Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Girl power fuels demand for drawing and etching in Kent
03 July 2017Exactly a week before Harry Rutherford’s ‘Camden Town’ painting sold in London (see separate Art Market story this edition), a small undated sketch, Female Nude, by his prolific mentor and tutor Walter Sickert (1860-1942) cropped up in Kent.
Previews: £30,000 plus
03 July 2017AD Antiques, run by British art pottery specialist Alison Davey, is selling this grotesque spoon warmer by the Martin Brothers.
Mr Copper and Wibbly-Wobbly
03 July 2017Like many who deal in antiques, the late dealer Andrew Cottrell zeroed in on his chosen niche with an all-consuming passion, accumulating vast knowledge (and stock) in the process.
Previews: Up to £500
26 June 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Previews: £501 - £2000
26 June 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Previews: £2001 - £5000
26 June 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Collection of Greenwich's The Spread Eagle pub consigned to Gorringes
26 June 2017Until its conversion into a pizzeria and cocktail bar three years ago, The Spread Eagle pub in Greenwich had hardly changed since its origins as a 17th century coaching inn.
Previews: £5001 - £30,000
26 June 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
You’re so 19th century, darling
26 June 2017It is tempting to write off 19th century pictures as passé. A field relegated to the dusty corners of the art market, while contemporary art reigns supreme.
Previews: £30,000 plus
26 June 2017A work by Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-88), the American artist who broke the $100m barrier at auction in May, will lead Forum Auctions’ July 6 sale in London.
The fresh face of antiquity
26 June 2017The antiquities trade’s packed summer schedule got off to a bright start at Sotheby’s (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) in London. The ancient art sale was the second to be held since the auction house reopened its London unit in 2016. Over the last two decades, Sotheby’s had sold ancient art through its New York saleroom only.
Aphrodite finds love from bidders in west London
26 June 2017Catalogued as ‘after the antique’, this marble figure of Aphrodite was the unexpected star of Chiswick Auctions’ June 14 sale of antiquities and tribal art in London.
Roman marble busts head to auction
26 June 2017“I have gazed upon the face of Agamemnon”. Arguably the most famous words in archaeological history, they were supposedly uttered by German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in 1876 as he unearthed a gold mask at Mycenae. Some 140 years later, portraits from antiquity remain powerful reminders of our ancient past.
Christie’s auction call to prayer in London
26 June 2017More 19th century pictures will go under the hammer this summer at auction houses in London. Christie’s dedicated sale in King Street on July 13 is led by a collection of 46 Orientalist works.
Venice: going, going, gondola…
26 June 2017Consigned from a deceased estate, a 19th century oil of a popular Venetian view topped Mitchells’ (20% buyer’s premium) June 1 auction in Cockermouth, Cumbria.
Interview: How to survive in a climate of fear
26 June 2017‘How Western Art Collectors are Helping to Fund Isis’ (Guardian), ‘Broken System Allows Isis to Profit from Looted Antiquities’ (New York Times), ‘How Antiquities are Funding Terrorism’ (Financial Times). In 2015, news of looting and the destruction of ancient sites in the Middle East by the fanatical Islamic terrorists Isis began to gain worldwide attention.
Auction previews - Egyptian and Greek antiquities
26 June 2017ATG previews a couple of upcoming lots at London auctions.
Mayfair gallery exhibition links antiquities to contemporary art
26 June 2017Mixing ancient and new is all the rage. The contemporary art boom has drawn new faces into the antiquities market, changing the way the trade think and display ancient art.
Ancient pottery under the spotlight
26 June 2017Ancient pottery is the most abundant and diverse collecting field to have survived from antiquity. As the first synthetic material created by humans, it spans the entire ancient world, encompassing a wide variety of styles, shapes and colours. From functional household objects to highly prized ceremonial pieces, pottery appeals to both entry level collectors and seasoned buyers. Here ATG puts ancient pottery in the spotlight with a selection of highlights coming up at auctions, fairs and galleries in London this summer.
Preview: £30,000 plus
19 June 2017ATG's weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.