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Percy Lee
Cricklewood, London, 1871–1953
Percy Lee (1871-1953) was born in 1871 and died in 1953 in Cricklewood, London, UK. He was a viola player and a maker of violins, violas, cellos, and viols, credited with approximately 50 instruments's The Brompton's Book of Violin & Bow Makers.
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | Labelled Percy Lee, London 1904 | March 2025 | £5,015 |
| Viola | 40 cm London, 1903 | October 2011 | £1,438 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm London, 1932 | March 2010 | £1,800 |
| Viola | 42.1 cm London, 1939 | June 2009 | £2,040 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1910 | November 2008 | £3,360 |
| Violin | 1930 | November 1998 | £2,760 |
| Viola | 41.4 cm 1917 | March 1996 | £3,680 |
| Cello | 1932 | November 1994 | £4,025 |
| Viola | 42.1 cm 1930 | November 1994 | £4,025 |
| Violin | 1938 | November 1994 | £3,220 |
| Viola | 41.0 cm 1917 | November 1990 | £3,080 |
| Violin | 1914 | March 1989 | £1,430 |
| Viola | 41.3 cm 1912 | May 1986 | £1,944 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
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LEE, Percy Born 1871, died 1953 Cricklewood, London UK. Viola player and maker of violins, violas, cellos and viols. Credited with about 50 instruments.
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Working in Cricklewood at the same time
A. R. Meynell worked 1914
Albert E. Warrick worked 1889–1915
Albert Edgar Phillips Hill (Phillips) 1883–1981
Alexadner Kennedy worked 1910–1924
Alexander Ritchie b. 1888
Alfred Charles Langonet 1917–1973
Alfred Ernest Chanot b. 1890
Alfred James Burling worked 1891–1924