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An Impressive Pair of 19th Century Orientalist Spelter Figures, After A. Waagen
An Impressive Pair of 19th Century Orientalist Spelter Figures, After A. Waagen

An Impressive Pair of 19th Century Orientalist Spelter Figures, After A. Waagen

By Max Arthur Waagen

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

playing a hand drum being held aloft, and the female figure shown cradling a harp on her shoulder, her

Category

Late 19th Century French Other Antique Harps

Materials

Spelter

Vintage Black and Gold Toned Metal Lamp
Vintage Black and Gold Toned Metal Lamp

Vintage Black and Gold Toned Metal Lamp

Located in Sheffield, MA

without shade. Height measurement below includes harp. Fully electrified for U.S. use.  

Category

Early 20th Century American Baroque Antique Harps

Materials

Metal

English Mahogany Stick Barometer Signed T. Taylor London
English Mahogany Stick Barometer Signed T. Taylor London

English Mahogany Stick Barometer Signed T. Taylor London

Located in Savannah, GA

and calibrated by Julian Gibbard, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, with documentation. See measurements

Category

Early 1800s English George III Antique Harps

Materials

Brass

Manierre Dawson (American, 1887-1969) Abstract oil painting on canvas
Manierre Dawson (American, 1887-1969) Abstract oil painting on canvas

Manierre Dawson (American, 1887-1969) Abstract oil painting on canvas

Located in Philadelphia, PA

, 1971, p. 354; Davidson, Abraham. Early American Modernist Painting 1910-1935. New York: Harper and Row

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas, Paint

French Bronze and Brass Torchiere, Early 20th Century
French Bronze and Brass Torchiere, Early 20th Century

French Bronze and Brass Torchiere, Early 20th Century

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

fittings, incorporating a reeded, hour-glass-form harp, raised on splayed legs. Stock ID: D1393

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Satsuma Urn Table Lamp
19th Century French Satsuma Urn Table Lamp

19th Century French Satsuma Urn Table Lamp

Located in Dallas, TX

included. Circa 1860s Measures: 30.5 height x 9 in diameter (height includes harp).

Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

Pair Napoleon III Period Glazed Faience Table Lamps with Bronze Bases
Pair Napoleon III Period Glazed Faience Table Lamps with Bronze Bases

Pair Napoleon III Period Glazed Faience Table Lamps with Bronze Bases

Located in Dallas, TX

new harps and silk shades, each has been newly electrified by an expert electrician for the perfect

Category

1870s French Napoleon III Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

Large Giltwood Cartel Wall Clock by Gustav Becker
Large Giltwood Cartel Wall Clock by Gustav Becker

Large Giltwood Cartel Wall Clock by Gustav Becker

Located in Norwich, GB

with swag decoration, turned finials, surmounted by a harp with starburst decoration below the dial

Category

1890s German Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Bronze and Red Marble Lamps
Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Bronze and Red Marble Lamps

Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Bronze and Red Marble Lamps

Located in Shippensburg, PA

cord and are ready to place. A very fine acquisition. Measurements: 35 3/4" H (including harp) x 6 1

Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Harps

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Japanese Lacquer Writing Box, Suzuribako, Edo Period, 18th Century, Japan
Japanese Lacquer Writing Box, Suzuribako, Edo Period, 18th Century, Japan

Japanese Lacquer Writing Box, Suzuribako, Edo Period, 18th Century, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

a koto, a thirteen stringed harp or zither. The flush fitting lid, inrobuta, of tapered shape and

Category

18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Harps

Materials

Gold, Silver, Copper

“The Fisherman’s Cottage”
“The Fisherman’s Cottage”

“The Fisherman’s Cottage”

By Frederick Cozzens

Located in Southampton, NY

. His preferred medium was watercolor, and he began his career as an illustrator working for Harpers

Category

1920s Academic Antique Harps

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Family Escape
Family Escape

Family Escape

By Charles E. Chambers

Located in Fort Washington, PA

of the flood” Story illustration: “The Understudy”, author: Johnson Morton, Harper’s Monthly, August

Category

1910s Antique Harps

Materials

Oil, Board

“India, 1912”
“India, 1912”

“India, 1912”

Located in Southampton, NY

freelance pen-and-ink artist for such periodicals as Century or Harper’s with animal studies, still lifes

Category

1910s Academic Antique Harps

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Neo Classical, Renaissance Revival Cast Bronze 1920s Table Lamp
Neo Classical, Renaissance Revival Cast Bronze 1920s Table Lamp

Neo Classical, Renaissance Revival Cast Bronze 1920s Table Lamp

Located in Lomita, CA

emblems, the circular foot has stylized egg and dart decoration. The brass harp is original, and so is the

Category

Early 20th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Lamp on Circular Fluted Base, New York. Circa 1920
Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Lamp on Circular Fluted Base, New York. Circa 1920

Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Lamp on Circular Fluted Base, New York. Circa 1920

By Tiffany Studios

Located in Charleston, SC

Tiffany Studios bronze desk lamp with original iridescent shade, scrolled bulbous harp, and resting

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze, Wire

18th century Georgian Sterling Silver Irish Sauce Boat
18th century Georgian Sterling Silver Irish Sauce Boat

18th century Georgian Sterling Silver Irish Sauce Boat

Located in Savannah, GA

graceful handle. Marked with the symbol of Ireland and the harp fineness symbol. The makers first initial

Category

1770s Irish Georgian Antique Harps

Materials

Sterling Silver

David Webb Cocktail Ring In 18kt Platinum And 40.44 Cts Star Sapphire & Diamonds
David Webb Cocktail Ring In 18kt Platinum And 40.44 Cts Star Sapphire & Diamonds

David Webb Cocktail Ring In 18kt Platinum And 40.44 Cts Star Sapphire & Diamonds

By David Webb

Located in Miami, FL

his wife. Diana Vreeland, a noted columnist and editor of Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, was often seen

Category

1920s American Modernist Antique Harps

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Gold, 18...

Man looking into Window

Man looking into Window

By Everett Shinn

Located in Miami, FL

Original Magazine Illustration for a magazine like Harper's, Vanity Fair, Life, Look, and Judge

Category

1910s American Realist Antique Harps

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Gouache, Pencil, Watercolor

Large 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock
Large 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock

Large 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock

Located in Tarzana, CA

wearing a toga sitting amidst broken columns as she is looking up while holding an angel harp. Circa

Category

Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture Entitled "Marquerite" Signed P. Dubois
Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture Entitled "Marquerite" Signed P. Dubois

Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture Entitled "Marquerite" Signed P. Dubois

By Paul Dubois

Located in Long Island City, NY

bronze depicting a beautiful woman playing the harp. Paul Dubois was born on the 18 July 1829 in

Category

Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

19th, Circular Ormolu Bronze French Centerpiece with Mirror
19th, Circular Ormolu Bronze French Centerpiece with Mirror

19th, Circular Ormolu Bronze French Centerpiece with Mirror

Located in IT

cm, 11 cm the highest point (harps) This splendid French centerpiece has a round base covered by a

Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Bronze and Crystal Candelabra
19th Century Bronze and Crystal Candelabra

19th Century Bronze and Crystal Candelabra

Located in Old Town Orange, CA

scrolled bronze resembling a harp, bearing an aged patina. This candelabra is wired and is in good working

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Harps

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Bucks County Winter Landscape
Bucks County Winter Landscape

Bucks County Winter Landscape

By Paul Bernard King

Located in Milford, NH

illustrator for Life and Harper’s magazines, and went on to become well known for his portraits, landscapes

Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Women - Woodcut Print - 1850s

Women - Woodcut Print - 1850s

Located in Roma, IT

, Harper's Magazine. Hemiplegic by the end of his life, he produced a few prints made with his left hand.

Category

1850s Modern Antique Harps

Materials

Woodcut

19th Century English Sheraton Bookcase Cabinet
19th Century English Sheraton Bookcase Cabinet

19th Century English Sheraton Bookcase Cabinet

Located in Forney, TX

, circa 1820, having a unique gilt bronze lion's head and harp accented cornice atop two glazed doors with

Category

Early 19th Century Sheraton Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Stony Brook
Stony Brook

Stony Brook

By Paul Bernard King

Located in Milford, NH

Life and Harper’s magazines, and went on to become well known for his portraits, landscapes, rural

Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Louis XVI Style Cylinder Bureau, By François Linke
Louis XVI Style Cylinder Bureau, By François Linke

Louis XVI Style Cylinder Bureau, By François Linke

By François Linke

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

centred by a gilt-bronze foliate framed oval decorated with floral marquetry and a harp and books

Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Harps

Materials

Ormolu

Large 19th century marble sculpture, 'The Love Boat'
Large 19th century marble sculpture, 'The Love Boat'

Large 19th century marble sculpture, 'The Love Boat'

Located in Tarzana, CA

. Three children playing musical instruments (violin, flute and angel harp), one cherub rows the swan

Category

19th Century Antique Harps

Materials

Marble

Wonderful Victorian Pyrite Necklace
Wonderful Victorian Pyrite Necklace

Wonderful Victorian Pyrite Necklace

Located in New York, NY

", it is mounted in graduated oval settings with "Irish harp" motif centerpiece. Pyrite is a fragile

Category

Late 19th Century Irish Late Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Quartz, Gilt Metal

Antique Victorian 18 Karat Gold and Garnet Earrings, Ca. 1820-1850
Antique Victorian 18 Karat Gold and Garnet Earrings, Ca. 1820-1850

Antique Victorian 18 Karat Gold and Garnet Earrings, Ca. 1820-1850

Located in Rotterdam, NL

design reminds me of the lyre harp and set with beautiful faceted garnets. Which have different cut

Category

Early 19th Century European Early Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

French Bronze Orientalist Figure by Georges Charles Coudray
French Bronze Orientalist Figure by Georges Charles Coudray

French Bronze Orientalist Figure by Georges Charles Coudray

Located in Tarzana, CA

figure of an Orientalist Woman Playing Harp with Sphinx Head. Signed: Coudray AP with seal of Societe

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

The Confab
The Confab

The Confab

By John George Brown

Located in Fort Washington, PA

of Artists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. February, 1883. LITERATURE: HARPER'S WEEKLY, volume XXVII

Category

1880s Realist Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Pair French 19th Century Napoleon III Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Urn Table Lamps
Pair French 19th Century Napoleon III Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Urn Table Lamps

Pair French 19th Century Napoleon III Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Urn Table Lamps

By Pierre-Philippe Thomire

Located in Los Angeles, CA

style wreaths and harps. (Now converted to table lamps - electrified). Both lamps fitted with recent

Category

Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Harps

Materials

Bronze

Diamond Enamel Antique Eagle Brooch
Diamond Enamel Antique Eagle Brooch

Diamond Enamel Antique Eagle Brooch

Located in New York, NY

collection of Madeleine Albright, "Read My Pins", published by Harper Collins, 2009.

Category

1890s Unknown Antique Harps

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum

Gentleman with his Three Children by 18th Century English Artist John Opie
Gentleman with his Three Children by 18th Century English Artist John Opie

Gentleman with his Three Children by 18th Century English Artist John Opie

By John Opie

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

him playing musical instruments, the daughter with her harp and son playing the flute. A third child

Category

Late 18th Century British George III Antique Harps

Materials

Canvas

Rare Set of Six Dram Mugs Made in London in 1871 by Richard Sibley
Rare Set of Six Dram Mugs Made in London in 1871 by Richard Sibley

Rare Set of Six Dram Mugs Made in London in 1871 by Richard Sibley

Located in London, GB

sides are also decorated with reeding and each has a plain harp shaped handle. The interior displays

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Harps

Materials

Silver

Dory Fishermen
Dory Fishermen

Dory Fishermen

By Frederick Cozzens

Located in New York, NY

preferred medium was watercolor, and he began his career as an illustrator working for Harpers Weekly, the

Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Harps

Materials

Watercolor

Pottery and Porcelain of All Times, First Edition
Pottery and Porcelain of All Times, First Edition

Pottery and Porcelain of All Times, First Edition

By William C. Prime 1

Located in valatie, NY

Pottery and porcelain of All Times and Nations by Wm. Prime. NY: Harper and Bro., 1878. First

Category

19th Century American Antique Harps

Materials

Paper

Baby's First Christmas
Baby's First Christmas

Baby's First Christmas

By Rose Cecil O'Neill

Located in Fort Washington, PA

G. Hayes, published in Harper's Bazar, December 1910. ​​​​​​​The artwork is also reproduced within

Category

1910s Antique Harps

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pencil

The Martian original art nouveau 1897 lithograph
The Martian original art nouveau 1897 lithograph

The Martian original art nouveau 1897 lithograph

By Edward Penfield

Located in Spokane, WA

year and a half after Penfield began a series of monthly images for Harper's, his work was heralded by

Category

1890s Art Nouveau Antique Harps

Materials

Lithograph

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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.