Latest News Articles by Gabriel Berner
Contemporary artist Kirby’s gender agenda
26 March 2018Contemporary art drew considerable interest at Tennants (20% buyer’s premium).
Every dog has its day at Cheffins sale
19 March 2018Led by the portrait of an Italian mastiff by il Guercino (1591-1666), dogs took a starring role in the Cheffins' March 8 sale. The delightful oil of a stocky ‘Cane Corso’, perhaps the artist’s own dog, overshot a £80,000-120,000 estimate and was knocked down at £570,000 – the highest auction price in the English regions so far this year.
Inscription adds to status
19 March 2018The sale-topper at Wilkinson’s Auctioneers (20% buyer’s premium) of Doncaster in South Yorkshire was a16th century English portrait of an aristocratic lady.
Clarice Cliff: Bizarre patterns across the UK
19 March 2018Much of the Clarice Cliff pottery that finds its way into UK salerooms is relatively inexpensive. However, a clutch of pieces by the Staffordshire born and bred designer due to go under the hammer over the next few weeks will attract those in the hunt for scarcer works.
Mary Fedden demand strong across UK
19 March 2018A pair of trademark gouaches by Mary Fedden (1915-2012) drew strong bidding at auctions in Derbyshire and Essex.
Bidders warm to an unnamed face in Cambridge sale
19 March 2018British portraiture with pedigree provided plenty of action in a strong sale of pictures at Cheffins (22.5% buyer’s premium) of Cambridge.
Previews: £2001 - £5000
12 March 2018ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.
Martin Brothers ‘Wally’ birds offered by Gloucestershire dealer
12 March 2018‘Wally’ birds are among the most coveted of all pieces made by the famous Martin Brothers.
Traditional sales at the double in Oxfordshire
12 March 2018Two stand-out collections containing Old Master and traditional British works on paper were offered within 24 hours of each other in Oxfordshire.
Significant sculpture shown at Vienna international exhibition of 1873 at Chiswick Auctions
12 March 2018London saleroom Chiswick Auctions has secured four significant pieces of European and British sculpture not seen on the market for at least a generation.