Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Art Fund boosts final fundraising push to save Wedgwood archive
12 September 2014The Art Fund has launched an appeal to raise the remaining £2.74m needed to save the Wedgwood collection from being split up and sold off.
Jacks, bombards and bottles: leather drinking vessels hold their own
11 July 2014The first instalment of a single-owner collection of early leather vessels was dispersed in Christie’s South Kensington’s vernacular and country-style furnishing ‘Masters and Makers’ sale.
Northampton’s Egyptian statue sets £14m record amid saleroom protest
11 July 2014This 4500-year-old Egyptian painted limestone statue topped last week’s summer series of Old Masters and works of art sales in London.
Knox’s 150th anniversary brings keen interest
04 July 2014A strong selection of Tudric (pewter) and Cymric (silver) creations by Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co was the focus of keen bidding at Bonhams’ decorative arts from 1860 sale in New Bond Street.
Rare example of Jamaican silver
06 June 2014A rare example of 18th century Jamaican silver was a highlight of the latest decorative works of art sale held by Matthew Barton of Blythe Road, Olympia.
Top price of series hinges on Emperor
30 May 2014This Imperial Qianlong white jade ‘hinge-fitting’ achieved the highest price of the round of Asian sales held this month in London and the regions, selling for £410,000 at Bonhams New Bond Street.
Christie’s woo film crowd
22 April 2014Christie’s are hoping to tap the international movie star market by putting on a preview for a new annual summer sale at the Cannes Film Festival.
William Moorcroft vase up for sale in Surrey
12 March 2014This 13in (33cm) Macintyre & Co Florian ware vase dated to 1898 and designed by William Moorcroft is going under the hammer at Catherine Southon’s sale in Surrey.
Meissen squirrels spotted in West Sussex
12 March 2014Auctioneers Bellmans will include a pair of Meissen squirrels, modelled by J.J.Kändler and dated to c.1750 in their forthcoming sale.
Pietra-dura table in Manchester
12 March 2014First seen by auctioneers Capes Dunn in 1987 during an insurance valuation, this pietra-dura table has now been consigned to their next sale.
Tiger Moth flies into London auction
12 March 2014A de Havilland Tiger Moth II will star in Holt’s next sale in London.
The pick of the saleroom
26 February 2014This ice pick belonged to the explorer James W. Dell who accompanied Scott on his first effort to reach the South Pole in 1901-04, serving as an able seaman aboard the ‘Discovery’.
Beano No 1 at Comic Book Auctions
26 February 2014This copy of The Beano No 1 from 1938 will be offered in Comic Book Auctions’ latest sale closing on March 4.
Collection of studio ceramics and glass in Gloucestershire
11 February 2014More than 1000 lots are on offer at Chorley’s two-day sale on February 20-21 at Prinknash Abbey Park, Gloucestershire.
Christie’s serve another slice of one-off format
06 January 2014Having tempted buyers with one-off auctions called The London Sale in September 2012 and Out of the Ordinary in September 2013, Christie’s will continue to use this sale format to offer a tasty selection on January 16.