Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Dealership supports Society of Antiquaries
22 September 2025As collaborations between dealers and institutions become increasingly common, London dealership Abbott and Holder is teaming up with the Society of Antiquaries to revive a fundraising project first launched more than 200 years ago.
Dealers travel far and wide to source tribal art works
22 September 2025Driving for hours along remote desert tracks is part of the job for Alexandra O’Brien of Bay Gallery Home, a contemporary Aboriginal art gallery in the Cotswolds.
Milan joins Thaddaeus Ropac’s worldwide line-up
22 September 2025Milan is the latest stop in Thaddaeus Ropac’s expanding network of art galleries, with a new space opening this autumn in the Palazzo Belgioioso.
Northern Antiques Fair: Leyburn links up the north
22 September 2025Auction firm venue means fair ‘reaches a larger pool of people’ in the region than previous Harrogate base
Buyers dig deep for Ganz sketches of a disappearing Welsh mining world
01 September 2025The artist was an intrepid – and rare female – visitor to Welsh deep coal mines to record the final days
Pair of Harris river scenes create traditional landscape temptation
01 September 2025Victorian and traditional landscapes may no longer command the prices they did two decades ago, but the right examples – especially when guided by cautious estimates – can still draw healthy competition.
Bridehead revisited: Dorset home delivers a ‘textbook’ bumper country house sale
11 August 2025Auctions like this don’t come along often these days.
Lowestoft porcelain collecting focus shifts back to East Anglia
07 July 2025Two auctions held in the region underline demand for the locally produced ceramics
Museum exhibitions: A selection of summer shows
23 June 2025We sample a range of exhibitions taking place this summer – from a show on Second World War maps in Edinburgh to a display of Lucian Freud’s etchings at Titanic Belfast, a dive into the Picture Post archives in Cardiff, and a Magna Carta exhibition in London exploring the lesser-known Charter of the Forest
Indian bowl rarely seen on the market causes a stir
23 June 2025This unusual 19th-century Indian enamel-on-copper footed bowl soared to 26 times its top estimate at Lindsay Burns (22% buyer’s premium) in Perth.
A double helping at the V&A
23 June 2025Whether captivated by exquisite jewellery or the clean lines and tactile allure of British studio pottery, the V&A’s two summer exhibitions are not to be missed
Sneak peek of summer auction highlights
23 June 2025This summer, a diverse range of noteworthy lots will go under the hammer at auction houses across the UK. Her we spotlight some of these – from a flag flown at the Battle of Trafalgar and a recently attributed painting by Artemisia Gentileschi to a medieval encyclopaedia and a collection of mustard pots assembled by a former Eton housemaster
Bank vault opens to reveal treasures ‘from Scandinavian aristocracy’
23 June 2025Oxfordshire sale includes minaudière designed as an alternative to traditional handbags - plus a more conventional ‘French Jazz Age’ evening bag
Scimitar ‘presented by Napoleon’ stars in London specialist sale
16 June 2025Sword linked to former emperor is one of the highlights at London sale held by maritime specialist
Treasures from a ‘miniature V&A’ family home crammed full with art and antiques
12 May 2025Graham Slater’s collection that packed a Cambridge house provided 670 lots over two auctions
Miniature globes put the world in your pocket
28 April 2025Several middle-market pocket globes have appeared at regional salerooms recently – here is a selection
‘Conventionality is deadness’: textile produced by Lady Morrell and one for her by the Lawrences
28 April 2025A notable collection of textiles from English aristocrat and society hostess Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873-1938) attracted considerable interest at Dominic Winter (22% buyer’s premium) in Cirencester.
Irish art buyers happy to spend big online
21 April 2025In typical fashion, a landscape by Irish art market heavyweight Paul Henry (1877-1958) took top honours at the latest round of auctions in Dublin – though its sale to an online bidder was an unexpected twist.
Ceramics star among lots from Antiques Roadshow expert and former Christie's specialist
14 April 2025Collection amassed by Christie’s veteran Hugo Morley-Fletcher includes ‘special group’ of porcelain
Skeleton clock linked to leading French figures including famous enameller
10 March 2025An elaborate 18th century French skeleton clock tentatively linked with two leading names working in Paris during the golden age of French clockmaking led a recent Kidson Trigg’s (20% buyer’s premium) sale in Swindon.