Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
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24 April 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Lightning strike sparks lively London bidding battle for Byron
24 April 2017An intriguing 18th century watercolour of a tree struck by lightning fetched a multi-estimate sum at Forum Auctions’ (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) March 30 sale in London.
Specialists welcome in a strong start to the picture sales scene
05 April 2017Salisbury is latest auction house finding a sense of optimism despite some patchy areas
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05 April 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
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05 April 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Favourite of the cavalry commands top lot in Oxford
05 April 2017A good mix of traditional and modern pictures drew decent bidding at Mallams’ (20% buyer’s premium) on March 16.
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05 April 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
The long haul: test of Grosvenor staying power
05 April 2017Demand for the delicate 20th century dynamic prints of the Grosvenor School has softened since the string of recordbreaking sales and prices taking place several years ago.
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05 April 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Previews: £5001 - £30,000
05 April 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Previews: £501 - £2000
01 April 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
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01 April 2017A small work by Russian artist Ivan Pavlovich Pokhitonov (1851-1924) leads a large consignment of pictures from a private London club to Harry Moore-Gwyn’s Blythe Road sale on April 5 in West Kensington.
Krugier name adds to appeal of £55,000 Hokusai drawing
01 April 2017This Japanese rice paper drawing was among a number of lots to draw strong bidding at Dreweatts and Bloomsbury’s (24% buyer’s premium) offering of the Jan Krugier collection.
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01 April 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Previews: £5001 - £30,000
01 April 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Dillon’s majestic Madeira
01 April 2017A trio of watercolours painted by British topographical artist Frank Dillon (1823-1909) were among the highlights of Diamond Mills’ (15% buyer’s premium) March 8 sale in Felixstowe, Suffolk.
Perspectives from a Grand Tour
01 April 2017Private works on a European theme yield strong prices in Cambridgeshire sale...
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01 April 2017ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
A £2600 unfinished tour of the British Empire
01 April 2017An oil of HMS Ophir moored off Halifax in Canada sold for a multi-estimate sum at George Kidner’s (19% buyer’s premium) sale in Lymington on March 2.
Lamorna Birch coastal scene takes £3400
25 March 2017Among the picture highlights of Peter Wilson’s (24% buyer’s premium) Fine Art Sale on March 2 in Nantwich was a coastal sunset scene by prolific Birkenhead artist Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869-1955).