Lot 1125
1125
A BIRDS-EYE MAPLE AND GILT COMPOSITION PEDAL HARP
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A BIRDS-EYE MAPLE AND GILT COMPOSITION PEDAL HARP

BY ERARD, MID-19TH CENTURY

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A BIRDS-EYE MAPLE AND GILT COMPOSITION PEDAL HARP
BY ERARD, MID-19TH CENTURY
The brass plate engraved 'Sebastian and Pierre Erard's patent, No. 6081, 18 Great Marlborough Street, London'
69½in. (177cm.) high
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Lot Essay

Born in 1752 Sebastian Erard established his Marlborough Street branch in 1786 which he subsequently ran with his nephew Pierre.Although also a piano maker,the harp always seemed more important to him and he is responsible for patenting the double-action harp in 1810 which is regarded as the date of the invention of the concert harp.

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