Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Five lots to watch at auction this week including Mod Brit art, an Arts & Crafts table and a Napoleon death mask
11 February 2019With estimates from £450-9000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
Spoilum portrait sells at 19-times estimate in Nottingham
11 February 2019An oval oil portrait painted by the Chinese artist Spoilum (fl.1785-1805) depicting Captain George Delanoe, a 1st Lieutenant and Commander of HMS Repulse, drew fervent interest at Mellors & Kirk's latest sale in Nottingham.
De Wint depicts the city of York
11 February 2019Rare work by artist best known for his Lincolnshire views is a highlight of Dorset sale.
Bidders answer the call of the sea
11 February 2019Works by two artists who made the ocean their muse were the focus of a small collection at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood (21% buyer’s premium) on January 29.
Miniatures make their impact at Gloucestershire sale
11 February 2019Portrait miniatures and sporting pictures were chief among the solid sellers in a traditional assemblage of paintings at Chorley’s (20% buyer’s premium) Country House sale in Gloucestershire on January 29.
Affordable art: three works priced under £900 in regional auctions including a Strickland Thomas naval view
11 February 2019Good art at a great price in regional sales.
Five lots to watch at auction this week including a Byron silhouette and a 1960s jukebox
04 February 2019With estimates from £100-3000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
Mystery sitter in a bow tie
04 February 2019This inter-war ‘English school’ portrait of a seated gentleman wearing a bow tie, bought for around £150 three decades ago, sold for an unexpected £7600 at Charterhouse (21% buyer’s premium) on January 17. The unfinished 4ft 2in x 3ft 4in (1.27 x 1.01m) oil was dated 1922 but unsigned.
Bright white house buy in Edinburgh sale
04 February 2019A painting by Scottish artist Dorothy Johnstone (1892-1980), executed near the peak of her career in 1921 made £3250 at Edinburgh saleroom Franklin Browns (15% buyer’s premium).
