Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
New studio stars under the spotlight
26 February 2018In the flourishing market of British studio ceramics, a raft of new names is gaining traction.
Topographical art elevates Essex sale
26 February 2018Topographical watercolours may not be the hottest area of the art market, but they can still pack a punch in the saleroom.
Czech artist firmly back in favour at auction
19 February 2018Experimental work by the Czech Expressionist Ernest Neuschul (1895-1968) chimed with current tastes in a sell-out studio sale in Somerset.
Liner creates sale waves
19 February 2018This oil painting of the RMS Queen Mary, below, by marine painter William McDowell (1888-1950) was taken to a multi-estimate £12,000 at Surrey saleroom John Nicholson’s (24% buyer’s premium).
Marine works help Glos sales schedule to get under way
19 February 2018Private material sourced from old estates helped Gloucestershire saleroom Chorley’s (20% buyer’s premium) get the year off to a positive start.
Mahatma Gandhi and Beatrix Potter correspondence at UK sales
19 February 2018Children’s author Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) and Indian activist Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) don’t seem to have much in common. At separate auctions held later this month, however, both will have correspondence appearing on the market for the first time.
Old Masters debut at Chiswick Auctions
19 February 2018Chiswick Auctions (25/12% buyer’s premium) has held its first dedicated Old Masters sale, capitalising on the void left by Christie’s South Kensington’s closure last year.
The Leicester Square buzz and bustle captured in oil painting
12 February 2018A bustling scene of Leicester Square by genre painter Edward Prentis (1797-1854) took £6800 at David Lay (18% buyer’s premium) of Penzance.
Tribute to a gallant captain and his brave fire brigade
12 February 2018This painting of a fire in north London drew heated bidding when it went under the hammer at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood (21% buyer’s premium).
