Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
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Works offered from key figure in the Christie’s story
19 June 2023More than 70 lots of paintings, works on paper and antiques assembled by the well-known auctioneer and collector Paul Whitfield (1942- 2018) went under the hammer at Mallams (25% buyer’s premium) in Oxford on May 17.
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Big Apple TEFAF all set to open
08 May 2023TEFAF New York returns this year to the Park Avenue Armory from May 12-16.
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Take a peak at Buxton
08 May 2023The picturesque spa town of Buxton in the Peak District will once again host its long-running annual fair.
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West Sussex event benefits from the ‘triangle’ location
08 May 2023Fair in Petworth benefits from its setting near to a famous National Trust’s property and an 'antiques destination' town
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Kean kept a low profile but is now in the spotlight
08 May 2023The stand-free fair, 'Eye of the Collector', returns to London this May for its third physical edition.
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5 Questions: export porcelain specialist Allard van Halm
08 May 2023Allard van Halm runs van Halm & van Halm, specialising in 17th and 18th Chinese and Japanese export porcelain from his base in Portobello Road. He will be exhibiting at The Decorative Fair in Battersea from May 9-14.
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The web shop window: recent discovery of a work by artist Georgette Rondel
08 May 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
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Italian attractions in Philadelphia
24 April 2023This typical genre scene by Italian painter Alessandro Milesi (1856-1945) was taken to a multi-estimate $37,500 (£31,000) at a US auction
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View of the Acropolis is high point at Roseberys
24 April 2023This oil depicting the Acropolis in Athens by Hermann David Salomon Corrodi (1844-1905) was taken to £13,000 at Roseberys (25/20/12% buyer’s premium).
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Tesson’s delicacies in line with bidders’ taste
24 April 2023French artist Louis Tesson (1820-70) is best known for his genre paintings in the Middle East and north Africa.
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European Art: Freshness and pitch combine to create market bright spots
24 April 2023While demand for 19th century European art remains selective, recent sales have enjoyed good bidding on the ‘right’ material with appealing estimates
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French artist’s nude makes four times estimate in Geneva
24 April 2023The stand-out lot offered at a recent sale at Piguet (23% buyer’s premium) of Geneva was a female nude by Jean Souverbie (1891-1981).
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Elegant sitter ‘from the Fairfaxes’ catches the attention
27 March 2023A flurry of bids emerged at Mallams (25% buyer’s premium) in Oxford for a particularly fine 17th century portrait of a young woman.
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Trade greets market fresh Wodehouse Old Master wonders
27 March 2023Middle market Old Masters, longstanding family ownership, market freshness... what’s not to like?
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JJ Lally & Co lots span 5000 years of Chinese history
06 March 2023Bonhams will offer two single-owner collections as part of its programme for Asia Week New York.
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Kuniyoshi masters woodblock prints
06 March 2023As its Asia Week New York offering, Egenolf Gallery presents Prints and Drawings by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), Master of Graphic Storytelling.
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Gallery shows unite Big Apple residents and visitors
06 March 2023Around 26 specialist dealers are taking part in the 2023 edition of Asia Week New York (AWNY) from March 16-24.
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Dealers and auctioneers ready for action at New York Asia Week
06 March 2023Exhibitions and sales lined up for the 14th edition of the annual celebration of Asian art in New York
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Array of traditional robes on offer
06 March 2023Three online sales make up the Asia Week New York programme presented by Lark Mason Associates via the iGavel Auctions platform.
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Hokusai goes with the flow
06 March 2023Shown here is a highlight of The Art of Japan’s Asia Week New York exhibition, Fine Japanese Prints: 300 Years of Japanese Prints, Ukiyo-e -Modern.