Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Minorca port scenes buck today’s market
18 March 2017Owing to today’s minimalist taste, Continental views of 19th century ports are not an easy sell. This pair of canvases proved otherwise when they topped Thomson Roddick’s (15% buyer’s premium) March 18 sale in Carlisle, Cumbria.
Previews: Up to £500
18 March 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Modern life is not at all rubbish
11 March 2017Forget the album: Great Bardfield artists help to create a sale sense of Cool Britannia in Essex
Irish couple stand out in Kent
04 March 2017Dillon painting of Inishmaan quay is surprise find among artist’s studio collection
Stagecoach scenes stand and deliver
25 February 2017Equestrian works remain firm favourites at auction for a handful of faithful collectors
Stage set for theatrical flourishes
18 February 2017Interior decorators among the bidders taking a fancy to West End producer’s artworks
How to beat any January bid blues
11 February 2017Tight belts normally dominate this time of year but Somerset auctioneers see an opportunity
Fighter ace soars to set a record
04 February 2017Portrait of Second World War pilot leads an impressive sale formation of military pictures
Equestrian art kept on tight rein
28 January 2017Auction house sets realistic estimates in a market much changed since strong 1980s running
Winning a £18,000 battle for The War of the Worlds
28 January 2017ORIGINAL posters for the first release of the 1953 Paramount sci-fi classic The War of the Worlds are something of a holy grail in the collecting market.
International brigade advances
21 January 2017With Mod Brits making the headlines, works from the wider world also impress in the regions
Lakeland Fell scales sale heights
14 January 2017Landscape painter lauded by LS Lowry makes the running among local artists in Cumbria
A mighty Mod Brit market
31 December 2016Records tumble in trio of main sales held in the major London rooms
Rare Nelson miniature portrait surfaces and sells at auction for £14,000
29 November 2016A small and previously unrecorded portrait of Lord Nelson sold for £14,000 at Charles Miller’s latest Maritime and Scientific sale in West Kensington.
London antiquities sales set sail with Bonhams offering ancient Egyptian model boat
24 November 2016Specialist sales of antiquities in London kick off at Bonhams later this month with a 192-lot auction in New Bond Street on November 30.
Cedric Morris blossoms in the saleroom with two auction records set in 48 hours
15 April 2016In the space of just 48 hours, two paintings by the self-taught Welsh artist and horticulturalist Cedric Morris (1889-1982) raised the auction bar for his work to a new level.
Sandby tops Hooton Pagnell dispersal
10 December 2015Topping Bonhams Knightsbridge’s marathon nine-hour sale of items from Hooton Pagnell Hall in South Yorkshire was this 20½in x 2ft 5in (52 x 76cm) watercolour and gouache work by Paul Sandby (1730-1809).
Helleu portrait emerges at Sworders
07 December 2015Paul César Helleu (1859-1927) is best known for his Belle Epoque portraits of beautiful society women.
Devastating fire at Surrey centre
01 December 2015A major fire has caused significant damage to Bourne Mill Antiques Centre, home to about 70 dealers in Farnham, Surrey.
Penman looks to design at Chelsea
30 November 2015Penman Fairs will launch a new London event for 2016 called ‘Art, Antiques & Design’.