Thomas (II) Perry

Highest auction price achieved
£ 5052.00

By John Dilworth

PERRY, Thomas (II) Worked circa. 1745-1818 Dublin Republic of Ireland Son and successor of Thomas Perry (I), above. Worked at Christ Church Yard until 1771 when he moved to 6 Anglesea Street. During this time he may have worked with G. Ward of Aston’s Quay, whose work is substantially similar to instruments labelled by Perry. In 1790 entered into partnership with son-in-law W. Wilkinson. The business moved to 4 Anglesea Street in 1796 and carried on under Wilkinson’s direction until 1828, ten years after the death of Perry. Pupils and assistants include one Tregart or Deegar (whose name is signed inside at least one example), W. Ringwood, and John McNeill. Perry & Wilkinson shop eventually

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 35.3 cm Dublin, 1813 Tue 1st May 07 £ 560.00
Violin 35.5 cm Dublin, 1815 Sun 1st October 06 £ 5052.00
Violin 35.4 cm Dublin, 1790 c. Mon 1st May 06 £ 542.00
Violin Dublin, 1809 Thu 1st July 04 £ 4200.00
Violin 1790 Thu 1st May 03 £ 1645.00
Violin 1816 Fri 1st February 02 £ 1400.00
Violin 1823 Sat 1st July 00 £ 3120.00
Violin 1804 Mon 1st June 98 £ 1840.00
Violin 1820 Sun 1st March 98 £ 1322.00
Violin 1813 Sun 1st February 98 £ 2425.00
Violin 1810 c. Wed 1st October 97 £ 608.00
Violin 1803 Sun 1st June 97 £ 632.00
Violin 1813 Fri 1st December 95 £ 1736.00
Violin 1804 Thu 1st June 95 £ 483.00
Violin 1808 Wed 1st March 95 £ 1380.00
Violin 1796 Wed 1st March 95 £ 2300.00
Violin 1803 Sat 1st October 94 £ 1380.00
Violin 1813 Wed 1st June 94 £ 1265.00
Violin 1796 Sun 1st November 92 £ 462.00
Violin 1800 c. Sun 1st November 92 £ 990.00
Violin 1790 Mon 1st June 92 £ 1980.00
Cello 18-- Tue 1st November 83 £ 4620.00
Viola 39.1 cm 1824 Fri 1st April 83 £ 1210.00
Violin 35.4 cm Dublin, 1770 c. Tue 1st March 11 £ 4800.00
Violin 35.4 cm Dublin, 1820 c. (in need of restoration) Tue 1st December 09 £ 313.00
Violin 35.3 cm Dublin, 1824 Thu 1st October 09 £ 1112.00
Violin 35.3 cm Dublin, 1790 c. bearing original neck Sun 1st March 09 £ 1200.00
Violin 35.4 cm Dublin, 1806 (restorations) Sun 1st March 09 £ 3120.00
Violin 35.5 cm Dublin, 1773 Sat 1st March 08 £ 3750.00
Violin Dublin, 1815 Tue 1st February 05 £ 1920.00
Violin 1790 Sun 1st September 02 £ 690.00
Viola 39.1 cm 1785 Sat 1st November 97 £ 4083.00
Violin 1791 Wed 1st May 96 £ 1203.00
Violin 1814 Tue 1st November 94 £ 1725.00
Violin 1772 Tue 1st March 94 £ 2530.00
Violin 1800 c. Mon 1st November 93 £ 1338.00
Violin 1801 Tue 1st June 93 £ 1210.00
Violin 1804 Mon 1st March 93 £ 3520.00
Violin 1800 c. Fri 1st November 91 £ 1760.00
Violin 1780 c. Mon 1st April 91 £ 1760.00
Cello 1800 c. Wed 1st June 88 £ 1540.00
Violin Wed 31st October 12 £ 4750.00

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