Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Saleroom selection: Three modestly valued works in regional sales including Bush Hardy river scene
06 August 2018A trio of works in regional auctions which sold under £300, including a watercolour of the River Dart in Devon by Thomas Bush Hardy.
Search for promised land in Wales
06 August 2018This small 7 x 91/2in (18 x 24cm) oil on panel Biblical scene by the Victorian artist William Edward Frost (1810-77), below, doubled its top guide at Peter Francis (20% buyer’s premium) of Carmarthen on July 11.
Rembrandt and Turner lead London's works on paper offerings
23 July 2018Two high-quality works on paper made their presence felt at the top end of the Old Masters market during the latest series in London.
Sir Francis Drake wart and all portrait fetches £290,000 at auction
23 July 2018An early Anglo-Dutch portrait of the swashbuckling English sea captain Sir Francis Drake topped Bonhams’ Old Master paintings sale on July 4 in New Bond Street. It sold for £290,000, just below its juicy £300,000-500,000 guide.
Celebs give Old Masters the glitz
23 July 2018Can endorsement by stars such as Beyoncé and Victoria Beckham boost the market?
Roman glass yields some affordable luxuries
16 July 2018While the big-money lots often steal the headlines, much of the antiquities market remains affordable.
Ancient battlegrounds and new antiquities challenges
16 July 2018A hint of defiance was in the air during the latest round of London antiquities sales held at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams (25/20/12.5-12.9% buyer’s premium).
Saleroom selection: three works under £900 in regional sales
16 July 2018Three modestly valued works in regional sales including a local artists who painted mainly south Wales coal miners.
