Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Louis XV table returns home for public display after auction
15 January 2024A piece of furniture produced for the French king heads back to former repository now open to the public
Fair preview: BRAFA finds its feet at Brussels venue
15 January 2024The 69th edition of BRAFA, Belgium’s longstanding art and antiques fair, starts this month opening to the public on January 28 and continuing to February 4.
Claret with character thanks to a novelty jug
15 January 2024Figural novelty silver-mounted glass claret jugs are a favourite collectable and some of the most popular examples are fashioned as animals.
Clean sweep: group of gemellion hand-washing basins at five figures
15 January 2024Limoges is regarded as one of the most important centres in the world for fine enamelware.
Carved coral pendant created in a style typical of Trapani
15 January 2024Trapani in western Sicily has for centuries been renowned as a centre for objects mounted with carved coral, a tradition that derives from the nearby coral reefs and reached its height in the 17th and 18th centuries.
A corking vernacular selection on offer in South Yorkshire saleroom
15 January 2024A large collection of corkscrews and all things vernacular were major features of the two-day sale held by Wilkinson’s (20% buyer’s premium) in Doncaster.
Fragonard the fashionable choice at Paris auction
15 January 2024In one of the last auctions to take place at Drouot in 2023, a newly discovered portrait by Jean-Honoré Fragonard was pursued to €2.5m (£2.17m) at Boisgirard-Antonini (30% buyer’s premium).
Gallé rocks with rare glass vase at auction
15 January 2024Very much the highest price in a recent sale held by Beaussant Lefèvre (28% buyer’s premium) at Drouot was the €95,000 (£82,610) paid for a rare Gallé glass vase.
Grotesque proves attractive when it comes to Martinware
08 January 2024Latest ceramics sales demonstrate how Martinware demand has moved on beyond Wally Birds
Condiments of the season: mustard pots bonanza in the saleroom
02 January 2024Single-owner collection forms biggest dispersal of mustard pots at auction for many years
President of FAB Paris interview: ‘We have the disciplines, next we have to deepen some of them’
11 December 2023Louis de Bayser of the Paris drawings dealership Galerie de Bayser is the president of FAB Paris, the fair organised by Agence d’Événements Culturels (AEC), which also runs the Salon du Dessin.
FAB Paris makes a bigger splash
11 December 2023Second edition of the event involving two combined fairs benefits from extra space at new venue
Strike a little light on Tyneside
11 December 2023While mustard pots and caddy spoons made up much of the silver smallwork in Anderson & Garland’s (25% buyer’s premium) silver sale on November 28 (see ATG No 2619), it did also contain one notable example of a Dutch miniature.
All features great and small: Dutch silver miniatures dazzle
11 December 2023Small is considered beautiful in many sectors but increasingly so when it comes to collecting traditional antiques with space often at a premium.
Fragonard in serious mood or with a lighter touch
04 December 2023Pictured here are two paintings by Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) appearing on the French auction scene this season within the space of a month - one sold, the other upcoming.
Table cover for a French king’s naughtiness
04 December 2023On December 12 in Paris the auction firm Pescheteau-Badin will be offering this writing table that belonged to Louis XV.
Classic French cabinet commissioned by Louis XV
04 December 2023A piece of French cabinetmaking with a provenance to Louis XV came up for sale on November 25 at SGL enchères (26.4% buyer’s premium inc tax).
Old Masters suit you down to a D
04 December 2023Collection from unnamed vendor supplies some of the highest prices in a sale at the Drouot centre
Gallé vase forms a geological wonder
04 December 2023On December 8 Beaussant-Lefèvre is holding a sale that will feature a number of examples of Gallé glass including this early piece.
Factory focus pays off for H&R Daniel porcelain collection
27 November 2023Porcelain from short-lived Staffordshire firm comes from collector and dealer who revived the market