Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Cellarette made in London, on offer in Maine
21 June 2021Thomaston Place Auction Galleries in Maine kicks off its summer season with a three-day sale from July 9-11 and the return of live in-house bidding.
Photographer with good eye for antiques
21 June 2021On July 15, Stair in Hudson, New York, will offer the collection of photographer Luigi Pellettieri.
Broders brings elegance at varied sale
21 June 2021Poster Auctions International holds a 500-lot auction that includes Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern, and Contemporary designs by a mix of designers.
Nakashima frame design comes to Dallas auction
21 June 2021Included in the design sale to be held by Heritage in Dallas on July 15 is this walnut frame from c.1970 by George Nakashima (1905-90).
Barber’s chair for a mini customer
21 June 2021Doll specialist Theriault’s Summer Marquis auction will be conducted on July 10-11 in Annapolis, Maryland.
Victorian silver tray at Brunk
21 June 2021The Premier & Emporium Auctions at Brunk on July 9-10 include this large late Victorian silver tray with a shell and scroll border.
English park on view in Los Angeles
21 June 2021'Hunters and Dogs in the Park at Silkwood House, 1886', is an oil on canvas by British equestrian painter Edward Benjamin Herberte (1857-93).
Upcoming summer highlights in Europe
21 June 2021Our selection of potential stand-out lots in sales across Europe, plus a French tribal art fair
Japanese cabinet for the export market emerges at Christie’s New York
21 June 2021Christie’s New York rooms is holding an online sale titled Treasures of a Storied Manhattan Collection open for bidding from June 15-July 1.
Salon du Dessin all set for its 2021 return
14 June 2021Drawings fair will be staged in the usual venue but dealers can also take part online
Limoges plaque bidder hell bent on a purchase
07 June 2021Sixteenth century Limoges work depicts underworld scene from Virgil’s The Aeneid
A Paris alternative to draw you in
07 June 2021Although long-standing Paris fair for works on paper the Salon du Dessin has moved its dates to July 1-4, the other Paris fair, Drawing Now, devoted to Contemporary works on paper, usually staged at the same time, is taking place this month from June 10-13.
Fourteenth century ivory casket offered at Normandy auction
07 June 2021Auction house Prunier in Louviers, Normandy, has a long tradition of holding sales of Haute Epoque or early works of art.
Emperors survive album break-up
07 June 2021A highlight at Millon on June 14 is a miniature painted with a double portrait of the Mughal emperors Shah Jahan and his son and successor Aurangzeb.
Old Master at Aguttes offers fine sense of perspective
07 June 2021This panel painting of The Annunciation is on offer at the sale of Old Master paintings at Aguttes on June 17.
Matisse drawing re-emerges in Aix-en-Provence auction
07 June 2021A charcoal drawing by Henri Matisse (1869-1954) that has not been seen since the major retrospective on the artist at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1948 is to be offered at auction in Aix-en-Provence.
Flemish portrait reappears at Christie’s Paris
07 June 2021Christie’s sale in Paris on June 16 includes this portrait of a young woman writing a letter by the artist known as The Master of the Female Half Lengths.
Gods and goddesses in bronze offered at Sotheby's
07 June 2021Sotheby’s Paris sale of Old Masters on June 15 offers a selection of paintings and sculpture spanning the Middle Ages through to the 19th century.
Paulin chairs among furnishings at auction found in Toulouse apartment
24 May 2021A collection of 20th century designer furniture has been discovered in a local apartment by Jérôme de Colonges, auctioneer for Primardeco/Ivoire Toulouse.
Porcelain collection of Belk heiress on offer at Doyle auction
24 May 2021Doyle in New York is selling the collection of the Belk department store heiress Sarah Belk Gambrell in various auctions this year.