Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Antiquities: Single-owner collection of cameos and intaglios in New York proved the highlight of ‘Classic Week’
13 May 2019For antiquities aficionados, the pinnacle of Christie’s ‘Classic Week’ in New York was its single-owner offering of 40 exquisitely carved intaglios and cameos hailing from the ancient world.
Gold 'pyxis' trinket box emerges at London auction
13 May 2019In the Classical world, the so-called pyxis – a small round box used for storing trinkets, ointments or cosmetics – was often made from wood and other materials, but rarely in gold.
Mars intaglio makes a multi-estimate sum at Salisbury sale
13 May 2019This gold ring mounted with an oval intaglio of the Roman god Mars made a multi-estimate £9000 at a sale of jewellery at Salisbury saleroom Woolley & Wallis (25% buyer’s premium).
Bust depicts a short-lived Roman emperor Didius Julianus
13 May 2019This over life-sized marble bust depicts Emperor Didius Julianus, who ruled the Roman empire for just a few short months in the year 193AD. His fleeting 66-day reign took place during the tumultuous period known as ‘The Year of the Five Emperors’ and came to a grisly end when he was murdered by a common soldier.
Fragment from Roman period sarcophagus – an example of very early recycling
13 May 2019Although the antiquities market is more stringently regulated than ever before, the possibility of illicit material continues to cause concern for collectors of antiquities. This places a greater financial value on pieces with long watertight provenances.
Affordable art: Three works sold for under £1001 including an oil by Paul Gauguin's son
13 May 2019Three modestly valued works selling at regional sales below £1001, including an oil by Paul Gauguin's son Pola.
Five lots to watch at auction this week including a Soviet propaganda poster, a 1916 Irish Proclamation and a landscape by Lowry’s tutor
06 May 2019With estimates from £30-150,000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
Bold buyers win the top prizes at auction
06 May 2019At an uncertain time bidders are assertive when the best and not the rest comes up at auction.
William Ratcliffe lays out the case for his talents
06 May 2019An interior scene by one of the lesser-known members of the Camden Town Group shone in a Modern and Post War British Art sale at Chiswick Auctions (25/12% buyer’s premium) in west London on April 16.
Affordable art: Three works sold for under £900 including a watercolour of Cliveden House
06 May 2019Three modestly valued works selling at regional sales below £900, including a watercolour view of Cliveden House.