Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Mill in splendid isolation sails to high price in Chichester
06 August 2018A sweeping landscape by John Arnesby Brown (1866-1955) made a multi-estimate sum at Henry Adams (20% buyer’s premium), the second time in four months a work by the painter has done so at the Chichester firm.
Saleroom selection: Three modestly valued works in regional sales including Bush Hardy river scene
06 August 2018A trio of works in regional auctions which sold under £300, including a watercolour of the River Dart in Devon by Thomas Bush Hardy.
Rembrandt and Turner lead London's works on paper offerings
23 July 2018Two high-quality works on paper made their presence felt at the top end of the Old Masters market during the latest series in London.
Sir Francis Drake wart and all portrait fetches £290,000 at auction
23 July 2018An early Anglo-Dutch portrait of the swashbuckling English sea captain Sir Francis Drake topped Bonhams’ Old Master paintings sale on July 4 in New Bond Street. It sold for £290,000, just below its juicy £300,000-500,000 guide.
Celebs give Old Masters the glitz
23 July 2018Can endorsement by stars such as Beyoncé and Victoria Beckham boost the market?
Roman glass yields some affordable luxuries
16 July 2018While the big-money lots often steal the headlines, much of the antiquities market remains affordable.
Dealer's show mixing old and new on the surface
16 July 2018The rise of modern and contemporary collectors buying antiquities has energised dealers and auction houses to juxtapose old with new. But it can be hard to pull off.
Dutch painter Gestel creates Balearic bay vision
16 July 2018An eclectic array of modern art stood out at the Roseberys London (23% buyer’s premium) sale of 20th century art and design.
Single-owner Mod Brits head into Winchester saleroom
16 July 2018More than £35,000 worth of Modern British art from a single-owner collection sold at Bellmans (22% buyer’s premium) in Winchester on June 27-28.
Scottish Colourist shows market appeal at auction
16 July 2018A still-life by Scottish Colourist George Leslie Hunter (1877-1931) not seen on the market for nearly half a century took £72,000 at Hansons (20% buyer’s premium).