Dimensions: – of harp approx. H 180 xW 90 x D 55 cm
– of box: H 196 x W 113 x D 62
Description:
Elegant double pedal harp with 47 strings from the workshop of the famous
harp and piano maker Sebastian Erard.
It is signed: ”Erard 13 Rue du mail Paris”and has the serial number 4777.
Sebastian Erard is considered the most famous harp maker of the 19th century
and the inventor of the double pedal harp.
Condition: Unrestored
Sébastien Erard (1752-1831) began building harpsichords, pianos, and harps, with
his brother Jean-Baptiste (1749-1826), and later with his nephew Pierre
(1794-1855). After having established centres of production in Paris and London,
he developed numerous important inventions and innovations, most notably the
double-action harp (1808-1811) and the double escapement for the piano (1822),
inventions that paved the way for the modern harp and piano. Countless great
composers owned Erard pianos, including Beethoven and Haydn.
(http://www.sebastienerard.org)