Jean Francois Aldric

Highest auction price achieved
£ 34850.00

By John Dilworth

ALDRIC, Jean François Born 1765 Mirecourt, died 1843 Paris France. Son of François-Antoine Aldric, above. Established at rue de Arcis, Paris; later rue de Bussi, Faubourg St-Germain. Excellent copies of Stradivari in the French style, strongly influenced by Lupot. Large model which retains Mirecourtian characteristics in the arching and wide-set upright soundholes. Striking ebony or whalebone purfling and thick red varnish. Seems to have often used old wood affected with worm, which is neatly patched under the varnish. Superbly finished workmanship. Fait par Aldric Luthier / rue de Arcis 16 / Paris 1792. Aldric Luthier rue / de Bussi, no.30, 1807 Rue de Bussy no. 30, Faub. St-Germain / p

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Cello 1825 Thu 1st November 84 £ 18700.00
Violin 35.9 cm Paris, 1819 Tue 1st March 11 £ 34850.00
Violin 35.6 cm Paris, 1837 (unrestored soundpost crack) Tue 1st June 10 £ 15016.00
Violin 35.7 cm Paris, 1820 c. [Ascribed to & probably by] Thu 1st October 09 £ 13347.00
Violin 35.6 cm Paris, 1803 (in excellent state of preservation) Sat 1st November 08 £ 15561.00
Violin 35.9 cm Paris, 1823 Sun 1st June 08 £ 21353.00
Cello Paris, 1830 c. Mon 1st October 07 £ 28557.00
Violin 1838 Sun 1st June 03 £ 12741.00
Violin 1795 Sun 1st December 02 £ 10594.00
Violin 1816 (scroll replaced) Tue 1st December 98 £ 5877.00
Violin 1836 Wed 1st March 95 £ 13800.00
Violin 1818 Tue 1st November 94 £ 13800.00
Violin 1822 Tue 1st November 88 £ 5940.00
Violin 1807 Wed 1st June 88 £ 14300.00
Violin 1841 Sat 1st November 86 £ 3850.00

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