Perry & Wilkinson

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£9,269

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	Labelled Made by Thos Perry and W. M. Wilkinson Musical Instrument Makers No. 6 Inglesea Street ...	March 2025	£9,269
Violin	Table sound post crack, otherwise just expected wear and tear for age and playing	March 2025	£2,074
Violin	Well figured one-piece back and ribs, fine-grained table, light amber varnish, stamped No 2495	June 2024	£7,250
Violin	Labelled Made by Thos. Perry and Wlm. Wilkinson ..., repairs to table and back, sound post crack in table	June 2020	£960

Maker Overview

Perry & Wilkinson was a prominent Irish violin-making firm based in Dublin, active from 1789 to around 1838. The partnership was formed between Thomas Perry II (c.1744–1818), one of Ireland’s most important violin makers, and his son-in-law and former apprentice William Wilkinson (1771–1838). The firm operated from No. 4 Anglesea Street, Dublin.

Perry had established a successful workshop producing violins, violas, cellos, and other instruments, employing skilled makers including Richard Tobin and Vincenzo Panormo. After Perry’s death in 1818, Wilkinson continued the business under the Perry & Wilkinson name, using existing workshop stock and patterns.

Instruments bearing the Perry & Wilkinson label are recognised for their quality of workmanship and often show the influence of Italian models, particularly the Amati tradition. Surviving examples are important representatives of the Dublin school of violin making.

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