Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner

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21 August 2017

ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.

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Sir Peter Lely link to nude painting tempts Exeter bidders

21 August 2017

A large oil painting offered at auction for first time depicts notorious figure from Charles II’s court and sells for five times top estimate.

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Nelson oil with Samuel Drummond connection fires interest at Lawrences of Crewkerne

21 August 2017

A 19th century painting depicting the death of Horatio Nelson soared to £21,500 at Lawrences (22% buyer’s premium) of Crewkerne on July 14.

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Naive livestock paintings brighten the gloom around traditional 19th century art

21 August 2017

Naïve-style paintings of livestock remain one of the liveliest sectors of the 19th century pictures market, judging by the response to several examples offered in Gloucestershire.

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21 August 2017

ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.

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Auction house of the rising sun

21 August 2017

The British Museum’s big summer exhibition on Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai is over, but more art from the Land of the Rising Sun is in the offing (also see International Events, ATG No 2305).

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21 August 2017

ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.

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Previews: £2001 - £5000

21 August 2017

ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.

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Rhead all about it in Woburn auction

14 August 2017

Collectors of works by the Rhead family of potters will no doubt have September 5 already marked in their diaries.

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Previews: £2001 - £5000

14 August 2017

ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.

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Previews: £5001 - £30,000

14 August 2017

ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.

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Previews: £30,000 plus

14 August 2017

ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.

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Online battle to buy works by obscure mid-century artist Richard Platt at David Lay

14 August 2017

Little-known but well-connected artist proves a hit as his widow sells 40 works in Penzance.

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Bray family art collection sells out in Penzance

14 August 2017

As well as the Richard Platt consignment, David Lay offered more than 100 lots of modern art by a local Cornish family.

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Flat cap or bathing suit: take your pick at Tennants

14 August 2017

Southern softness and northern grit were both on display at Tennants (20% buyer’s premium) of Leyburn on July 15.

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Newly discovered Venetian painting by Edward Lear languished in storage unit

14 August 2017

Found among the contents of a storage unit, a watercolour of Venice by Edward Lear (1812-88) starred in Brighton General Auctions’ (15% buyer’s premium) sale on July 28.

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Russians scoop majority of Soviet-era painting collection

14 August 2017

More than 100 Russian paintings consigned from a single source went under the hammer at Moore Allen & Innocent’s (18% buyer’s premium) July 7 sale in Cirencester.

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Previews: Up to £500

14 August 2017

ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.

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Previews: £501 - £2000

14 August 2017

ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.

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Previews: Up to £500

07 August 2017

ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.