Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Good times in a boat artwork combines tradition and modernity
18 October 2021Created with handmade paper, gold leaf and ink, this large work Good Times: Boating Together was made in 2020 by Yao Jui-chung (b.1969).
Vote of confidence for St James’s with Asian art dealers moving to the area
18 October 2021A group of Asian art dealers have committed to new spaces in St James’s.
Go on a treasure hunt at Firsts
11 October 2021Tolkien classic in bespoke binding is one of the highlights as the London event returns
New specialist at Jenna Burlingham
11 October 2021Modern British art gallery Jenna Burlingham Fine Art has appointed Lydia Wingfield Digby as its new gallery specialist.
Tale of Bedouin life roams into new London event
11 October 2021This October, the capital hosts The London Autumn Book Fair – a fresh addition to the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association’s (PBFA) 2021 calendar.
Ede gaze falls on black glaze pottery
11 October 2021Antiquities specialist Charles Ede is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an exhibition and catalogue championing the understated elegance of Greek black glaze pottery.
Thompson’s opens third gallery
11 October 2021Thompson’s Galleries, specialist in Modern and Contemporary British art, is opening a third exhibition space this October.
The web shop window: Carlo Lasinio engraving
11 October 2021Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions: Furniture dealer Rowland Leach
11 October 2021Rowland Leach runs interior design and antique business French Loft with his wife Mary, specialising in 17th and 18th century French and English country furniture.
US museum buys a van Overbeek
11 October 2021The Cleveland Museum of Art in Ohio has become the third US institution to hold a work by the obscure Dutch artist Michel van Overbeek (fl.1650-1719) after acquiring this small drawing of the Pyramid of Cestius in Rome.
Art & Antiques for Everyone fair back in Birmingham in November
04 October 2021Organisers of the Art & Antiques for Everyone (AAfE) fair have announced it will return this winter to its venue at the NEC in Birmingham from November 25-28.
Cotswold fair makes its debut appearance at Compton Verney after enforced move
04 October 2021Grand venues can work wonders for fair organisers helping to get punters through the door while providing an ideal backdrop for dealers to showcase their stock.
5 Questions: Steven Beale of Trinity House Paintings
04 October 2021Involved in the art industry since he was 16, Steven Beale opened Trinity House Paintings in the Cotswolds village of Broadway in 2006.
BADA members showcase their wares with week-long event
04 October 2021Encompassing mezzotints from the court of George III, gentleman’s library objects and furniture by master craftsmen of the Belle Époque period in Paris, BADA members are gearing up for a week-long series of gallery-based shows, talks and tours.
The web shop window: Copy of Great Plague death list in unusually healthy condition
04 October 2021Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
West Country wonders return to Albert Amor
04 October 2021One of the largest selling exhibitions in recent years of 18th century Plymouth and Bristol porcelain is under way at London gallery Albert Amor in Bury Street.
Bruges museum buys Old Master portrait at the ‘last’ TEFAF Online
04 October 2021Over six days, collectors and institutions gathered virtually for TEFAF Online 2021 to peruse the high-end offerings of more than 250 international galleries.
Dealers head to Cheshire for Tatton Park fair
04 October 2021This mahogany inlaid bijouterie oval table by Victorian maker Edwards & Roberts is part of a large selection of antiques making their way to Cheshire this month.
Latest James Bond film prompts art and antiques firms to promote memorabilia
29 September 2021The James Bond film ‘No Time To Die’ will be released on September 30 (after pandemic delays) and a number of auction houses and dealers have a selection of related items for sale.
Dealer John Bly starts a new chapter
27 September 2021To mark its 130th year in business, long-running antiques and decorative arts specialist John Bly has launched a new venture.