Louis XVI French mirror made of hand carved gold gilded wood with a fronton that features a lovely harp or lyre, floral motifs, and laurel wreath. # 6160 Measures :...

Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Harps

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Pair of French “Poet & Musician” Bronze Sculpture Five-Light Candelabra
Pair of French “Poet & Musician” Bronze Sculpture Five-Light Candelabra

Pair of French “Poet & Musician” Bronze Sculpture Five-Light Candelabra

Located in Shippensburg, PA

Within five flowers in each candelabra are contained a simple candle well to nestle candlesticks naturalistically within the collection and in the center a turned brass rod rises con...

Category

Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Harps

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Servant, Dominican Nun and Young Lady in Traditional Italian Dress - 1845 Print
Servant, Dominican Nun and Young Lady in Traditional Italian Dress - 1845 Print

Servant, Dominican Nun and Young Lady in Traditional Italian Dress - 1845 Print

Located in Langweer, NL

Her dress is adorned with a finely patterned sash and what appears to be a small decorated box or portable harp-like object, suggesting either a musical or decorative accessory.

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Harps

Materials

Paper

Antique Heintz Bronze & Sterling Silver Table Lamp
Antique Heintz Bronze & Sterling Silver Table Lamp

Antique Heintz Bronze & Sterling Silver Table Lamp

By Heintz Art Metal Shop

Located in Malibu, CA

The lamp comes with the original harp for a larger shade.

Category

19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze, Sterling Silver

Orientalist Empty Pocket in Vienna Bronze
Orientalist Empty Pocket in Vienna Bronze

Orientalist Empty Pocket in Vienna Bronze

Located in Marseille, FR

Orientalist empty pocket in Vienna bronze from the late 19th century representing a young musician with a harp. Red breccia marble base. Height 15cm. Additional information: Mate...

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

“Scene in Union Square, New York on a March Day
“Scene in Union Square, New York on a March Day

“Scene in Union Square, New York on a March Day

By Winslow Homer

Located in Southampton, NY

Original wood engraving on paper. Taken from Harper’s Weekly, April 7, 1860. Signed “Homer” in the plate.

Category

1860s Academic Antique Harps

Materials

Archival Paper, Engraving

  • 1
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Antique Harps", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

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.