ERARD GILTWOOD CONCERT PEDAL HARP
c. 1820, etched on brass plate Sebastian Erard's PATENT HARP No. 559 No 10 Great Marlborough St., London
classical-form, the giltwood fluted column circled by rams' heads, ebonized soundboard with dancing maidens, 8 pedals and 42 strings (restrung for use), 67"h; 30"w
Erard (Strasbourg/France, 1752-1831) came to Paris in 1768 when 16 years old. The Duchesse de Villeroy (d. 1816) became his patron providing him with a workshop at her mansion. In 1786 he made a pianoforte to accompany Marie Antoinette's singing voice. He left revolutionary Paris in 1792 for London establishing his shop on Great Marlborough St. where he concentrated on harps. In 1794 he is acknowledged as the first-ever British patent for a harp.
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Realized: $3,250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 66 : ERARD GILTWOOD CONCERT PEDAL HARP
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