John Preston
York, worked 1783–1791
Viola cited in the Hill Archive. Work presently unknown. John Preston, York / 1791. Fecit Preston Pavement, York, 1789 John Preston 1783 — John Dilworth
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled John Preston Maker in the ... York 1788, ribs, back and peg box Lot 48 | Brompton’s | December 2016 | £660est. £ 400-600 |
| Small Cello | Bearing an original label Lot 159 | Brompton’s | October 2012 | £1,800est. £ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin | 1780 | — | January 2002 | £1,195 |
| Violin | 1793 | — | January 2001 | £1,092 |
| Cello | 1790 c. | — | January 1984 | £1,155 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
PRESTON, John Worked circa. 1783-1791 York UK. Viola cited in the Hill Archive. Work presently unknown. John Preston, York / 1791. Fecit Preston Pavement, York, 1789 John Preston 1783
William Meredith Morris+
He was capable of turning out very good work, but most of his remains show carelessness. The line is not at all bad. Labels (there were several, of which the following is one) : —
JOHN PRESTON, FECIT, YORK, 1789
George Hart+
John Preston, York, 1791. Fecit.
Cecie Stainer+
A maker in York about 1785-95.
and “John Preston, York, 1791, Fecit.”
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Manchmal nicht ungeschickt, wie ein von ihm 1800 gemachtes Instrument im Museum in Kopenhagen beweist.
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