Arthur L. Scholes
Bedford, 1870–1956
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Table stress fractures to the lower bouts, some loss of varnish on the table and back Lot 2441 | — | September 2021 | £1,220 |
| Violin | A violin by Arthur L. Scholes, England, 1919 Lot 94 | Amati | October 2018 | £1,011est. £ 800-1,200 |
| Violin | Labelled Made by Arthur L. Scholes Bedford England no. 39 1926, also monogrammed on the label Lot 609 | — | December 2013 | £1,020est. £ 300-500 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Bedford, 1923 n°71 | — | December 2010 | £2,850 |
| Violin | 1912 | — | June 2001 | £1,375 |
| Violin | 1916 | — | May 1994 | £1,855 |
| Violin | 1922 | — | September 1987 | £770 |
| Violin | 1922 | — | March 1986 | £1,210 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
SCHOLES, Arthur L. Born 1870 Stamford, Lincolnshire, died 1956 Bedford UK. Worked from c.1890-1914 in Rushden, Northamptonshire, later moving to Bedford. Settled in Archer Street, London in 1926, but removed to Bedford c.1940. 99 violins completed on 1714 ‘Dolphin’ Stradivari, Guarneri, and personal models. Good workmanship and materials. Oil varnish. Made by / Arthur L. Scholes / Rushden. England. / No.11 1914.
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