Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
A passion for glass
05 October 2020Over the years, Wolf Horst Röhl, who died in 2005, amassed an impressive collection of 17th and 18th century Dutch and German cut glass.
Flattery for Klabena
05 October 2020On October 31, Quentin in Berlin is holding its 40th auction. One of the most unusual pieces is this 8in (22cm) high satirical porcelain figure, titled Schmeichelei (Flattery). It was modelled in 1909 by the Slovakian artist Eduard Klabena for KPM in Berlin.
Twelve pieces of Post-War and Contemporary art coming up in autumn 2020
21 September 2020Twelve pieces of Post-War & Contemporary art from upcoming auctions taking place in the UK and overseas.
A taste of the new French season
21 September 2020Launched in 1956, La Biennale des Antiquaires, now an annual event known as La Biennale Paris, is one of the world’s longest-established and best-known art and antiques fairs.
A birthday gift from Chongli goes under the hammer
21 September 2020The highlight of an Asian art auction held at Drouot by Auction Art on September 25 is this 21½in (55cm) high Qianlong lantern-shaped vase famille rose vase and stand.
New York's Asian art auction series aims to keep the show on the road in wake of Covid and tariffs
07 September 2020Although hampered by Covid-19 and the ongoing issues surrounding imports of Chinese works of art, the September series of Asian art auctions in New York appears – like most sales in the US – to be remarkably unscathed by recent geopolitical events.
Oceanic objects surface in trio of British salerooms
31 August 2020Pictured below are three lots of Oceanic art that proved to be in much demand during UK sales held in August.
Eskimo baskets bring high demand at Skinner
31 August 2020One of the highest prices in the large 650-plus lot American Indian and Ethnographic Arts auction held by Skinner (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) in Massachusetts was the $4000 (£3075) paid against a $400-600 guide for a trio of Eskimo baskets woven from baleen.
War club to be brandished in North Yorks
31 August 2020This 4ft (1.2m) long Tongan Aku-Tau ironwood war club will feature in a sale of Militaria and Ethnographica to be held by Tennants in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, on September 4.
Collection offered at auction highlights an engineer’s fascination in native history
31 August 2020A number of single-owner collections feature in Woolley & Wallis of Salisbury’s September 22 Tribal Art and Antiquities auction. These include the Michael G Johnson collection which makes up over 100 lots in the North American section.
World orders: Parcours des Mondes goes ahead
31 August 2020Organisers of the Parcours des Mondes decided to go ahead with this edition instead of heading online – but only after careful deliberation
Lega mask makes appearance in Edinburgh
31 August 2020Included in the African section of the African and Oceanic Art and Antiquities auction to be held by Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh on September 16, this 10in (25cm) high Lega mask is from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tobacco bag at Cowan’s auction conveys special powers of the elk
31 August 2020This beaded hide Sioux Elk Dreamers’ Society tobacco bag is one of the pieces of beadwork from the Robert Jerich collection that is included in Cowan’s September 18 American Indian Art auction in Cincinnati.
The four seasons in one day
24 August 2020Interpretation by Spanish artist in Modernisme style stands out in Art Nouveau selection.
Kangxi at Kendzia
24 August 2020Included in the Asian art section of the Kendzia two-day sale in Hamburg on September 4-5 is this set of nine Kangxi blue and white plates painted with a design of a lotus pond with flowers and insects.
Centrepiece of attention
24 August 2020This monumental late 19th century, three-piece presentation silver centrepiece measures 3ft 4in x 20in (1.02m x 51cm) and weighs 17lb 8oz or 255.21oz troy weight.
Carry on bidding
24 August 2020Almost 2.5 million of these Second World War British posters with the now famous slogan were printed in 12 different sizes.
Parkland teapot
24 August 2020This Meissen porcelain teapot from c.1722 will feature in the sale series to be held by Hargesheimer of Dusseldorf from September 10-12.
Japanese face armour
24 August 2020A collection of Japanese arms and armour is a key feature of Cowan’s arms and armour auction to be held in Cincinnati on September 2.
Tiffany pendant in Japanese style trebles estimate at Skinner
17 August 2020Japonisme, the craze for Japanese art first described by the French critic and collector Philippe Burty in 1872, became a key part of Tiffany & Co’s jewellery oeuvre from c.1877.