Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
'Durham Ox' plate among super Staffordshire pottery selection in Michigan
04 May 2020Schmidt’s Antiques’ next ceramics auction in Ypsilanti, Michigan, will be on June 6 and features a wide range of English and Continental pottery and porcelain from Britain, Continental Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Pair of platform souls provides surprise top price at Sotheby's
04 May 2020Ceramics, both English and Continental from the 18th century through to modern pieces, were one of several elements featured in the most recent Style auction held by Sotheby’s (25/20/13.9% buyer’s premium) in New York.
Staffordshire and Wedgwood pieces offered in Belgium
04 May 2020Staffordshire blue and white ware, figures and Leeds creamware will be among a selection of English ceramics featured in Maison Jules’ large mixed-discipline auction of art, antiques and vintage items to be held online over three days from May 16-18 in Gent, Belgium.
Meissen Whiplash dinner service catches the eye at Freeman’s
04 May 2020Freeman’s (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) of Philadelphia opened its latest Design sale with a Meissen Whiplash dinner service designed in 1903-4 by Henry Van de Velde, the Belgian Art Nouveau architect and designer.
Collection of English drinking glasses emerge in Virginia
04 May 2020Jeffrey S Evans’ spring sale of 18th and 19th century glassware and lighting takes place in Mount Crawford, Virginia. It includes a collection of more than 100 18th and 19th century English drinking glasses, to be offered unreserved on May 20.
Rare book fair in Paris postponed until September
27 April 2020The ‘Salon International du Livre Rare’ (International Rare Book Fair) which was due to be held this month at the Grand Palais in Paris, has been postponed until September 4-6.
Ocean liner and trolley buses offered in New Jersey from tin toy collection
27 April 2020Bertoia Auctions’ large spring sale of antique toys, trains and banks in Vineland, New Jersey, takes place on May 7-8.
Porcelain bottle from former governor-general of Ceylon's collection offered at Singapore auction
27 April 2020The timed sale of Oriental ceramics and works of art to be held by Hotlotz Singapore running until May 3 features a selection of items from the descendants of Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, GCMG, KCVO, KBE, KStJ, who was governor-general of Ceylon from 1954-62.
Rare glass perfume bottle and Arts & Crafts pewter bowl designed by Archibald Knox emerge in Cincinnati
27 April 2020Treadway Gallery’s Spring Sale of decorative arts will be held in Cincinnati on May 3 using phone, internet and absentee bidding but with no public attendance.
Raise a tankard to online sales at Bonhams Australia
27 April 2020Bonhams Australia is holding its first auction behind closed doors in Sydney on May 13 with bidding online and by phone.
Gold bowl presented to grandparents of Queen Elizabeth II comes to auction in the US
22 April 2020A gold bowl presented to the grandparents of Queen Elizabeth II by the city of Dundee in 1931 will feature in a forthcoming sale of silver and vertu to be held by Heritage Auctions.
Classic English furniture among works from interior and garden designer’s collection at Sotheby’s ‘Style’ auction
21 April 2020Items from the estate of interior decorator and garden designer Andrew Hartnagle and a collection of 20 lots of early English silver are two of the notable single-owner properties in Sotheby’s Style auction in New York running online until April 22.
Houdini memorabilia comes to Potter & Potter's Magic auction
20 April 2020A selection of Items relating to the famous escapologist Harry Houdini feature prominently among the potential highlights in the latest Potter & Potter Magic Auction to be live streamed from its gallery in Chicago on May 2.
Old Masters migrate to online
20 April 2020Aguttes’ drawings auction was one of the only sales not to be postponed after the coronavirus alert.
Benefits of diplomacy as classical marble statue generates interest in New York
20 April 2020One of the strongest performers in a large, mixed-discipline online-only sale held by Cottone ( 18% buyer’s premium) in Geneseo, New York, was this classical marble statue of a young boy on a carved stone plinth which had the bonus of a late-19th century provenance.
Harry Houdini memorabilia takes the stage at Chicago magic auction next month
18 April 2020Harry Houdini will be centre stage for Potter & Potter Auctions‘ latest Magic Auction taking place in Chicago.
Hippo bathroom set by François-Xavier Lalanne scrubs up nicely for Sotheby’s Paris auction
13 April 2020A bathroom set in the form of a family of hippos by François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008) is set to be a highlight of Sotheby’s Paris design auction in late June.
More adventures of Tintin in Brussels auction
06 April 2020Tintin was a major player in a sale of Comic Strip art staged in Belgium.
Asian art zingers in Zurich sale
06 April 2020Some keenly contested examples of Asian art featured in the large sale held by Schuler in Zurich on March 23-27.
Tiffany and Lalique link up for glass highlights
06 April 2020Tiffany and Lalique glassware from a private New York City collector provided some of the highlights in the Clarke Auction Gallery (25% buyer’s premium) online and phone bidding sale.