French Concert Harp, Erard Freres, Paris, 1803

Description:

French Concert Harp, Erard Freres, Paris, 1803, the headplate engraved PAR BREVET D'INVENTION ERARD FRERES FACTEURS DE FORTE PIANO & DE HARPES DU ROI DE SES MENUS PLAISERS & DE LA COUR IMPERIAL DE RUSSIE RUE DU MAIL, NO. 13 & 21 A PARIS, forty-one strings, seven pedals, ht. 64 1/2 in.

Provenance: Sold by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, to benefit the collection.
Estimate $2,000-2,500

Numerous cracks, and wear and tear. Sound board is bowed. Missing several pegs. 18 inch crack in the body. Needs re-leafing, gesso and gilding required overall. Needs professional restoration. Doesnot have a case or a tuner. Crack in column; column is warped.


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