James Preston
London, worked 1724–1770
Established at 9 Banbury Court, Long Acre and the Strand 1724-1770. Presumed to have been a dealer and tradesman rather than a maker. Decent London trade work bears his label: coarse work and cheap materials with dark red-brown varnish. Some better cellos; also guitars. — John Dilworth
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cello | Bearing an original label Preston maker No 97 Strand crossed through, very fine state of preservation Lot 148 | Brompton’s | October 2014 | £9,600est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm London, 1750 c. | — | January 2009 | £540 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm | — | January 2009 | £312 |
| Cello | London, 1800 c. Attributed to | — | January 2005 | £4,200 |
| Violin | London, 1760 c. Baroque (repairs) | — | January 2004 | £428 |
| Violin | London Original neck (many cracks) | — | January 2004 | £290 |
| Violin | 1800 c. | — | January 2003 | £1,200 |
| Violin | 1750 c. | — | January 1997 | £805 |
| Cello | 17-- | — | January 1994 | £1,980 |
| Cello | 17-- | — | January 1994 | £3,300 |
| Cello | 1780 | — | January 1991 | £5,720 |
| Cello | 1760 c. | — | January 1990 | £1,705 |
| Violin | 1760 c. | — | January 1989 | £1,540 |
| Violin | 1750-75 | — | January 1989 | £1,980 |
| Violin | 17-- | — | January 1986 | £198 |
| Cello | 1760 c. | — | January 1986 | £1,078 |
| Cello | 1750 c. | — | January 1986 | £2,860 |
| Violin | 1750 c. | — | January 1985 | £605 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
PRESTON, James Worked circa. 1724-1770 London UK. Established at 9 Banbury Court, Long Acre and the Strand 1724-1770. Presumed to have been a dealer and tradesman rather than a maker. Decent London trade work bears his label: coarse work and cheap materials with dark red-brown varnish. Some better cellos; also guitars. Labels both manuscript and printed: Preston, maker / 97 Strand, London
Cecie Stainer+
A maker in London about 1724. In a guitar of small size was the label: ” Preston, maker, London.”
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Er wohnte Strand No. 97. Seine Arbeit ist namentlich bei Geigen sehr mittelmässig; auch zum Boden nahm er Tannenholz und verwandte rothbraunen Spirituslack. Eine kleine Guitarre von ihm besass Snoeck. Ob der Londoner Preston mit dem in York identisch war, steht nicht fest, ist aber wahrscheinlich. In London hat er sich zuletzt nur mehr auf den Handel verlegt und in fremde Arbeiten seinen Zettel geklebt.
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