Pedal Harp with Figural Decoration, circa 1780

Pedal harp with a gilt capital-form head and column, resting on a base with a ribbed frieze and lion-paw feet. The soundboard of the otherwise black lacquered body is decorated with fine polychrome grotesques depicting amphorae filled with flowers and female figures holding lyres and festoons. The strings are incomplete. In need of restoration.