Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Black Watch toy soldiers march into Pittsburgh auction
13 May 2019One of the highlights of Old Toy Soldier Auctions’ spring sale from May 18-19 in Pittsburgh will be this rare Britains Black Watch boxed parade set with piper, No 449.
Artefacts collected during extensive Indian travels for sale
13 May 2019On May 17 Stair Galleries in Hudson, New York, is selling the collection of Indian artefacts from the estate of David Swope of Ossining, NY.
Brandt Art Deco table on offer in LA
13 May 2019A 23in (58.5cm) diameter Art Deco table by the designer Edgar Brandt has been consigned to the two-day Design for the Home and Garden auction to be held by Andrew Jones in Los Angeles on May 18-19.
Minton rarities emerge in Indiana
13 May 2019Nineteenth century majolica ware is a speciality for Indiana saleroom Strawser Auction Group.
Micromosaic panels in two US auctions
13 May 2019These two 19th century micromosaic panels feature in different US auctions this month.
Amphora decorated by the 'Princeton Painter'
13 May 2019Artemis Gallery of Colorado holds a two-day online auction on May 22-23 that includes antiquities, Asian art, fine art and Ethnographica from round the world.
John Sandon stands down at Bonhams after 44 years in pots
06 May 2019After 44 years working as an auction house specialist, John Sandon has chosen to retire from his post as international director of glass and British ceramics at Bonhams.
Dearth of dedicated sales but rich pickings still emerge at multi-discipline auctions
06 May 2019While dedicated sales of English and Continental ceramics are rarer beasts in the saleroom calendar these days, the traditional mixed-discipline regional sales are a repository for plenty of material from the main factories of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Paris springs into Asian action with 10-days of auctions, exhibitions and events
06 May 2019Further proof of the success of the dedicated dealer and auction house initiatives promoting Asian art and expertise in Western capitals comes next month in Paris.
Antonio Canova idealised bust sells at €2m in Monaco
04 May 2019An idealised marble portrait bust of a 16th century Italian noblewoman by the neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova has sold at auction in Monaco for €2m (£1.72m).
Spanish Royal cabinets and Marie Antoinette’s writing table to be offered as part of Rothschild collection at Christie’s
25 April 2019Furniture, works of art and Old Master paintings collected by members of the famous Rothschild banking family are to be offered for auction by Christie’s in London as part of its summer season sales.
“I designed something entirely new” – early 1930s glass grand piano draws attention in Paris sale
22 April 2019A Modernist grand piano from 1931 by the Danish designer Poul Henningsen was the toast of a dedicated Scandinavian design sale held by Artcurial in Paris.
19th century French genre interior scene doubles estimate in Paris auction
19 April 2019An early 19th century painting by the artist Martin Drölling (1752-1817), which came to auction with a preparatory drawing and its companion pendant work has sold in Paris for €235,000 (£200,855), more than double the estimate.
Paris Drawings Week provides range of prices
19 April 2019Drawings Week in the French capital included a wide variety of styles, eras and value. Pictured here is a selection of highlights and some more affordable items from the vast array of works on paper of all types offered during Drawings Week in Paris in late March.
‘More affordable’ options at Paris Drawings Week
19 April 2019Not everything in the spring drawings sales required a six-figure bank balance to purchase. Plenty of more affordable works appeared across all the Paris rooms – both Drouot and the independents (and, of course, in the various dealers shows and fairs). Pictured here are some works within the reach of less elevated budgets.
Dorotheum in Vienna play it safe with Saint Bartholomew attribution
19 April 2019In the 1980s, the 3ft 7in x 2ft 9in (1.1m x 85cm) canvas of Saint Bartholomew being offered by Dorotheum in Vienna on April 30 was tentatively ascribed to Caravaggio. The treatment of light and shadow and the extreme naturalism in the portrayal certainly indicate a proximity to the revolutionary artist.
Eiffel tower gouache among René Gruau works at Tajan in Paris
19 April 2019This gouache is one of around 10 drawings, watercolours and gouaches by René Gruau, the Italian-born fashion illustrator who was renowned for his Paris haute couture and promotional illustrations, which will feature in Tajan’s Paris auction of modern drawings on May 15.
Lord Burghley features in Chinese export porcelain selection at Pook & Pook in Pennsylvania
19 April 2019Pook & Pook’s next American and International sale in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, on May 4 will feature a selection of Chinese export porcelain.
Estate provides Chelsea candlesticks to Stair Galleries in New York
19 April 2019English and Continental porcelain from several notable estates is included in Stair Galleries’ next fine sale in Hudson, New York, on April 27-28.
Developments in focus at the latest photograph auctions in New York
15 April 2019A look at the latest photograph auction highlights, potential sale stars to come, fairs coming up and a camera and equipment spotlight.