Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Dealer spots “dirty and unattributed” portrait and sells it back to historic mansion
20 September 2021This recently discovered 18th century portrait was painted by John Vanderbank (1694-1739) and depicts Holles St John of Lydiard Park.
‘Harrogate’ fair gathers pace in Leyburn
20 September 2021After enforced absence Northern Antiques Fair returns to the calendar at new venue
A harvest jug festival: new book is first of its kind
20 September 2021The first dedicated published study on the harvest jug tradition of North Devon and the West Country goes on sale this September.
Remembering the glyphic arts
13 September 2021In addition to its uniqueness and connection to the past, a big attraction to owning a piece of ancient jewellery is that it can still be worn.
The web shop window: French still life by Jules Cavaillès
13 September 2021Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Seeking to ride the interiors wave at the Battersea Fair
13 September 2021Decorative Fair returns to Battersea after long absence as demand soars for home furnishings
The lure of Japan for Mortimer Menpes
13 September 2021Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938), who painted this portrait titled 'The Yellow Parasol' visited Japan in the 1880s and 1890s.
Matchbook making at Sims Reed
13 September 2021Mass-produced in America for several decades from the 1930s onwards, so-called ‘matchbooks’ were used to advertise alcohol in the post-prohibition era.
5 Questions: Ethnographic art dealer Kenn Mackay
13 September 2021Dealer and collector Kenn Mackay developed an interest in ethnographic art during his travels in the early 1980s.
Dealer duo offer works at Sotheby's as they downsize
06 September 2021“The initial appeal of an object is always visual, and that is where the journey begins; research follows, and one is taken across the culture and geographical area which are both influencing forces on any work of art.”
Pantastic poster on offer at York National Book Fair
06 September 2021This poster was used in the promotion of the first-ever stage production of Peter Pan.
The web shop window: Marine scene depicting battle between British and Dutch
06 September 2021Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Design thrives in London with new shop openings in Notting Hill and Fulham Road
06 September 2021Demand for quality 20th century design is thriving in London with two galleries expanding their operations in the capital.
Decorative focus at revamped Chester
06 September 2021Designed by Italian sculptor Egidio Boninsegna (1869-1958) for Stefano Johnson Foundry in Milan, this Art Nouveau bronze relief was shown at the city’s International Exposition in 1906.
Chelsea Antiques Fair comes back but with new owners and new look
06 September 2021The seventieth edition of the London event returns to the calendar at last under fresh ownership
5 Questions: David Brooker of David Brooker Fine Art
06 September 2021David Brooker of David Brooker Fine Art has been specialising in English and European paintings from the 17th to 21st centuries for over 20 years.
The web shop window: Modern artist's take on a fish fossil
23 August 2021Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Tech firm pledges to make e-commerce easier for dealers
23 August 2021A new e-commerce management system designed to help dealers manage their stock listings across a range of online marketplaces has been hailed as a gamechanger for the trade by its creators.
Portraitist and prominent ancestor given joint show
23 August 2021London portrait agency Fine Art Commissions is celebrating the work of British war artist and society portraitist Simon Elwes (1902-75) and his great, great nephew Jamie Coreth (b.1989) with a new exhibition.
TEFAF opens its virtual doors
23 August 2021Online version of the huge fair takes place for a second time with physical event not until 2022