A Late 19th Century Irish Portable Harp
A gut-string portable harp, of small portable scale, decorated with foliate patterns of gold shamrocks and acanthus. Introduced in 1819 by John Egan (and later called the Royal Portable Harp) these instruments were available in black, blue green and natural finishes. English, c.1890
By J. Geo. Morley; Harp Maker from Erard’s 6 Sussex Place, South Kensington, London.
Height: 39 in; 99 cm
Width: 22 in; 36 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, England.
Literature:
Ireland Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690-1840, front cover, p.207- 208
Early Musical Instrument Making in Ireland, Darcy Kuronen, fig 1.
£8,500
A gut-string portable harp, of small portable scale, decorated with foliate patterns of gold shamrocks and acanthus. Introduced in 1819 by John Egan (and later called the Royal Portable Harp) these instruments were available in black, blue green and natural finishes. English, c.1890
By J. Geo. Morley; Harp Maker from Erard’s 6 Sussex Place, South Kensington, London.
Height: 39 in; 99 cm
Width: 22 in; 36 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, England.
Literature:
Ireland Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690-1840, front cover, p.207- 208
Early Musical Instrument Making in Ireland, Darcy Kuronen, fig 1.
£8,500
A gut-string portable harp, of small portable scale, decorated with foliate patterns of gold shamrocks and acanthus. Introduced in 1819 by John Egan (and later called the Royal Portable Harp) these instruments were available in black, blue green and natural finishes. English, c.1890
By J. Geo. Morley; Harp Maker from Erard’s 6 Sussex Place, South Kensington, London.
Height: 39 in; 99 cm
Width: 22 in; 36 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, England.
Literature:
Ireland Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690-1840, front cover, p.207- 208
Early Musical Instrument Making in Ireland, Darcy Kuronen, fig 1.
£8,500