Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
British needlework looks sharp at auction
16 August 2021Embroidered samplers and pictures in high demand stateside
Kashmir sapphire shines bright in Monte Carlo
16 August 2021The Hôtel des Ventes de Monte Carlo (25/23/20% buyer’s premium) held a sale series this summer that featured auctions devoted to jewellery, watches and accessories, antiquities and modern art.
19th century French doll sold for a startling six-figure price
16 August 2021This rare French Emile Jumeau bisque-headed character doll from c.1892, with a distinctive light brown complexion, turned heads in a US saleroom.
Ernst Nay's abstract painting is top result at Munich auction
09 August 2021'Doppelspindel-Rot', a monumental oil on canvas from 1967 by Ernst Wilhelm Nay (1902-68), topped the latest evening sale of Modern and Contemporary art at Ketterer Kunst (25% buyer’s premium) in Munich.
French sales bouncing back after Covid impact
26 July 2021Sales figures or 'bilan' for the first half of this year have been released by some auction firms in France.
Camille Corot marsh scene offered in Cannes
26 July 2021Besch Cannes Auction is holding a sale series in Cannes from August 13-16.
Vietnamese paintings on silk come to auction in Nimes
26 July 2021These two small paintings on silk are by the Vietnamese artist Mai Trung Thu.
Charles Loupot poster for Mekka cigarettes emerges at Swann
26 July 2021Swann’s sale of vintage posters in New York on August 5 will include this poster from 1919 designed by Charles Loupot to advertise Mekka cigarettes.
Al Thani's 18th century day bed rises way above estimate at Sotheby's sale
26 July 2021Ornate piece of c.1780 furniture from sheikh’s collection heads a sell-out auction
Ornate 14th century casket doubles estimate in France
26 July 2021The top-priced lot in a Prunier Auctions’ (27% buyer’s premium) sale of Haute Epoque or early works of art held proved to be the 14th century ivory casket pictured here.
German bubble blower pipes up in Ohio
26 July 2021The centrepiece of a sell-out 762-lot toy sale held by Milestone (20% buyer’s premium) was a collection formed by Margaret and Joel Weissmann.
Art Deco necklace fetches new high for Fouquet
19 July 2021A quintessential example of avant-garde Art Deco jewellery by a French designer who was renowned for such modernist pieces was the toast of Christie’s (25/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) online Jewellery sale in Paris which closed on July 7.
French sales feature Indo-Chinese works with Hanoi link
19 July 2021What is known as Indo-Chinese art frequently comes up for auction in France, in part because this area of south-east Asia was formerly a French colony.
Salon du Dessin back in play at long last
19 July 2021The Salon du Dessin, the Paris fair dedicated to works on paper, finally staged its 30th edition this month.
Furniture treasure trove amassed over 30 years
19 July 2021Prize examples of French 18th century furniture were on offer at Drouot when Hughes Taquet of the auction house Hôtel des Ventes de Mantes-La-Jolie (26.4% buyer’s premium inc VAT) offered the collection of René Siméoni.
Wedgwood on the way
12 July 2021The sale of European Décor and Design to be held by Skinner in Massachusetts online from July 20-29 will include a large selection of Wedgwood ceramics.
Belting Belk Gambrell ceramics selection
12 July 2021European ceramics from renowned US collector come to the New York rostrum.
Fragonard’s Champagne moment is toast of Old Masters season in France
05 July 2021Old Master paintings come up for sale throughout the year in France but the summer season traditionally mounts a number of dedicated auctions in the field.
Strong demand at Christie’s for a work in Leonardo’s footsteps
05 July 2021Some of the world’s most famous Old Master paintings have been highly regarded for many centuries, carrying a reputation that has led to them being replicated and copied by other artists – sometimes soon after their creation.
Copy of the Declaration of Independence unearthed in Scotland heads to Philadelphia auction
21 June 2021In 1820 the then US Secretary of State John Quincy Adams commissioned William J Stone to produce a facsimile of the original 'Declaration of Independence'.