Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Get your claws into a canine collar
12 February 2018'Steal me not but let me jog; for I am Mrs Gwynn’s Dog.' For lovers of antique dog collars, collecting examples engraved with an amusing inscription such as this one, or a quirky owner’s name, is all part of the fun.
Collectors vote for female artists
12 February 2018As celebrations get under way to mark the centenary of women gaining the right to vote (or over-30s at least), the Modern British art market is showing a growing appetite for 20th century female artists.
Maori’s new photo finish
12 February 2018A 19th century painted print of a Maori took top honours at Heliers Auction (18% buyer’s premium) in Blackburn, Lancashire.
Greengrass now a Grosvenor School star
05 February 2018Works on paper, not oil paintings, stole the show at Lawrences (22% buyer’s premium) of Crewkerne.
Saintly surprise in west London
05 February 2018This painting of a saint sold for a multi-estimate £5400 at London Auctions (22% buyer’s premium) in Chiswick.
Hodgkin heads south London sale
05 February 2018Modern and contemporary British art racked up £195,000 at a Roseberys (23% buyer’s premium) sale, with 80% of the 252 lots sold.
Taxidermy is hot stuff in Shropshire
05 February 2018Henry Shaw (1812-87) is a well-known name in the world of antique taxidermy.
The Tennants terriers in traditional country house style
05 February 2018Traditional ‘country house style’ pictures were in plentiful supply at a two-day sale at Tennants of Leyburn.
Artists display US independence
29 January 2018Art by a pair of 20th century artists who actively avoided belonging to any artistic school or movement stood out in recent US auctions.
Landscapes underline softer market for Victorian landscapes
29 January 2018A reminder of the dramatic drop in demand over recent decades for Victorian landscapes was evident in Gloucestershire where two such oils by Sidney Richard Percy (1822-86) went under the hammer.
Summer shower in Surrey saleroom
29 January 2018A small painting by Scottish artist Robert Gemmell Hutchison (1855- 1936) took a mid-estimate £6000 at Surrey saleroom John Nicholson’s (24% buyer’s premium).