A double-action pedal maple and giltwood harp by Lyon & Healy, style 22, Chicago, circa 1915

A double-action pedal maple and giltwood harp by Lyon & Healy, style 22, Chicago, circa 1915

the base, forty-six strings, seven brass pedals, inscribed on the action plate Lyon & Healey, Chicago, USA, Manufactured under five Patents
Height 70½in; Haut. 179 cm
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Harpe à double action et pédale en placage d'érable et moulures dorées par Lyon & Healy, style 22, Chicago, vers 1915

à quarante-six cordes et sept pédales en laiton, porte l'inscription "Lyon & Healey, Chicago, USA, Manufactured under five Patents"
Height 70½ in; Haut. 179 cm

Condition Report:
Catalogue photos are accurate. Colour of veneers slightly faded with a few small patches and typical age cracks. Gilding with scattered rubbing, marks and losses, mainly along bottom of base and column. Lacking five strings.

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Provenance:
Christie's New York, 14 October 2005, lot 36