Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
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11 December 2017Sporting and ornithological art collected over half a century by the Astor family will be offered in a single-owner sale during Christie’s ‘Classic Week’.
Stanley Spencer shines in Modern British art auctions
11 December 2017Modern British art by blue-chip names drove demand during the week-long series of November sales in London.
Previews for auctions in Lyon, Paris and Nice
04 December 2017A mammoth skeleton, carved zitan brushpot and gold watch made in London are among the varied lots on offer in upcoming French sales.
Pavilion consignment provides pleasant surprise
04 December 2017Selling the contents of historic estates, especially those in the same family for several generations, will often throw up surprises.
Victorian interiors shine in the saleroom despite dull outlook
04 December 2017The sluggish area of Victorian genre painting provided Brightwells (20% buyer’s premium) with one of its top-sellers at the November 8-9 sale in Leominster.
Pious and sombre portrait excites bidders
04 December 2017An Old Master portrait of an elderly Stuart woman took £13,200 at Mander Auctioneers (17.5% buyer’s premium) in Suffolk on November 18.
Ornate boxes are Brighton beautiful
04 December 2017For a relatively brief period during the 19th century, small silver boxes decorated with British landmarks found an eager following among the honeymooners and day-trippers of Georgian and Victorian England.
Rogue bidder causes second Singapore artist sale
27 November 2017In September, eight works by two of Singapore’s most celebrated 20th century artists sold for multi-estimate sums at Andrew Smith & Son (20% buyer’s premium).
Parisian scene by Aussie artist is top in Cheltenham
27 November 2017This painting of a flower market in Paris (below) by the Australian artist Ethel Carrick-Fox (1872-1952) took top honours at The Cotswold Auction Company (20% buyer’s premium) in Cheltenham on November 14.
Pawle still-life generates interest at auction
27 November 2017Wright Marshall (21% buyer’s premium) featured a still-life by John Pawle (1915-2010) in its sale on October 28 in Knutsford, Cheshire.
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27 November 2017A December 7 sale of European ceramics at Bonhams will incorporate 130 pieces of Neapolitan porcelain from a single private source.