Paul Preston

b.1943
Paul Preston

Paul Preston (b.1943, Leeds), also known as the Red Mole. is one of the most distinctive and imaginative figures in contemporary British jewellery. Originally trained and briefly employed as an architect, Preston abandoned conventional practice after just two years in favour of a far more unconventional life, diving the waters around Land’s End for crawfish and salvaging non-ferrous metals from shipwrecks.

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Birds & Stars Ring, 1990●

precious white metal; approx size S
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Bird in a Shield Ring, 1991●

precious white metal; approx size K/L
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Haha with Mushrooms Ring, 1992●

precious white metal; approx size O
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‘Red Mole Leaving Care Behind’ Ring, 1993●

precious white metal, red sapphire; approx size N
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Stoat Ring, 1990●

white precious metal; approx size M
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Prawn Brooch, 2015●

precious yellow metal, sapphire, seed rubies
H:4cm W:7.5cm
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Prawn Brooch, 2015

New Garden Pool #4 with Yellow Fish Brooch, 2015●

precious white and yellow metals
H:5.2cm W:5.8cm
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Fish Earrings I & New Garden Pool #4 with Yellow Fish Brooch●

Moles in a Hot Air Balloon Necklace, 2009●

precious yellow metal, ruby, beads
L:58cm H:5.5cm W:3cm D:0.5cm
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Moles in a Hot Air Balloon Necklace and Gold Disc with Mole Earrings, 2009●

Gold Disc with Mole Earrings, 2009●

precious yellow metal
D:1.9cm
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French Pastry Ring IV, 2016●

precious white and yellow metals, ruby, emerald; approx size Q
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Goldfish Ring, 2018●

precious white and yellow metals, pink sapphire; approx size L
H:1.5cm W:1.3cm
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Gold Wire Frame Earrings●

precious yellow metals, pink sapphires
H:4.5cm W:2.5cm D:0.5cm
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‘Essox Lucius’ Brooch, 2024●

precious yellow metals, green sapphires
H:4.5cm W:2.2cm D:1.7cm
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‘Serpent’ Ring, 2008●

precious yellow metal
W:1.2cm
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French Pastry Ring II, 2023●

precious white and yellow metals with stones
H:2cm W:2cm
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Mackerel Boat Brooch (With a Nod to A.W. of St. Ives), 1995●

precious yellow metal
H:5.7cm W:5.2cm
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Walking Brooch, 1993●

precious white and yellow metals, emerald
H:3.5cm W:6.5cm
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Hard by the Lilied Nile Ring, 1993●

precious white metal
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Bird in the Woods Ring, 1990●

precious white metal, size L1/2 approx
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Protecting My Assets Brooch, 2023●

precious white and yellow metal, rubies & citrine
H:3cm W:5.3cm
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Geese Ring, 1991●

precious white metal, size N approx
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The Secret Very Large Telescope Brooch, 2023●

precious white and yellow metal, garnet
H:3cm W:5.3cm
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The Man Who Missed Hallys Comet Brooch, 2023●

precious white and yellow metal
H:3.5cm W:5.2cm
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Bird in the Woods Ring, 1990●

precious white metal
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Crows Ring, 1992●

precious white metal
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Ducks Ring, 1992●

precious white metal, size P approx
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Moonshine Ring, 2023●

precious white and yellow metal, moonstone
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Dealing with a Little Problem Ring, 2024●

precious white and yellow metal, size O approx
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Fishes Ring, 2020●

precious white metal, size O approx
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Bat Sun Moon Ring, 1993●

precious white metal, size N approx
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Garden Pool Ring, 1985●

precious white metal
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Pennies From Heaven Pendant, 2023●

precious white and yellow metal
H:3.5cm W:3.5cm
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Owl and Rat Pendant, 2023●

precious white metal
H:4cm W:3cm
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Gannet Pendant●

precious white metal
H:2cm W:2.3cm
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Polar Bears Ring, 1991●

precious white metal, size P1/2 approx
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Pilgrims Pendant, 2021●

precious white metal
H:2.2cm W:3.4cm
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Fishing Pendant, 2021●

precious white metal
H:4cm W:3cm
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Moles on Bikes Pendant, 2021●

precious white and yellow metal
H:2.5cm W:3.5cm
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Guillemot Pendant, 2021●

precious white metal
H:2.5cm W:3cm
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Duck on Water Pendant, 1992●

precious white metal
L:45cm H:2cm W:2cm
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Fish with Gold Eye Pendant, 2024●

precious white and yellow metal
H:2.5cm W:4cm
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Fish in Sea Pendant●

precious white metal
H:2.4cm W:2cm
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Three Fish Pendant●

precious white metal
H:2.3cm W:1.8cm
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Grey Mullet Brooch, 2017●

precious white metal
H:3cm W:7cm
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Mole on Bike Earrings, 2021●

precious white metal
H:3.5cm W:1.8cm
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Belgard Ring, 2024●

precious white and yellow metal
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Another of Lifes Little Hazzards Brooch, 2024●

precious white and yellow metal
H:3cm W:4cm
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French Pastry Ring I, 2016●

precious white, yellow and red metals, aquamarine; approx size N
W:0.8cm
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French Pastry Pendant, 2019●

precious white and yellow metal, opal, green tourmaline
H:3.5cm W:2.8cm
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Mole Ring, 2015●

precious white and yellow metal, tourmaline; size O 1/2
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Mole, Weasel and Bird Brooch, 1990●

precious white metal
H:3cm W:3.3cm
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St Francis (June) Brooch, 2021●

chiselled precious white metal
H:5cm W:5.3cm
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St Francis Brooch, 2021●

chiselled precious white metal
H:5cm W:5.2cm
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Chicken Feed #3 Brooch, 2021●

precious white metal
H:5cm W:5.2cm
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Two Bass Brooch, 1987●

silver pressed with handmade dyes and chiselled
H:5cm W:6cm
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Turbot Brooch, 1987●

silver pressed with handmade dyes and chiselled
H:4.2cm W:6.5cm
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Cat and Mouse with Yellow Sun Brooch, 2017●

silver, gold
H:3.2cm W:4.2cm
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Yellow Bird Drinking at New Garden Pool Brooch, 2015●

silver, 18ct gold
H:5.7cm W:5.8cm
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Prawn at Godrevy Brooch, 2014●

precious white metal
D:4.5cm
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Terns Brooch, 1987●

silver pressed with handmade dyes and chiselled
H:4.2cm W:3.4cm
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Fox and Hares Brooch, 1987●

silver pressed with handmade dyes and chiselled
H:4cm W:3.8cm
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Fish and Crab with Kelp Brooch, 1989●

precious white metal
H:4.2cm W:3.2cm
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Ring with Fish and Pink Tourmaline, 2018●

white precious metal, pink tourmaline
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Catcher Mole Pendant, 2020●

white precious metal
H:2.7cm W:2.6cm
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Gold and Stones Earrings, 2012●

yellow precious metal, semi-precious stones
H:6cm W:1cm
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Fish with Yellow Eye Earrings, 2020●

white and yellow precious metal
H:5.5cm W:1.5cm
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Phoenix Rising Pendant, 2020●

white and yellow precious metal
H:4.5cm W:4cm
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Fish Earrings I, 2020●

precious white metal
H:7cm W:2cm
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Fish with Opal Pendant, 2019●

white and yellow precious metal, opal
H:3.2cm W:3.2cm
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Tourmaline with Duck Ring, 2016●

precious white and yellow metal, pink tourmaline, size N approx
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St Francis Syndrome Brooch #2, 2017●

ruby, yellow precious metals and white precious metal
H:5cm W:5cm D:1cm
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Face Rings, 2016

Silver
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Sun and Green Tourmaline Droppers Earrings●

Yellow gold, red gold, tourmalines
L:6cm W:1.5cm
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Ring with Tourmaline, 2015●

Tourmaline, White and Yellow precious metal
H:1.3cm W:0.8cm
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Bird at a Pond Brooch●

Hand made "one off" brooch in white and yellow metal with a large tourmaline, a ruby and an emerald
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‘Bits and Bats’ Brooch, 2012●

Yellow precious metal
W:5cm D:0.5cm
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A Charm of Goldfinches by Paul Preston, 2007●

H:5.91cm W:5.1cm D:2.43cm
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