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Percival Wilfred Bryant

Name: Percival Wilfred Bryant auction price records, Amati Instrument Archive
Creator: Amati

Ovingdean, 1902–1994

Worked for George Withers in Leicester Square, London 1920-1932. Established at Ovingdean 1939. Fine reputation as a bow maker; one of the few distinguished English makers of the 20th century not trained at Hills. — John Dilworth

Worked Ovingdean

Made Bass Bow, Cello Bow, Viola Bow, Violin Bow

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£3,840

TypeDecade of saleAuction houseCurrency

64 results

Type	Details	Auction house	Sold	Price
Violin Bow	Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped P.W. Bryant Lot 27	Tarisio	October 2023	£1,180est. £ 1,800-2,500
Double Bass Bow	Silver mounted, round stick stamped P.W. Bryant, ebony frog with pearl eye, silver button Lot 2224	Gardiner Houlgate	September 2022	£3,840est. £ 1,000-1,500
Violin Bow	Gold mounted, round stick faintly stamped Bryant, engraved to the ferrule LR Lot 104	Tarisio	March 2019	£2,360est. £ 2,500-4,000
Viola Bow	Gold mounted, octagonal stick stamped P.W. Bryant Lot 149	Brompton’s	March 2019	£2,880est. £ 1,500-2,500
Viola Bow	Illustrated in Arthur Bultitude and the Hill tradition by Richard Sadler Lot 180	Brompton’s	October 2018	£2,640est. £ 1,200-1,800
	After Sartory, silver mounted, octagonal stick, some minor wear to the handle, otherwise good condition Lot 166	—	June 2018	£2,560est. £ 1,000-1,500
Double Bass Bow	Silver mounted, round stick stamped P.W. Bryant, ebony frog with Paris eye, without hair Lot 109	Gardiner Houlgate	October 2017	£1,860est. £ 800-1,200
Viola Bow	Silver mounted, octagonal stick Lot 274	Brompton’s	March 2017	£300est. £ 300-500
Violin Bow	Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped P.W. Bryant, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 1250	Gardiner Houlgate	June 2016	£600est. £ 500-700
Viola Bow	Gold mounted, octagonal stick stamped P.W. Bryant on the handle, ebony frog with Paris eye, gold button Lot 69	Ingles & Hayday	March 2016	£1,200est. £ 1,200-1,800
Viola Bow	Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped P. W. Bryant Lot 50	Brompton’s	November 2015	£1,080est. £ 1,000-1,500
Viola Bow	Gold mounted, round stick stamped P.W. Bryant, ivory frog Lot 53	Brompton’s	November 2015	£1,680est. £ 1,500-2,000
Viola Bow	Gold mounted, round stick stamped P. W. Bryant, ivory frog Lot 229	Brompton’s	November 2015	£1,800est. £ 1,500-2,000
Viola Bow	Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped P. W. Bryant, ivory frog Lot 234	Brompton’s	November 2015	£2,160est. £ 1,800-2,000
Double Bass Bow	Nickel mounted, round stick stamped P. Bryant, ebony frog with pearl eye, nickel and ebony button Lot 155	Gardiner Houlgate	November 2015	£1,176est. £ 500-700
Violin Bow	Gold mounted, round stick stamped P.W. Bryant, ebony frog with Paris eye, button with two gold bands Lot 38	Ingles & Hayday	November 2015	£3,120est. £ 1,200-1,600
Viola Bow	Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped P.W. Bryant Lot 76	Tarisio	October 2014	£1,576est. $ 1,200-1,800
Cello Bow	Made for W. E. Hill & Sons, silver mounted, round stick stamped W. E. Hill & Sons S Lot 15	Tarisio	October 2014	£3,600est. £ 3,000-5,000
Cello Bow	Nickel mounted, round stick stamped P.W. Bryant, ebony frog with pearl eye, nickel button Lot 742	Gardiner Houlgate	June 2014	£312est. £ 300-500
Violin Bow	Silver mounted, round stick stamped P.W. Bryant, ebony frog with Paris eye, silver button Lot 204	Gardiner Houlgate	May 2014	£885est. £ 700-1,000
Cello Bow	Made for W. E. Hill & Sons, silver mounted, stamped W. E. Hill & Sons, button later Lot 15	Tarisio	June 2013	£1,200est. £ 1,500-2,200
Violin Bow	Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped P Bryant, ivory frog, whalebone lapping Lot 30	Brompton’s	June 2013	£840est. £ 700-1,000
Viola Bow	Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped PW Bryant, ivory frog, whalebone lapping Lot 327	Brompton’s	December 2012	£2,400est. £ 2,000-3,000
Viola Bow	Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped E.W. Bryant Lot 53	Brompton’s	June 2012	£1,560est. £ 600-1,000
	Silver mounted, stamped P W Bryant, tinsel lapping Lot 12	—	April 2012	£1,483est. $ 2,000-3,000
Violin Bow	Gold mounted, round stick faintly branded, ebony frog Lot 271	Brompton’s	January 2012	£2,880est. £ 800-1,200
Cello Bow	S/E 74 g.	—	January 2011	£1,440
Viola Bow	G/E 61.5 g.	—	January 2010	£1,735
Bass Bow	S/E 130 g.	—	January 2009	£1,725
Viola Bow	S/E 65 g. with tinsel wrap	—	January 2009	£1,346
Viola Bow	S/E 71 g. England, 1940 c.	—	January 2006	£1,200
Viola Bow	S/E 70 g.	—	January 2005	£1,320
Violin Bow	G/E 62 g.	—	January 2003	£1,320
Violin Bow	S/I 61 g.	—	January 2002	£822
Bass Bow	S/E	—	January 2002	£277
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	—	January 2002	£575
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	—	January 2002	£628
Violin Bow	G/I 65 g.	—	January 2002	£500
Violin Bow	G/E 61 g.	—	January 2001	£950
Viola Bow	S/E 66 g.	—	January 2001	£860
Viola Bow	G/E 65 g.	—	January 2001	£900
Violin Bow	S/E 66 g.	—	January 2000	£920
Bass Bow	S/E	—	January 2000	£863
Viola Bow	S/E 70 g.	—	January 1999	£690
Violin Bow	S/E 63 g.	—	January 1999	£747
Bass Bow	S/E	—	January 1999	£1,357
Bass Bow	S/E	—	January 1999	£1,270
Cello Bow	S/E 75 g.	—	January 1998	£920
Violin Bow	S/E 64 g.	—	January 1996	£690
Cello Bow	S/E 80 g.	—	January 1995	£1,150
Violin Bow	G/E 55 g.	—	January 1995	£1,380
Cello Bow	S/I 79 g.	—	January 1994	£1,035
Viola Bow	S/I 65 g.	—	January 1994	£1,380
Viola Bow	S/I 71 g.	—	January 1994	£1,265
Violin Bow	G/I 66 g.	—	January 1994	£1,380
Violin Bow	S/I 61 g.	—	January 1994	£805
Violin Bow	S/E 59 g.	—	January 1994	£517
Violin Bow	G/I 61 g.	—	January 1992	£1,681
Viola Bow	S/E 71 g.	—	January 1991	£1,100
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g.	—	January 1991	£1,045
Viola Bow	G/I 74 g.	—	January 1990	£1,210
Viola Bow	G/I 74 g.	—	January 1987	£1,320
Viola Bow	G/E 71 g.	—	January 1985	£990
Cello Bow	S/E 71 g.	—	January 1983	£770

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

BRYANT, Percival Wilfred Born 1902, died 1994 Ovingdean, Sussex UK. Worked for George Withers in Leicester Square, London 1920-1932. Established at Ovingdean 1939. Fine reputation as a bow maker; one of the few distinguished English makers of the 20th century not trained at Hills.

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