Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Sofa surprise at £10,800
21 August 2023A pair of mahogany framed sofas, one shown here, caught the eye when they featured in Greenslade Taylor Hunt’s (19.5% buyer’s premium) auction on August 3.
Dip into the Grand Tour with a sarcophagus inkstand
21 August 2023This 19th century carved Siena marble inkstand is fashioned in the form of an ancient Roman sarcophagus.
Playing card games with a new Surrealist face
14 August 2023From late 1940 to early 1941 André Breton and a group of other Surrealists including Wifredo Lam, Max Ernst, Oscar Dominguez, Victor Brauner, André Masson and Frédéric Delanglade re-located to Marseille where they anxiously awaited visas to escape occupied France.
Alain Delon: actor and art and antiques collector
14 August 2023Famous Frenchman has amassed an impressive wide-ranging array of acquisitions over six decades
Braziliant Brecheret: a Modernist pioneer at auction
07 August 2023Italian-born sculptor was a founding figure in the first wave of Modernism via São Paolo
Paris sale features plenty of post-war material by currently popular blue-chip names
07 August 2023A recent Design sale at Sotheby’s (26/20/13.9/plus 1% overhead buyer’s premium) in Paris had stacks of post-war material by renowned names such as the Lalannes and Charlotte Perriand but the Art Deco period also featured.
Hats off to a Hagenaur distinctive decorative figure
07 August 2023A small selection of the distinctive decorative figures produced by the Austrian firm of Hagenaur featured in the sale of Decorative Arts held by Im Kinsky (28% buyer’s premium) on June 21.
Turn up the Deco volume with a classic radio
17 July 2023Art Deco had a profound influence on all categories – not just art, sculpture or luxury furnishings but also on the design of more utilitarian items.
Sumptuous porcelain takes pride of place in salerooms
10 July 2023Auctions held in Australia and Germany rack up strong prices for major European makers
Bidders get a second Getty chance thanks to Temple of Wings contents
03 July 2023Three auctions follow on from the October series to offer items from the collectors’ Californian residence
Letter by Marat murderer Corday bought by Normandy institutions
14 June 2023A letter of justification by the woman who assassinated the French Revolutionary journalist and politician Jean-Paul Marat has been bought by a group of Normandy institutions at auction.
Emile Gallé beaker gallops into French auction
12 June 2023This conical beaker by master French glass maker Emile Gallé will feature in a mixed-discipline auction to be held by Copages at Drouot on June 26.
Floral still life by Vallayer-Coster on offer at Christie's
12 June 2023The paintings of Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744-1818), an artist often compared to Chardin whose painting was a major source of inspiration to her, were recognised and well regarded during her lifetime in the 18th century art world.
Van Dongen's depiction of Dolly comes to auction
12 June 2023'Portrait de Dolly' by Kees van Dongen (1877-1968) comes to auction this month.
Pioneering dealer Leloup’s collection up for sale at Sotheby's
12 June 2023Sotheby’s is to offer the private collection of Hélène Leloup (b.1927), one of the major pioneering dealers in African and Oceanic Art.
Albert Marquet's view of warships in Venice emerges at Drouot sale
12 June 2023Mirabaud-Mercier’s sale at Drouot on June 16 will feature this Venetian view by Albert Marquet (1875- 1947).
Cubist still-life by Gleizes comes fresh to the market
12 June 2023A Cubist still-life by Albert Gleizes (1881-1953) which has remained in the same family since it was purchased from the artist in 1948 is for sale at Ivoire Toulouse/Primardeco.
Painting of the flower that caused Tulipmania at auction
12 June 2023This 17th century floral still-life features in the sale of Old Master paintings and drawings to be held by Tajan on June 21.
Astronomical clock ticks tech boxes as innovative timekeeper offered at Drouot
12 June 2023De Baecque & Associés will be selling this monumental astronomical clock standing 9ft 11in (3m) high on June 30.
Guanyin repels evil spirits
05 June 2023Tessier Sarrou & Associés is one of the dozen or so auction houses taking part in Printemps Asiatique Paris with a sale at Drouot on June 12.