Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
On the scent of posters at Swann
07 March 2022Italian liqueur tempts buyer to pay highest price at dedicated sale
French designs set to shine in an international selection
07 March 2022Another 425 lots of rare and vintage posters will also be up for sale in New York this month at Poster Auction International on March 20.
Leisurely Leger at the seaside leads the way in New York
07 March 2022The highlight of the sale held by Clarke (25% buyer’s premium) on February 6 proved, as expected, to be Fernand Leger’s (1881-1955) gouache Les Loisirs.
Jun bowl from a family collection at Skinner
07 March 2022Skinner is holding two sales of Asian works of art in Marlborough, Massachusetts, this month: online from March 14-24 and live on March 23.
Musical box tunes up in Kansas
07 March 2022This Regina disc and double comb-operated upright musical box is expected to be one of the highlights when Woody Auction in Kansas offers the collection of David and Marlene Howard from Ohio on March 19.
Know one’s snuff: Chinese snuff bottles are among the highlights of Asia Week New York
28 February 2022A collection of Chinese snuff bottles offered in two sessions stands out among an intriguing selection of Asia Week New York auctions and dealer shows.
Big deals in the Big Apple with Asia Week New York
28 February 2022Some 26 galleries will be participating in the dealers’ section of Asia Week New York either in person at a variety of city galleries or online.
Silver gilt jug commissioned for a king to be offered at Fontainebleau auction
21 February 2022An imposing silver gilt jug and basin by a master goldsmith of the Empire period is one of the highlights of Osenat’s L’Empire à Fontainebleau auction.
A taste of Givenchy and Lagerfeld style at Sotheby’s and Christie’s
21 February 2022Christie’s and Sotheby’s have both announced sales from collections of famous fashion designers to be held this year.
Tsar's gift to Philadelphia doctor to be sold at Freeman’s
14 February 2022This cloisonné and plique à jour enamel silver presentation tankard will be one of the highlights of the Gilded Age auction at Freeman’s in Philadelphia on February 24.
North America: Old school lessons in English ceramics
14 February 2022Traditional collecting fields still have an attraction when estimates are realistic, as proved by 18th century porcelain and pottery auctioned in the US
Abraham Lincoln bronze scaled down but makes a big price
14 February 2022Very much the highest price in the sale of American Works of Art held by Skinner (25/20/12 % buyer’s premium) in Marlborough, Massachusetts, on January 28 was this bronze figure of Abraham Lincoln.
Elisabeth Frink’s Midas touch reaches Pennsylvania
14 February 2022This bronze Midas Head by the British sculptor Dame Elisabeth Frink (1930-33) featured in a large two-day Americana and International sale held by Pook & Pook (24/13% buyer’s premium) in Downingtown, Pennsylvania on January 13-14.
Jardinieres take root in Maine auction
14 February 2022The varied mixed-discipline Winter Enchantment sale to be held in Maine by Thomaston Place auctions over three days from February 25-27 will include a sizeable glass and ceramics section.
Matisse goes it alone
07 February 2022As part of its So Unique series of single-lot auctions, Millon will be selling this painting by Henri Matisse (1869-1954) in Paris.
The faces of Napoleon’s family
07 February 2022Small bust in bronze and wax model were produced by the goldsmith to the emperor
Galleries team up for a Brussels fair taster
07 February 2022With Brussels’ major art and antiques fair BRAFA postponed from its usual January slot until June, a group of exhibitors have got together to present a foretaste of the type of pieces on offer later in the year at Brussels Expo in galleries around the city under the title Brussels Art Walk supported by BRAFA.
Fang mask helps if you want to keep a secret
07 February 2022A striking and well-provenanced example of an African mask from the Fang peoples of Gabon is to appear at an auction in the south of France on March 26.
Photos anniversary sale celebration at Swann
07 February 2022Seventy years ago in 1952 Swann Galleries in New York held the first auction dedicated to photographs in the US.
New saleroom Art Research Paris starts with jewellery
31 January 2022ARP (Art Research Paris), a new auction house opening in the French capital on the Faubourg Saint Honoré, is holding an inaugural sale of over 200 lots of jewellery on February 10.