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George W. Lyon
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]
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Price History
| Type | Title | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.8 cm Chicago, 1913 [Made for the firm of] | Thu 1st December 11 | £ 425.00 |
| Cello | 76.3 cm [Made for] | Thu 1st December 11 | £ 1315.00 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm 1920 c. | Tue 1st November 11 | £ 1330.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.0 g. | Sun 1st May 11 | £ 801.00 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm 1920 [Made for the firm of] | Wed 1st December 10 | £ 380.00 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1906 | Wed 1st December 10 | £ 760.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61.0 g. [Made for the firm of] | Tue 1st December 09 | £ 1177.00 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1920 c. [Made for the firm of] | Tue 1st December 09 | £ 957.00 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm 1930 c. [Made for the firm of] | Sun 1st February 09 | £ 1471.00 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm [Firm of] | Sun 1st February 09 | £ 1389.00 |
| Violin | 36.4 cm German origin [Made for] | Sun 1st June 08 | £ 530.00 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm 1920 c. [Made for] | Tue 1st May 07 | £ 147.00 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Chicago, 192 | Wed 1st February 06 | £ 928.00 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Chicago, 1920 c. | Wed 1st February 06 | £ 663.00 |
| Violin | Chicago, 1900 c. | Tue 1st February 05 | £ 394.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 62 g. [Made by "W.E. Hill & Sons" "S.B. Yeoman"] | Mon 1st October 01 | £ 1064.00 |
| Violin | 1927 | Tue 1st June 93 | £ 1320.00 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 57 g. | Fri 1st June 90 | £ 308.00 |
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