23rd Jul, 2024 10:00
Fine Art & Antiques Including The Principal Contents Of Dunkirk Manor
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A Gothic style maple and giltwood pedal harp by Sebastian & Pierre Erard, Paris
A Gothic Revival maple and giltwood pedal harp by Sebastian & Pierre Erard, Paris
19th Century, gilt wood, patent no. 5131, decorated with panels of Saints, 175.5cm high
Provenance:Provenance: Dunkirk Manor
Footnote:Sebastian Erard designed the double action system for the harp which is now found with minor variations in all modern harps. Establishing a factory in Paris, Erard manufactured pianofortes for Marie-Antoinette and the Duchesse de Villeroi. Erard fled at the onset of the French Revolution, setting up a workshop in Great Marlborough Street, London and attaining similar popularity in the years he resided there.
Leaving his London workshop in the capable hands of his nephew, Pierre, Sébastien eventually returned to Paris where he continued to reimagine and improve his instruments. The current harp is a comparatively late production, circa 1850, designed by his nephew Pierre. In 1839, England’s Queen Victoria appointed Pierre Erard “Pianoforte Maker to Her Majesty.” Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s beloved husband, also favoured Erard pianos and commissioned a horizontal grand piano in the Renaissance style.
Sold for £1,600
A Gothic Revival maple and giltwood pedal harp by Sebastian & Pierre Erard, Paris
19th Century, gilt wood, patent no. 5131, decorated with panels of Saints, 175.5cm high
Provenance: Dunkirk Manor
Sebastian Erard designed the double action system for the harp which is now found with minor variations in all modern harps. Establishing a factory in Paris, Erard manufactured pianofortes for Marie-Antoinette and the Duchesse de Villeroi. Erard fled at the onset of the French Revolution, setting up a workshop in Great Marlborough Street, London and attaining similar popularity in the years he resided there.
Leaving his London workshop in the capable hands of his nephew, Pierre, Sébastien eventually returned to Paris where he continued to reimagine and improve his instruments. The current harp is a comparatively late production, circa 1850, designed by his nephew Pierre. In 1839, England’s Queen Victoria appointed Pierre Erard “Pianoforte Maker to Her Majesty.” Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s beloved husband, also favoured Erard pianos and commissioned a horizontal grand piano in the Renaissance style.
The pedals are connected to the disks - additional images
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Auction: Fine Art & Antiques Including The Principal Contents Of Dunkirk Manor, 23rd Jul, 2024
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