Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
European ceramics: a cross-Channel focus
16 July 2018Vincennes, Sèvres and Meissen are among the stars of a Paris and London auction spotlight.
London’s slice of Marly Rouge
16 July 2018Bonhams’ (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) main summer sale of European ceramics took place at its Bond Street rooms on July 5. On offer were 245 lots which raised a hammer total of just under £600,000, with a 62% take-up.
Vintage pens from Switzerland to Japan are scripted for San Francisco auction
14 July 2018US West Coast auction firm PBA Galleries is holding its first sale dedicated to writing instruments in its San Francisco rooms on July 19.
Monaco sales reflect life of luxury
09 July 2018There has long been a tradition of summer sales in Monaco, with an emphasis on the luxury goods area of the market: jewellery, watches, handbags and cars. Here are a few stand-out lots coming up.
Sorolla portrait of Spanish marquesa up at auction in Madrid
02 July 2018This portrait of Maria Luisa Maldonado, Marquesa de Torneros (1907) by the Valencian artist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923) is a highlight of the next auction series at Ansorena to be held from July 17-19.
Old Masters fly high in Paris
02 July 2018The Paris high season is a time when classic sales of traditional fare are as much to the fore as buoyant sectors such as Asian, contemporary and modern and tribal art.
Australian cricket team postcard in bat at new Melbourne saleroom
02 July 2018Newly formed Australian firm Abacus Auctions holds its second sale on July 22, devoted to coins and banknotes plus a selection of collectables and sporting memorabilia.
Mueller European art glass collection comes up at Australian sale
02 July 2018Having successfully dispersed the collection of Lalique glass formed by Hans and Gertrud Mueller in March this year, Sotheby’s Australia is now selling the couple’s collection of other European Art Glass.
Animalier sculptor Bugatti remains a heavyweight at auction
28 June 2018Another substantial price for a bronze by the current hot favourite animalier sculptor, Rembrandt Bugatti (1884-1916), has emerged at the Drouot auction centre in Paris.
Paavo Tynell trips the light fantastic
18 June 2018The specialist Finnish lighting designer Paavo Tynell proved to be the strong suit in a 111-lot Scandinavian design sale held by Artcurial (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) in Paris.
Charlotte Perriand's ‘Nuage’ bookcase performs at Paris auction
18 June 2018The post-war industrial modernist designs of Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand remain firm sellers. Pieces from their best-documented commissions, like the furnishings created in the 1950s for the student residences of the Cité Universitaire in Paris, are particularly strong.
Post-War Design: spectacular result for Jean Royère’s biomorphic 'Flaque' table
18 June 2018In the immediate post-war era the work of the French designer-decorator Jean Royère (1902-81) took a turn to embrace a more organic or ‘biomorphic’ style.
Decorative arts – traditional sale format evolves to incorporate the fashionable masters of the post-war era
18 June 2018Post-war material is attracting growing interest across all sectors of the art market. A pioneer was the Design sale that championed the creations of designers and taste makers from the second half of the 20th century and beyond.
Spotlight falls on Jacob Hermann as limited supply brings high prices for furniture designer's works
18 June 2018Most high-flying ‘design’ is made in multiples. These can be limited editions in short runs but, as some of the most iconic pieces have been produced in their millions, their commercial value is typically vested in early examples or prototypes.
Saleroom selection: early design highlights at auction from Lalique lights to Rembrandt Bugatti’s panther
15 June 2018Recent design sales have generated plenty of dramatic prices for post-war and modern classics, from the Lalannes and Jean Royère to Charlotte Perriand.
Vintage Falconnier glass bricks offered at Ivoire Troyes
11 June 2018Glass bricks are a common sight in 21st century building construction, but back in the late 19th century they were cutting-edge industrial technology. They were employed by avant-garde architects such as Art Nouveau specialist Hector Guimard and the modernist Le Corbusier.
Ceramics dealer Christophe Perlès sells 150 lots at Paris auction
11 June 2018After a continuous 30-year period of trading, and a stockbook tally of around 10,000 pieces, Paris dealer in European ceramics Christophe Perlès has decided to take a break for a couple of years.
Cabinet is among highlights at Ader's Islamic and Indian art sale
11 June 2018This ivory-inlaid fall-fronted cabinet is one of the highlights in a sale of Islamic and Indian art at Drouot by Ader on June 29.
Skeleton of new species of dinosaur brings 30-minute bidding battle
09 June 2018Three bidders – one French, one Japanese and one Swedish – did battle for half an hour in the chase to acquire the skeleton of a new species of carnivorous dinosaur at a Paris auction this month.
American collector wins bidding at Paris auction for early van Gogh landscape
08 June 2018A painting from the early years of Vincent van Gogh’s (1853-1890) career as an artist has sold at an auction in Paris for a hammer price of €6m (£5.26m).