Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Indian buyers out in force at Frieze Masters
06 November 2026Sculpture sale shows visitors from the subcontinent are out in force at UK fairs and prepared to spend
Vagabond couple on the move
06 November 2026Fresh from exhibiting at Frieze Masters, antiques dealer Joe Chaffer of Petworth gallery Vagabond is preparing to offer a collection of furniture, sculpture, paintings and decorative objects at auction house Dreweatts.
Mystery 18th century mirror reflecting the Palladian taste makes £21,000
30 October 2026An 18th century giltwood mirror proved rather more desirable than its £500-800 estimate suggested when it sold for £21,000 at Moore Allen & Innocent (21% buyer’s premium) in Cirencester on September 24.
Horological stars Percier and Lesieur provide a stellar auction lot
30 October 2026Combining the designs of Napoleon’s architect Charles Percier (1764-1838) and the horological skills of Parisian clockmaker Lesieur (fl.1790-1850), this French Empire astronomical double bureau clock took a multi-estimate £9800 at Busby (25% buyer’s premium) in Bridport.
Single-owner sale from a London apartment presents a striking Sri Lankan selection
30 October 2026Furniture in Ceylonese style shines thanks to ‘tip-top quality’, market freshness and provenance
Czilinsky sticks all walk away from Surrey saleroom
30 October 2026A group of novelty Victorian and Edwardian walking sticks owned by the Czilinskys, the London family of specialist carvers, was a sell-out at Ewbank’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Surrey.
Once sold at Christie’s, now setting a market test in East Yorkshire
16 October 2026A group of 18th century English furniture bought at Christie’s in 1992 provided an interesting measure of today’s market when it returned to auction at Spicers (20% buyer’s premium).
The locket look of love: Irish groom's gift to his new wife
16 October 2026This 17th century Irish marriage locket was probably a gift from Robert Coppinger to his new wife Margarett in 1660.
Inscribed 18th century drinking glass sells with a flourish
16 October 2026Special piece comes from historian’s collection including items linked to the family home in Derbyshire
Quentin Bell mermaid table makes a splashing £14,000
16 October 2026Making tiled tables was something of a tradition in the Bell family.
Vichy automaton plucked out and Dutton clock ticked in Staffordshire sale
16 October 2026A late 19th century musical automaton made during the Golden Age of French automata emerged from a Staffordshire house clearance to take £3200 at Richard Winterton (22% buyer’s premium).
Overlooked still-life art earns its own showcase
09 October 2026Famously, the academic ‘Hierarchy of Genres’ set out a pecking order for different types of painting.
Lockdown opened an opportunity for a young art and antiques dealer
09 October 2026Online purchases during the pandemic started an unplanned career in the trade and now a first exhibition.
Artist who influenced Basquiat given UK show
09 October 2026Alongside its participation in Frieze Masters, The Gallery of Everything has dedicated its Marylebone space to the work of American artist Sam Doyle (1906-85).
Titanic link lifts saucers to five figures
09 October 2026Four saucers in the rare Copeland Spode R4332 pattern associated with RMS Titanic prompted fierce bidding at two regional salerooms in the space of a fortnight.
Time waits for no-one... but it can be shuffled around
09 October 2026Four centuries of art will be shuffled out of chronological order in Echoes Across Time, an exhibition at Simon C Dickinson in Jermyn Street, presented by Kocerova Fine Art.
Miniatures move on from niche
28 August 2026Demand for the distinctive portraits is rising among new and younger collectors, says specialist
Rug extends Blackadder coverage
07 August 2026Textiles maintain relationship between Edinburgh studios and the Mod Brit artist even after her death
Cotswolds Deco: a fair with the X factor
05 August 2026A magic lantern slide showing one of Britain’s earliest X-ray images is among the more unusual items heading to this summer’s Cotswolds Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair.
Second Classic Art London wins praise for ‘busy and buzzy’ feel
24 July 2026Dealers in St James’s and Mayfair welcome another chance to stage selling exhibitions across one event