Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Rediscovered Jean-Antoine Houdon busts offered in New York State
04 March 2019Two rediscovered marble busts by the French 18th century sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) are to be offered in Cottone Auctions’ next sale in Geneseo on March 23.
French art glass offered in Kansas auction
04 March 2019Plenty of French art glass features in Woody Auction’s March 9 sale in Douglass, Kansas, including this bowl by Daum.
Mexican anthropomorphic mask offered in Paris
04 March 2019Paris is a centre for auctions of Pre-Columbian art. On March 18 Copages is offering an Italian collection of works that were sourced from major salerooms such as Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Loudmer as well as specialist dealers like Galerie Mermoz and the Emmeritz Gallery.
Pre-Columbian sale at Christie’s Paris includes Aztec stone sculpture
04 March 2019On April 9 Christie’s will be holding a Pre-Columbian sale featuring the 90-lot collection formed by Felix and Heidi Stoll from Basel as well as around 50 pieces from other vendors.
Early years of photography celebrated at Chartres sale
04 March 2019Vintage photographic equipment will be up for grabs at the Ivoire Chartres auction firm on March 9-10.
Louis XIV French table clock emerges in Dallas auctions
04 March 2019This early 18th century Louis XIV French table clock is part of a selection of 19 early European timekeepers that feature in Heritage Auctions’ fine and decorative arts sale in Dallas on March 8-10.
VOGEL AND OLIVE COLLECTIONS: Two auctions showing the highs and the lows of traditional markets
25 February 2019The sale of two great collections at auction – one in London, the other in New York – has highlighted the ebbs and flows of the market for early British pottery and furniture.
Paul Gauguin garden scene with bonus of the artist’s ‘earliest’ self portraits on the back
21 February 2019A three-in-one opportunity to purchase rare early works by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) comes up in Paris this month.
Five top pieces of Lalique glass at Bonhams’ auction of the John Nemeth collection
05 February 2019Bonhams is offering a single-owner collection of René Lalique glass in its Knightsbridge rooms on February 20.
French mantel clock set to chime in Pennsylvania
04 February 2019Included in Cordier Auctions’ large mixed-discipline sale to be held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on February 9 will be a group of four clocks that once came from the Chicago dealer Lee Benkendorf.
English silver on offer in New York
04 February 2019This mid-19th century cruet stand is one of several lots of English silver to be offered by Clarke Auction Gallery in Larchmont, New York, on February 10.
Select 44-lot grouping of paintings covers 500 years of art
04 February 2019A small but select auction of just 44 lots of paintings spanning 500 years from Old Masters to 20th century works will go under the hammer at Freeman’s on February 27.
Champion racehorse gallops into Paris auction in bronze form
04 February 2019A collection of 18 bronzes of thoroughbred racing horses by major French animalier sculptors is to be offered at Drouot on February 22 by Beaussant-Lefėvre. They include examples by Isadore Bonheur, Pierre-Jules Mène and Emmanuel Fremiet.
How buttons can fit a collecting budget
04 February 2019Small in scale and relatively light on the purse, buttons are a rich collecting seam that many can mine.
What can BRAFA fair offer for the entry-level collector?
30 January 2019Big international art fairs are inevitably a showcase for the exhibitors’ showstoppers. At one level, these key pieces highlight the galleries’ specialities and rare finds that they have been saving up for the occasion.
Roman marble statue on offer at Paris auction
28 January 2019This 3ft 2in (97cm) high Roman marble statue of draped female form with a lyre, representing the Greek muse Euterpe, dates from the 2nd-3rd century AD.
Ski posters slide into New York sale
28 January 2019Sales of ski posters have long been a seasonal feature of the auction scene scheduled for those winter months when enthusiasts take to the slopes.
Family art and antiques collection offered at Childress Gaffney auctions in South Carolina
28 January 2019The sale of a family collection of British and American art and antiques assembled by three successive generations of South Carolina enthusiasts will go under the hammer through Childress Gaffney auctions in Greenville on February 9.
Teddy bear and doll in one at Pennsylvania sale
28 January 2019A two-in-one purchase, this Simon and Halbig bisque-headed doll comes with its own teddy bear in a 550-lot online-only auction of toys and past playthings.
Be Part of Art: Royal Watercolour Society stages exhibition and auction to help fund renovation of new gallery
22 January 2019Founded in 1804, The Royal Watercolour Society has been in existence for over two centuries and includes famous names such as John Singer Sargent, Samuel Palmer and Edward Burne-Jones among its past members.