A few examples of appraisal values for
LYRE

• LIFE-SIZE CAST STONE GARDEN
  LIFE-SIZE CAST STONE GARDEN SCULPTURE OF WOMAN PLAYING LYRE Mid 20th century, likely a representation of Melodie holding a lyre atop on a tree stump, unsigned.
• A bronze figure of a Classical
  A bronze figure of a Classical youth playing a lyre, on a yellow marble base, 22cm high/Provenance: The Estate of Anthony J Beeson
• American sculpture of beauty with
  American sculpture of beauty with lyre late 19th/early 20th century painted bronze signed: Clio H22'' W7'' D6'' Provenance: Carthage Missouri private collection.
• A FINE VICTORIAN LYRE-FORM
  A FINE VICTORIAN LYRE-FORM CHAMPLEVE PICTURE FRAMEThe footed, easel back gilt brass lyre centered by an opening for display is enameled in more than ten colors of champlevé enamels.Measures 10 x 7 inches.Very good condition. There are no chips, cracks, repairs, scratches or areas of loss.Provenance: The collection of Josephine Bird Hall (1888 - 1948) by descent to her son, the present owner. Josephine's father was a founder of Kansas City's Emery, Bird, Thayer Department Store.
• A MUSIC STAND A music stand, having
  A MUSIC STAND A music stand, having a lyre form sheet music support, 38"h
• Late 19th / early 20th century
  Late 19th / early 20th century signed ''A. de Landre'' with black script mark ''HB'' superimposed over ''Choisy'' further marked ''France'' and incised ''1195 / 3 / PIM / 334'' the spherical body modeled with a female figure plucking a lyre atop a horse. 17'' H x 18'' Dia.
• A French Gilt and Patinated
  A French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figure depicting a standing classical maiden with a laurel wreath and lyre having F. Barbedienne stamp and foundry mark. Height 27 1/2 inches.
• AMERICAN WHIMSEY CHAIN. Early
  AMERICAN WHIMSEY CHAIN. Early 20th century. Chain with musical lyre on end. 39"l. Ex Betty Dorow (Ohio).
• ITALIAN ALABASTER FEMALE W/ LYRE
  ITALIAN ALABASTER FEMALE W/ LYRE SCULPTURE Italian School Art Nouveau style carved alabaster sculpture depicting a standing female holding a lyre, signed "Prof. Testi" to lower back of base. Approx. h. 31.625", w. 11.5", d. 11".
• Cyprien Eugene Boulet French
  Cyprien Eugene Boulet French 1877-1927 Woman Playing Lute oil on canvas signed ''Cyprien Boulet'' lr 29 x 23 1/2 in. framed Estimate $ 1 500-2 500 Craquelure frame wear. Paintings have not been examined by blacklight.
• French Bronze Sculpture ''La
  French Bronze Sculpture ''La Melodie''after a joint work by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse(1824-1887) and Adrien Etienne Gaudez (1845-1902) a young beauty with lyre is modeled atop a plinth signed ''A.Gaudez'' and ''A. Carrier Belleuse / Hors Concours '' all presented atop a stacked marble and granite plinth.Bronze 29.5 in.; HOA 34.25 in.Private Collection of Franklin D. Rubis and Leroy T. Lewis of Fort Lauderdale FL
• French bronze figure of a classical
  French bronze figure of a classical woman emblematic of Music Dark brown patina, modeled as a draped female wearing a laurel wreath and seated on a bench, she holds a scroll in one hand and a lyre in the other, mounted on a shaped rectangular black marble base. H: 10 1/4 in.
• BRONZE FIGURE OF "SATYR PLAYING THE
  BRONZE FIGURE OF "SATYR PLAYING THE FLUTE"Bronze Figure of "Satyr Playing the Flute" , after the antique now conserved in the Musée du Louvre, Paris, h. 21 1/4 in., w. 11 in., d. 5 in., ebonized and gilt metal base, overall h. 23 3/4 in Provenance: Estate of Arley D. Cathey II, El Dorado, AR, sold to benefit the University of Chicago.
• Mirrored lyre form wall planter
  Mirrored lyre form wall planter with lucite "strings". 18 1/4"H. Some flaking to the silver.
• CLAUDE RAGUET HIRST(American,
  CLAUDE RAGUET HIRST(American, 1855-1942) Still Life with Lyre and Plaque, signed lower left "Claude Raguet Hirst N.Y.", oil on canvas, 14-1/4x 20 in.; fine carved gilt wood and composition frame, 21-3/4 x 27-3/4 in. Condition: wax lined, surface dirt layer, stabilized crackle, two surface abrasions left edge; frame with repairs, regilt
• UNUSUAL AMERICAN CLASSICAL LYRE
  UNUSUAL AMERICAN CLASSICAL LYRE FORM STAND19th century, possibly a boot jack, with rotating lyre, tiger maple throughout, set with engraved copper plaque "Patent Applied For", approximately 29-1/2 x 20-1/2 x 15-1/4 in.; together with a tiger maple trestle form drying or quilt rack, through tenon construction, 29 x 31-3/4 x 12 in. Provenance: The Ann and Joel Finn Collection Condition: good condition overall, the lyre with scattered tacking scars at top of boot jack base; drying rack with surface wear and finish losses, minor warping
• A French Silvered Bronze Figure
  A French Silvered Bronze Figure Lalouette depicting Psyche holding an oil lamp and having a dagger at her feet raised on a stepped circular base. Height overall 14 5/8 inches.
• A scene of a musician serenading
  A scene of a musician serenading two women, oil on canvas; 16" x 13 3/4"; signed "Kuhn" and dated '79 lower left. Ornate wooden frame.
• A ceramic figure entitled 'The
  A ceramic figure entitled 'The Larks Song', modelled by Dorothea Selous, 20cm high (including wooden plinth)
• Rococo Revival gilt-metal lyre-back
  Rococo Revival gilt-metal lyre-back music stand triform scroll base with two candle arms 43 in. H. 20 in. W. Estimate $ 150-250 Scratches wear.
• S. BECHHOF (GERMAN, LATE 19TH
  S. BECHHOF (GERMAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY) 25½" x 16" x 13" Lyre player and cherub, c. 19th century. Brown patinated bronze with removable lyre, signed at the base.
• AFRICAN LYRE, TOGETHER WITH A
  AFRICAN LYRE, TOGETHER WITH A BAMBOO FLUTE, 19" L.African lyre, together with a bamboo flute, 19" l. and 11 1/2" h. Condition: Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
• 19th c. iron Lyre shaped
  19th c. iron Lyre shaped bootscaper.
• ALBERT CARRIERE-BELLEUSE, THE
  ALBERT CARRIERE-BELLEUSE, THE MUSE HARMONIE BRONZE (French, 1824-1887). Classical female with lyre, signed "Carriere-Bekkeuse," with medal of honor mark, 26 in. H., mounted on black marble base. En suite with lot 1462, "La Peinture".
• GEORGES BRAQUE "LA LIERRE" (1952
  GEORGES BRAQUE "LA LIERRE" (1952 EMBELLISHED LITHO)Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963) La Lierre (Ivy) , 1952 Color lithograph on paper, hand-embellished in oils and graphite 16" x 10 3/4" (sight) Hand-painted oil and hand-drawn graphite embellishments to the image. Signed only in the plate. "Edition of 120" noted in pencil to the bottom of the sheet beside an Esther Gentle 1952 copyright stamp (matted outside of the sight). Esther Gentle published an American edition of La Lierre (edition size of 120), separate from Maeght Editeurs' French edition of the image (edition size of 400). Presented behind plexiglass in a maple frame that measures 24 1/2" x 18 1/2". Provenance : From the collection of a Fortune 500 company, acquired from the Lawrence Gallery (Kansas City). Condition Fair to good, with notable uneven toning along the left side of the sheet inside the mat sight.
• Carol Lee Rice (American Mid-20th
  Carol Lee Rice (American Mid-20th Century) "Still Life with Lute". Oil on canvas signed and dated 1963 near the lower right the canvas size apprx. 30" x 48" framed in a narrow wood frame with a gilt finish top overall apprx. 30-3/4" x 48-3/4". Label on verso of the stretcher from the Butler Institute of American Art Midyear Show 1965.
• A Patinated Bronze of a Classical
  A Patinated Bronze of a Classical Nymph possibly Syrinx figure with usual attribute of rushes and cattails height 102 in. width 25 in.
• 19th century Dutch School painting,
  19th century Dutch School painting, portrait of young man playing lute, unsigned, oil on canvas, 28-3/8 x 24 in.; modern carved and composition frame. Lined, retouch affecting 50 percent of surface, crackle, cupping, cleavage, flaking; frame with abrasions, loss to composition. The Estate of the Late Reverend O. Leland Gilmore, Maryville, Tennessee
• Carved Wood and Bone Lute or El Oud
  Carved Wood and Bone Lute or El Oud Middle Eastern, possibly Syria, late 19th century, bone-inset neck and reticulated bone rosette soundhole with carved Arabic script, interior set with label with Arabic script and "Sahate" and "Jizereo"(?), 31-1/2 x 8-1/2 in.,
• French gilt bronze figure
  French gilt bronze figure Modeled as a young woman in Middle Eastern dress playing a harp, raised on a circular orange veined marble base. H: 21 in. - several 'strings' to harp bent - minor chipping to marble base - good condition overall
• An alabaster, gilt bronze and
  An alabaster, gilt bronze and champlevé enamel centrepiece of urn form with love bird decoration to the handles, the shallow bowl with a band of enamel decoration on a square plinth with scroll feet, 57cm wide/Provenance: The Rookery, Middlesex/see illustration
• CAST STONE PUTTO AND LYRE GARDEN
  CAST STONE PUTTO AND LYRE GARDEN SCULPTURE C.1950A cast stone garden sculpture of a standing putto figure playing a lyre circa 1950. Ht: 40" Wd: 18" Dpth: 13.5"
• Unusual dated 1916 musical frame
  Unusual dated 1916 musical frame having lyre center bordered by 3 1/2'' x 5'' prints of famous musicians (also brass plaques with names). Top crest has carved cherubs bottom carved with instruments. Signed in brass ''Pego 22 Noviemvbr 1916'' (with photo of maker). 53'' x 76''.
• GEORGE F. LYNCH. GYPSY WOMAN WITH
  GEORGE F. LYNCH. GYPSY WOMAN WITH MANDOLIN, OIL After Corot, oil on canvas, signed lr, 24 x 20 in., framed
• Lalique perfume burner,
  Lalique perfume burner, opalescent glass, dancing sirens in relief, engraved and molded "R. Lalique", hand inscribed "France", early 20th century, 6-3/4 in. Interior stains and residue, normal wear to base, small rim chips on burner and lid, interior burner replacement. Private Collection, South Carolina
• Antique Lacquer and Gilt Music
  Antique Lacquer and Gilt Music Standearly 20th century diminutive form with black field and allover gilt stencil decoration a painting of a woeful pup is centered between two scrolled brass candle arms the painting with the caption ''Be it ever so humble there's no place like home''. The height of the stand is adjustable as is the angle of the music rest.40 in.Some loss to gilt decoration; wear to edge of music rest; some vintage wiring; later shades and faux candles; break to one arm.Estate of the Late Mrs. Jacqueline R. Stroupe Pinehurst NC