Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
It’s been a long wait but Harrogate is back with a minuet to go
07 June 2021Measuring over 7ft long, this 18th century work, below, is believed to be one of the longest engravings produced in the past 300 years.
Cecil Beaton celebrated as photography show takes place
07 June 2021With a major photography exhibition under way at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire dedicated to celebrity portraits by Cecil Beaton, two satellite shows open their doors celebrating the British photographer’s costume designs and theatrical pictures.
Dealer discovers highly rare labelled chest by eminent maker Giles Grendey
24 May 2021This George II caddy-topped mahogany chest bears not one, but two original trade labels for the London cabinet maker Giles Grendey (c.1693-1780).
The web shop window: Giacometti's drawing of composer Stravinsky
24 May 2021Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
5 Questions: Amsterdam dealer Simon Morsink
24 May 2021Simon Morsink runs the Morsink Icon Gallery in Amsterdam with his brother Hugo specialising in Russian and Greek icons dating from the 15th to 19th centuries.
Dealers stage joint show of early Italian art in Netherlands
24 May 2021The Morsink Icon Gallery and Erik Bijzet Sculpture and Works of Art have joined forces to show 15 early Italian objects in the Netherlands.
Darnley Fine Art exhibition turns spotlight on artists who painted by moonlight
24 May 2021Artists throughout history have been inspired by the moon and its light. Mysterious, illusive, and ethereal, this celestial body has been utilised to convey all manner of themes from romance and religion to fantasy and intrigue.
Mod Brits head to Suffolk coast
24 May 2021This typical Monet-inspired, sun-drenched beach scene by Dorothea Sharp (1874-1955) is priced at £18,500 as part of a Modern British exhibition at Thompson’s Aldeburgh.
The web shop window: Chippendale period satinwood and marquetry desk
17 May 2021Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
The head masters from Africa
17 May 2021Exhibition at firm’s new premises focuses on headdress and headwear
Portrait sitter was central figure in a story of sex and scandal
17 May 2021This late 17th century portrait depicts Lady Frances Brudenell, Countess of Newburgh (c.1677-1736), an early victim of salacious journalism.
5 Questions: Alex Maas of Box House Antiques
17 May 2021Alex Maas is a third generation dealer who heads Box House Antiques in Lymington, Hampshire, specialising in English antique furniture and objets d’art.
Shutler discovers Dresser and Godwin rarities
17 May 2021This prototype side chair by pioneering Victorian designer Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) was discovered during the pandemic.
Aubrey Beardsley: magic prints
10 May 2021Drawings can sell for six figures but a more affordable way to own work by the artist exists
The web shop window: English bureau plat which appeared in James Bond film Dr No
10 May 2021Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
Spitting image: Napoleon mocked
10 May 2021London gallery devotes catalogue to items from the era to mark bicentenary of his death
Fern favourites at dealer exhibition
10 May 2021These pressed Darjeeling ferns feature in an album compiled and mounted by Phoebe Jaffrey in 1882.
5 Questions: Janice Kehoe of Solo Antiques
10 May 2021Janice Kehoe established Solo Antiques in 2004 and specialises in Art Nouveau and Art Deco sculpture and glass as well as the Arts & Crafts movement.
Ex-dealer now author writes about the young at art
10 May 2021Retired antiques dealer, broadcaster and author Jeremy Cooper has published his latest novel, 'Bolt from the Blue' (Fitzcarraldo Editions. RRP £12.99).
Nicholas Parsons collection offered by WR Harvey at Buxton fair
03 May 2021Items belonging to the late comedian and entertainer Nicholas Parsons (1923-2020) are being unveiled at The Buxton Decorative Antiques & Art Fair in Derbyshire – the first ‘in person’ event of its type to take place in England this year.