George W. Lyon

Highest auction price

£1,471

Auction price history

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	35.8 cm Chicago, 1913 [Made for the firm of]	Thu 1st December 2011	£425
Cello	76.3 cm [Made for]	Thu 1st December 2011	£1,315
Violin	35.5 cm 1920 c.	Tue 1st November 2011	£1,330
Violin Bow	S/E 59.0 g.	Sun 1st May 2011	£801
Violin	35.8 cm 1920 [Made for the firm of]	Wed 1st December 2010	£380
Violin	35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1906	Wed 1st December 2010	£760
Violin Bow	S/E 61.0 g. [Made for the firm of]	Tue 1st December 2009	£1,177
Violin	36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1920 c. [Made for the firm of]	Tue 1st December 2009	£957
Violin	36.0 cm 1930 c. [Made for the firm of]	Sun 1st February 2009	£1,471
Violin	35.7 cm [Firm of]	Sun 1st February 2009	£1,389
Violin	36.4 cm German origin [Made for]	Sun 1st June 2008	£530
Violin	36.3 cm 1920 c. [Made for]	Tue 1st May 2007	£147
Violin	35.4 cm Chicago, 192	Wed 1st February 2006	£928
Violin	35.8 cm Chicago, 1920 c.	Wed 1st February 2006	£663
Violin	Chicago, 1900 c.	Tue 1st February 2005	£394
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g. [Made by "W.E. Hill & Sons" "S.B. Yeoman"]	Mon 1st October 2001	£1,064
Violin	1927	Tue 1st June 1993	£1,320
Violin Bow	S/E 57 g.	Fri 1st June 1990	£308

Biographies

John Dilworth

LYON, George W. Worked from 1864 Chicago, Illinois USA. Founder of Lyon & Healy, a general music shop, in partnership with Patrick J. Healy 1864. Financed by Oliver Ditson of Boston. The violin department operated from 1888 to 1967 employing many distinguished craftsmen. Annual catalogues Lyon & Healy Rare Old Violins are a valuable archive of fine instruments, published 1890-1925. Similarly the Hawley Collection of Violins (1904) is a collectible edition and important source book. The shop also distributed the Whitelaw violin varnish made by James Whitelaw in Glasgow, popular with many early 20th century makers. [Wenberg]