Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Five lots to watch at auction this week including a rare pair of Jagger statues, a Winston Churchill letter and an Indian toy soldier
10 June 2019With estimates from £500-400,000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
Horse sense: Robert Bevan lithographs trot into saleroom
10 June 2019London’s horse dealers, auctioneers and cab-yards are among the most memorable subjects painted by Camden Town Group founder Robert Bevan (1865-1925) during the early 20th century.
Affordable art: Three works sold for £1700 or under including an embroidery by Frances Richards
10 June 2019Three modestly valued works selling at regional sales at £1700 or under, including abstract-style embroidery by Frances Richards, the wife of Ceri Richards.
Previews: £30,000 plus
10 June 2019A fan showcasing the opulence of 19th century European aristocracy will be auctioned at North Yorkshire saleroom Tennants on June 27.
Works by artist Rose Henriques are revitalised in East Sussex sale
10 June 2019A remarkable cache of paintings depicting bomb-scarred London during the Blitz by a Jewish artist who devoted herself to a life of altruistic endeavour sold at an auction in Sussex.
Five lots to watch at auction this week including a copy of the world’s smallest dictionary, William De Morgan tiles and Russian Imperial porcelain plates
03 June 2019With estimates from £50-15,000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
Prince Charles original watercolour attracts attention at sale of Harold Wilson collection
03 June 2019A rare opportunity to own a watercolour by Prince Charles (b.1948) presented itself when items belonging to the former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his wife Mary were put up for sale at Hansons (20% buyer’s premium).
Singapore merchant's portrait is centre of attention at West Sussex auction
03 June 2019This pastel portrait of a Singaporean merchant by Percy Carpenter (1820-95) is believed to have broken a 30-year auction record for the artist.
Affordable art: Three works sold for £800 or under including Bernard Finegan Gribble maritime work
03 June 2019Three modestly valued works selling at regional sales at £800 or under, including Bernard Finegan Gribble maritime work.
Matisse makes top Shropshire sum
03 June 2019Characteristic etching is best-seller in appealing single-owner mix of works on paper.
Rowlandson's racehorse auction scene sells bid to £22,000 in Gloucestershire
03 June 2019A watercolour of a thoroughbred racehorse auction appeared at Chorley’s (20% buyer’s premium) of Prinknash Abbey Park, Gloucestershire, on May 21 – 123 years to the day since it had itself last sold at auction.