Job Ardern

Highest auction price

£2,400

Auction price history

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	35.6 cm Wilmslow, 1880 c.	Tue 1st March 2011	£1,320
Violin	35.9 cm Cheshire, 1900 c.	Tue 1st June 2010	£720
Violin	35.8 cm Cheshire, 1880 c.	Mon 1st March 2010	£2,400
Violin	36 cm	Sun 1st March 2009	£1,035
Violin	35.8 cm 1890 c.	Sun 1st July 2007	£1,080
Violin	35.7 cm Late 19th C.	Thu 1st February 2007	£1,035
Violin	Wilmslow, 1888	Mon 1st November 2004	£1,434
Violin	Wilmslow	Mon 1st March 2004	£358
Violin	1870 c.	Sun 1st February 2004	£1,912
Violin	1880	Fri 1st November 2002	£1,840
Violin	1900	Sat 1st June 2002	£1,132
Violin	1890	Fri 1st June 2001	£1,150
Violin	1900	Thu 1st February 2001	£978
Violin	1912	Mon 1st November 1999	£850
Violin	18--	Wed 1st October 1997	£450
Violin	1900 c.	Sat 1st March 1997	£1,265
Violin	1890 c.	Fri 1st November 1996	£690
Violin	1890 c.	Fri 1st December 1995	£1,519
Violin	18--	Fri 1st October 1993	£805
Violin	18--	Mon 1st February 1993	£440
Violin	1885	Sun 1st November 1992	£660
Violin	1894	Sun 1st November 1992	£660
Violin	1880 c.	Mon 1st June 1992	£682
Violin	18--	Sun 1st September 1991	£749
Violin	18--	Mon 1st July 1991	£550
Violin	1894	Fri 1st June 1990	£1,100
Violin		Fri 1st June 1990	£748
Violin	1890 c.	Thu 1st March 1990	£902

Biographies

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