Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Bonhams to sell works from Catalan sculptor Anton Casamor's villa
26 March 2018On the Baroque façade of Girona Cathedral in Catalonia stands the figures of Saint Joseph and Saint James, carved in the 1960s by local sculptor Anton Casamor (1907-79).
Bidders warm to an unnamed face in Cambridge sale
19 March 2018British portraiture with pedigree provided plenty of action in a strong sale of pictures at Cheffins (22.5% buyer’s premium) of Cambridge.
Every dog has its day at Cheffins sale
19 March 2018Led by the portrait of an Italian mastiff by il Guercino (1591-1666), dogs took a starring role in the Cheffins' March 8 sale. The delightful oil of a stocky ‘Cane Corso’, perhaps the artist’s own dog, overshot a £80,000-120,000 estimate and was knocked down at £570,000 – the highest auction price in the English regions so far this year.
Inscription adds to status
19 March 2018The sale-topper at Wilkinson’s Auctioneers (20% buyer’s premium) of Doncaster in South Yorkshire was a16th century English portrait of an aristocratic lady.
Mary Fedden demand strong across UK
19 March 2018A pair of trademark gouaches by Mary Fedden (1915-2012) drew strong bidding at auctions in Derbyshire and Essex.
Clarice Cliff: Bizarre patterns across the UK
19 March 2018Much of the Clarice Cliff pottery that finds its way into UK salerooms is relatively inexpensive. However, a clutch of pieces by the Staffordshire born and bred designer due to go under the hammer over the next few weeks will attract those in the hunt for scarcer works.
Significant sculpture shown at Vienna international exhibition of 1873 at Chiswick Auctions
12 March 2018London saleroom Chiswick Auctions has secured four significant pieces of European and British sculpture not seen on the market for at least a generation.
Traditional sales at the double in Oxfordshire
12 March 2018Two stand-out collections containing Old Master and traditional British works on paper were offered within 24 hours of each other in Oxfordshire.
Previews: Up to £500
12 March 2018ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Roger Fry’s view of pacifist paradise
12 March 2018A picture by Bloomsbury Group painter Roger Fry (1886-1934) drew strong bidding at Holloway’s in Banbury.
Previews: £501 - £2000
12 March 2018ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
James Dickson Innes – an artist searching for freedom
12 March 2018A painting by the obscure Welsh artist James Dickson Innes (1887-1914) generated keen bidding at Essex saleroom Stacey’s (24% buyer’s premium) on February 26.
Previews: £2001 - £5000
12 March 2018ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Pupil keeps Giverny going
12 March 2018This 23in x 2ft 7in (59 x 80cm) oil on canvas is attributed to Blanche Hoschedé-Monet (1865-1947), the step-daughter and daughter-in-law of Claude Monet.
Previews: £5001 - £30,000
12 March 2018Estimated at £8000-12,000, this five-piece sterling silver tea and coffee service by Harald Nielsen (1891-1977) for Georg Jensen will go under the hammer at Great Western Auctions’ Fine Art & Antique sale on March 23-24.