Job Ardern

Highest auction price achieved
£ 2400.00

By John Dilworth

ARDERN, Job Born 1826, died 1912 Wilmslow, Cheshire UK. Apprenticed as a carpenter. Began violin making in 1855 as a hobby. Self-taught. Produced over 500 instruments which he rarely put up for sale. The majority of these were acquired after his death by W. E. Hill & Sons, who set them up in their own workshops and sold them, mainly abroad. Very pleasant and distinctive instruments on an Amati model. Nicely regulated with softened edges and a good clear dark orange or red-brown varnish. Pretty scroll and fairly long soundholes with slightly exaggerated sweep. Made by Job Ardern / b. 1826. 1879 / Wilmslow Cheshire Job Ardern Wilmslow / No. 286. Cheshire 1898 Hill label: Made by Job Ardern / Wilmslow, Cheshire Born 1826 died 1912

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 35.6 cm Wilmslow, 1880 c. Tue 1st March 11 £ 1320.00
Violin 35.9 cm Cheshire, 1900 c. Tue 1st June 10 £ 720.00
Violin 35.8 cm Cheshire, 1880 c. Mon 1st March 10 £ 2400.00
Violin 36 cm Sun 1st March 09 £ 1035.00
Violin 35.8 cm 1890 c. Sun 1st July 07 £ 1080.00
Violin 35.7 cm Late 19th C. Thu 1st February 07 £ 1035.00
Violin Wilmslow, 1888 Mon 1st November 04 £ 1434.00
Violin Wilmslow Mon 1st March 04 £ 358.00
Violin 1870 c. Sun 1st February 04 £ 1912.00
Violin 1880 Fri 1st November 02 £ 1840.00
Violin 1900 Sat 1st June 02 £ 1132.00
Violin 1890 Fri 1st June 01 £ 1150.00
Violin 1900 Thu 1st February 01 £ 978.00
Violin 1912 Mon 1st November 99 £ 850.00
Violin 18-- Wed 1st October 97 £ 450.00
Violin 1900 c. Sat 1st March 97 £ 1265.00
Violin 1890 c. Fri 1st November 96 £ 690.00
Violin 1890 c. Fri 1st December 95 £ 1519.00
Violin 18-- Fri 1st October 93 £ 805.00
Violin 18-- Mon 1st February 93 £ 440.00
Violin 1885 Sun 1st November 92 £ 660.00
Violin 1894 Sun 1st November 92 £ 660.00
Violin 1880 c. Mon 1st June 92 £ 682.00
Violin 18-- Sun 1st September 91 £ 749.00
Violin 18-- Mon 1st July 91 £ 550.00
Violin 1894 Fri 1st June 90 £ 1100.00
Violin Fri 1st June 90 £ 748.00
Violin 1890 c. Thu 1st March 90 £ 902.00

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