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19th Century French Bronze Woman With Lyre Sculpture
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century French Bronze Woman sitting with her lyre instrument by her side. She is in a sitting
Category

Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mid-20th Century French Patinated Brass Music Stand with Lyre Motif
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
with a lyre decor over the book holder. The tall stand is in excellent condition, with a rich patinated
Category

Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Museum Lyre Grand Piano by J.C Schleip Berlin from 1825, Empire
Located in Berlin, DE
Lyre piano attributed to Johann Christian Schleip, Berlin, around 1825, case veneered with mahogany
Category

Antique 1820s German Musical Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Antique English Choir Trophy Award Plaque Copper Repousse c1938 Lyre Harp
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Choir Trophy Award Plaque Copper Repousse c1938 Lyre Harp. Direct from England
Category

Vintage 1930s British Other Musical Instruments

Materials

Copper

English 19th Century Brass Herbalist Scale with Central Column and Lyre Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English brass herbalist scale from the 19th century, with column and lyre details, mounted on a
Category

Antique 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Strohmenger Baby Grand Piano Figured Walnut Square Legs and Lyre
Located in Leeds, GB
, fluted legs with circular casters. The two-pedal piano lyre is attached to the cabinet with a central
Category

Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

1950's Style Zimmermann Baby Grand Piano Yellow Formica Tubular Steel Piano Lyre
Located in Leeds, GB
cheeks have black contrasting stripe down the cabinet. The minimal tubular steel piano lyre is
Category

Mid-20th Century German Musical Instruments

Materials

Steel

Novelty Silver Mounted Lyre Decanter Hukin & Heath
By Heath & Middleton
Located in Northampton, GB
millesimal fineness (parts per thousand) of 925. Lyre a stringed musical instrument part of the lute-family
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Barware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Spanish Baroque Style 1900s Bleached Oak Fratino Table with Carved Lyre Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
lyres, reminiscent of musical instruments, add a touch of whimsy and visual interest to the table's
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Console Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique Cast Iron Lyre Bouquet of Flowers and Fruit Vine Garlands Table Mirror
Located in Munich, DE
good condition and shows no sign of rust. The lyre, the instrument associated with Apollo, it is his
Category

Antique 1860s German Table Mirrors

Materials

Iron

Mantel Clock in Malachite, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
by a fully sculpted figure of a young woman playing a lyre, with another stringed instrument on the
Category

Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

Mantel Clock in Malachite, 19th Century
Mantel Clock in Malachite, 19th Century
H 16.93 in W 11.82 in D 3.94 in
Italy 18th Century Walnut Dining Armchair with Cane Sitting
Located in Brescia, IT
Northern part of Italy. Very pleasant decoration with the "lyre" an antique musical instrument, on the back
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Stunning Meissen Style Centrepiece
Located in Southall, GB
instruments, a lyre, violin and classical guitar. They stand beneath a ornate basket design wreathed in
Category

Late 20th Century European Rococo Centerpieces

Materials

Porcelain

Stunning Meissen Style Centrepiece
Stunning Meissen Style Centrepiece
H 26.78 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Antique French 19th Century Louis XVI Oval Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
musical instruments including a lyre and lute, intermingled with a miter and torchere amongst fully laden
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Edwardian Oak Magazine Rack, circa 1900
Located in High Point, NC
side with florals and fruits, and the other with a lyre shaped instrument along with foliage. The feet
Category

Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Oak

Edwardian Oak Magazine Rack, circa 1900
Edwardian Oak Magazine Rack, circa 1900
H 14 in W 15.75 in D 6.13 in
Pair of Early 1800s Empire Baccarat Crystal and Bronze Tazza Centerpieces
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
. These intricately cast figures showcase musicians playing period-appropriate instruments like lyres
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Tableware

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Jacques Adnet Green Leather Bar Cart, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ends of the cart meant resemble the lyre; an ancient stringed instrument from Greece and the Middle
Category

Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Iron, Metal

French Crested Giltwood Mirror with Carved Music Allegory, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
in France during the early years of the 20th century, this exquisite mirror features a carved lyre
Category

Early 20th Century French Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Pair of Antique French Neoclassical Rock Crystal and Ormolu Lamps
Located in New York, NY
. Rock crystal at the base is adorned with decorations of the classical instrument the Lyre. An ormolu
Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Rock Crystal, Ormolu

Figure in Bronze with Medal Patina "Muse Des Bois" After Henri-Louis Levasseur
Located in Paris, FR
recognized by her lyre. The lyre is also an instrument linked to the god Apollo, often accompanied by the
Category

Antique 1890s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Two Large Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in London, GB
lyres — the stringed musical instrument, associated with ancient Greece. The arms are curved, and three
Category

Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Candle Sconces

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

French Siena Marble Tazza Urns Charles X
Located in Newark, England
intense marble. Lyre a stringed musical instrument part of the lute-family and consists of two arms and a
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Urns

Materials

Marble, Siena Marble, Metal, Bronze

French Siena Marble Tazza Urns Charles X
French Siena Marble Tazza Urns Charles X
H 18.1 in W 7.87 in D 7.87 in
Mantel Clock 19th Century Empire
Located in Warsaw, PL
skills at playing instruments. The lyre which Orpheus is holding stands on the gilded bronze clock case
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Mantel Clock 19th Century Empire
Mantel Clock 19th Century Empire
H 21.26 in W 13.39 in D 5.12 in
Antique Georgian Period Neoclassical Style Marble Mantel
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
drapes and a Lyre (ancient stringed musical instrument), to either side of the centre tablet are fluted
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Scottish Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

White Marble French Clock, Dial Signed Lepaute, Marble Signed Franco Franchi
By Lepaute
Located in London, GB
surrounded by a carved laurel leaf wreath and surmounted by trophies relating to her; scientific instruments
Category

Antique 1820s French Charles X Mantel Clocks

Materials

Carrara Marble

French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Cabinet
Located in Warsaw, PL
what he had done and offered Apollo his lyre as a gift. The lyre was a musical instrument that Hermes
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Cabinet
French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Cabinet
H 42.52 in W 47.25 in D 17.33 in
Musical Wood Table Lamp by Michelangeli, Italy
By Bottega Gualverio Michelangeli 1
Located in Orvieto, IT
Table lamp inspired at the lyre instrument. Made in seasoned solid fir wood. This ageing technique
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Linen, Wood

Vintage Ethiopian Krar Tribal Musical Instrument
Located in New York, NY
An Ethiopian dita, or krar, a five-string bowl-shaped lyre musical instrument, with a cowhide
Category

Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Cowhide, Wood

Fireback, Second Empire
Located in Gembloux, BE
Architectures de l'Antiquite. I the center is the 'Lyre', a string-instrument known for its use in Greek
Category

Antique 1860s French Empire Revival Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Iron

Fireback, Second Empire
Fireback, Second Empire
H 20.48 in W 20.48 in D 0.79 in
Empire candlesticks with Cupids musicians
Located in Paris, FR
terminating with rinceau and playing musical instruments, alternating with lyres on matting background, and a
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Candle Holders

Materials

Ormolu

Empire candlesticks with Cupids musicians
Empire candlesticks with Cupids musicians
H 11.03 in W 5.32 in D 5.32 in
Italian Lidded Urn by Ermete Agostinelli
By Ermete Agostinelli
Located in Blacksburg, VA
two medallions are applied on the urn’s neck and are embossed with motifs of musical instruments
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Extra Large French Bronze Maiden Fountain Garden Water Feature
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
musical instrument; flute, lyre and viola. Stand back to back with the central column that supports the
Category

1990s French Fountains

Pair of Bronze Table Lamps in the Form of Classical Grecian Figures
Located in Suffolk, GB
, one holding a chelys which was a stringed instrument, the common lyre of the ancient Greek period
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Mid 19th Century French Music Stand with Lyre, Adjustable
Located in Greven, DE
, height adjustability: from 122 cm to 152 cm. Description: Beautiful music stand adorned by a large lyre
Category

Antique 19th Century French Musical Instruments

Materials

Walnut

Antique Carved and Pierced Walnut Victorian Lyre Form Music Stand with Drawer
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Victorian walnut music stand features carved and pierced lyre form upper above lower
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Musical Instruments

Materials

Walnut

'Orphee à la Lyre' Tapestry by Jean Cocteau, designed late 1950s
Located in London, England
Charming composition of a green-eyed, golden haired lyre player and his instrument woven in wool in
Category

Vintage 1960s French Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Antique Edwardian Two-Tier Inlaid Music/Lamp Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
banding, attractive inlaid center depicting lyre, musical instruments and foliage. The apron and legs have
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Side Tables

Materials

Boxwood, Satinwood

Large Charles X Style Centre Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
features an exceptional segmented base and six upright supports in the shape of a lyre musical instrument
Category

Antique 19th Century French Directoire Center Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Antique French Neoclassical Verde Antico Marble and Ormolu-Mounted Urns
Located in New York, NY
emblems depicting the lyre a classical musical instrument. This compliments the body of the urn, which
Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1770
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
skillful mastery of the lyre, a stringed instrument similar to a small harp. His music was said to be so
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

19th Century French Napoleon III Rosewood Cigar Holder Box with Brass Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
instruments including a lyre. Each inside door is decorated with brass mount which can hold up to three cigars
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Sheraton Painted Satinwood Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet Regency
Located in Potters Bar, GB
really has a sumptuous patina complemented by the hand painted details - Motifs include lyres, musical
Category

Vintage 1980s Regency Bookcases

Materials

Satinwood

French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Cabinet
Located in Warsaw, PL
what he had done and offered Apollo his lyre as a gift. The lyre was a musical instrument that Hermes
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Napoleon III  Period Cabinet
French 19th Century Napoleon III  Period Cabinet
H 42.52 in W 47.25 in D 17.33 in
Gilt Bronze-Mounted Display Cabinet on Table
Located in London, GB
the drawer at the front, with stunning marquetry panels depicting classical musical instruments
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Gilt Bronze-Mounted Display Cabinet on Table
Gilt Bronze-Mounted Display Cabinet on Table
H 63.98 in W 31.11 in D 25.6 in
"Royal Vienna" Plate of 3 Beautiful Ladies and Cherry Blossoms in the Background
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Boston, MA
balcony with cherry blossoms in the background. Two of the ladies are playing musical instruments, a lyre
Category

Antique 1890s Austrian Romantic Paintings

Materials

Porcelain

French Ormolu Mantle Clock with God Apoll Era Louis-Philippe I, circa 1840
Located in Vienna, AT
instrument in the lyre family) which is visible on clock's chest top side, too. - Apollo was GOD OF ARTS
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Grand Tour Empire Period Bronze Pen Tray, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
seduce mortal women; the lyre – an instrument of art and seduction; and bows and arrows – the tools of
Category

Antique 1810s French Empire More Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Birch and Burr Lyre Side Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
the front, which is complete with working lock and key. Top is supported by lyre form instrument
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Large Antique Venetian Paint Decorated, Carved & Gilt Mahogany Wall Mirror c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
having central musical instruments (lute, lyre and clarinet) with flanking stylized palmette finials over
Category

Early 20th Century Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany

Pair of Empire Style Carved Wood and Metal Sconces from Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
the lyre and the shape of a trumpet. The lyre is a string instrument, popular in Greek antiquity
Category

20th Century Italian Empire Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

19th Century French Twelve-Cigar Holder Box with Brass Mounts and Music Box
Located in Dallas, TX
features brass mounts with music instruments including a lyre, horn and flute, and the base has two rows of
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Victorian Gilt-Bronze and Jasper-Ware Mounted Writing Table, circa 1860
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
figures play musical instruments (a lyre and a trumpet); three consider an astrological globe; three
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Tiffany and Co. 19th Century Sterling and Gold Serving Spoon in Olympian Pattern
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
gathered around a figure playing a lyre, an ancient greek stringed instrument very similar to modern harps
Category

Antique 1870s American Neoclassical Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver

Louis XVI French Gold Leaf Wood Mirror 1750
Located in Prato, Tuscany
rich carved ornament representing two musical instruments, a lyre, and a flute, tied together by a
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mercury Glass, Wood

Louis XVI French Gold Leaf Wood Mirror 1750
Louis XVI French Gold Leaf Wood Mirror 1750
H 39.38 in W 23.63 in D 1.58 in
French Empire Candelabra Apollo & Daphne Manner of Pierre-Philippe Thomire
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Newark, England
bronze figure. Each figure holds a lyre which transforms into a five branch candelabra from a bouquet of
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Candelabras

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Pair Adam Revival Satin wood Painted Cabinets Commodes C1920
Located in London, GB
instruments, including trumpets, lyres, drums, music sheets, as well as floral garlands and ribbons, in the
Category

Vintage 1920s English Cabinets

Materials

Satinwood

Antique French Egyptian Revival Bronze Sphinx 19th C
Located in London, GB
, sensuality and seduction: the swan – one of the forms the god Zeus took to seduce mortal women; the lyre – an
Category

Antique 1850s French Egyptian Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Rare Tole Lyre Form Metronome
Located in Natchez, MS
Rare 19th c. painted tole lyre form Metronome.
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Antique 19th Century German Musical Instruments

Materials

Tin

Rare Tole Lyre Form Metronome
Rare Tole Lyre Form Metronome
H 16 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Handsome Tramp Art Folk Art Radio Cabinet w Lyre Lightning Bolts
Located in Manalapan, NJ
Rare and unique tramp art radio cabinet. Decorated with a cut-out musical lyre on its front and
Category

Vintage 1930s Musical Instruments

French 19th Century Carved Giltwood Barometer with Lyre Motif and Hexagonal Face
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved giltwood barometer "Selon Toricelli", with lyre motif and hexagonal face. Born in
Category

Antique 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Giltwood, Glass

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