Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
A nice little urner from Chardin
13 December 2021Genre scene sets a new high for French artist inspired by Dutch and Flemish paintings.
From 14 Inca emperors to one conquistador
13 December 2021This series of Peruvian paintings of the 14 Inca emperors plus the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro featured in a sale held in Barcelona .
Mucha moved from ads to Slavic folk art and myth
13 December 2021This oil on canvas of a white-robed young couple by the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) was sold for $800,000 (£601,505) in Chicago on December 2.
Mountain route comes to auction by descent
13 December 2021A large and impressive painting of a lush Indonesian tropical landscape by Raden Saleh (1811-80) was sold in Paris on December 2 for €1.7m (£1.45m).
Big Cats Art Deco style
13 December 2021This lacquer panel by the French Art Deco master of the medium, Jean Dunand (1877-1942), will feature in a sale held by Ferri at Drouot on December 17.
Dufy goes sailing at Cowes
13 December 2021Besch is holding a sale series in Cannes that will offer a mix of fine wines, jewellery and watches, Impressionist and Modern art and decorative arts.
Bidders spellbound in the US
06 December 2021Single-owner collections offer magical selections days apart in two salerooms
Sale highlights as Fine Arts Paris fair returns to action
22 November 2021Fine Arts Paris, which returned for a physical staging at the Carrousel du Louvre after an online-only event last year, closed its doors on November 11 with the 55 exhibitors enjoying sales from museums and private collectors.
How to buy Mona Lisa for €210,000
22 November 2021Leonardo Da Vinci’s work has long held a fascination, as a near-contemporaneous copy confirms
Sleek Printz designs from Casablanca villa up for auction
22 November 2021A group of sleek Deco furnishings designed in the 1930s by Eugène Printz (1879-1948) for a villa in Casablanca went under the hammer at Briscadieu (23% buyer’s premium inc VAT) in Bordeaux.
Silver: give it a swirl in Paris
22 November 2021A collection of silver assembled over half a century by a Brussels general practitioner with a passion for 18th century French silver is to be offered for sale by Dupont & Associés, Morlaix Enchères, at Drouot in Paris on December 6.
Domenico Gnoli painting stars in single-lot sale at Millon
22 November 2021On December 2, as part of its So Unique series launched in April, Millon holding a single-lot sale in Paris of a painting by the Italian artist Domenico Gnoli (1933-70) which has been in a private collection for over 45 years.
Wedgwood fairyland tale in New York
22 November 2021Rounding off the Wedgwood section of Skinner’s December 3 auction of European Furniture and Decorative Arts is a small selection of Fairyland lustre ware.
Spode collection offered in Australia
22 November 2021On December 2 Australian auction firm Shapiro will be offering the collection of Spode blue and white earthenwares assembled over the past 25 years by Russell Brooks. The majority were purchased in first 15 years mainly in England but also in Australia.
Ceramics: Twinight Collection shines bright at Bonhams auction
15 November 2021British porcelain element of renowned US collection amassed in European salerooms comes to auction in London
Title winners: named services attract extra interest for European ceramics at auction
15 November 2021Dessert plate taken to St Helena exile by Napoleon demonstrates provenance value
Hermit plaque emerges in Kansas
15 November 2021This KPM porcelain plaque will feature in Woody Auction’s next sale in Kansas on December 4.
Magritte’s conversation skills lead a modern way of thinking
08 November 2021Three works by the Belgian Surrealist feature in the Paris Art Week series of auctions
Man of many talents Cocteau shines in Paris sale
08 November 2021One of the first sales held by Bonhams (27.5/25/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) in its new Paris rooms was devoted to works by Jean Cocteau (1889- 1963).
Shipshape designs and innovative lighting at Italian design sale in Paris
08 November 2021Two major names in Mid-century Italian design, Gio Ponti and Angelo Lelli, had top honours in a recent Italian design sale.