Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Caughley collection shows the Wright ways to attract buyers
15 May 2017Shropshire auction of wares from short-lived ‘niche’ factory proves to be a good market test...
Delft touch on both sides of the Atlantic
15 May 2017Inscriptions and/or dates add a premium in many classes of ceramics but especially so in delftware. Some afficionados such as the late Syd Levethan made this a particular goal for their collecting.
Private collections yield wide range of ceramics at Woolley & Wallis
15 May 2017Woolley & Wallis holds one of its dedicated English and Continental ceramics auctions in Salisbury on May 23. The wide range of material on offer takes in everything from the major 18th and 19th century English porcelain factories to a group of Italian maiolica.
Sèvres and Vincennes among highlights at Bonhams
15 May 2017Following the glass and British ceramics auction, which takes place in Bonhams’ Knightsbridge rooms this week, the auction house holds its main European ceramics sale of the summer in New Bond Street on June 14.
Painting by Javanese prince emerges at Van Ham in Cologne
08 May 2017On May 19, not for the first time, Van Ham in Cologne is selling a painting by Raden Saleh Ben Jaggia (1811-80), a Javanese prince who made a career for himself during the 22 years he spent in Europe, mainly in The Netherlands and Germany.
Privately printed edition of Lawrence of Arabia's classic at New York auction
08 May 2017One of 170 complete copies of the privately printed Cranwell edition of the 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom, A Triumph', 1926, by TE Lawrence (better known as Lawrence of Arabia) leads the Swann Galleries sale on May 16 in New York.
Chinese automaton clock chimes at Paris auction
08 May 2017Classic antiques from furniture and works of art to scientific instruments and a Roman marble torso all feature in Artcurial’s evening sale in its Paris rooms on May 16.
Portrait of a Man stands out in Munich
08 May 2017Karl & Faber in Munich is offering 'Portrait of a Man, Holding a Carnation', a 16 x 11in (41 x 29cm) panel, attributed to Dirck Jacobsz (before 1497-1567) at its auction on May 19.
Fruit seller automaton winds way to Cologne sale
08 May 2017Gustave Vichy was probably the most accomplished manufacturer of automata in fin de siècle France. A prime example of his art is putting in an appearance at the May 20 sale of Auction Team Breker in Cologne.
Danish Art Deco daybed on offer in Copenhagen auction
08 May 2017A relatively unfamiliar name in Nordic works is under the spotlight at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen in its Nordic Design auction on Thursday, June 8.
Francis Picabia female figure sketch on offer in Madrid
08 May 2017Francis Picabia (1879-1953) famously declared that he wanted to change his ideas “as often as one would change one’s shirt”, and he embraced many different artistic styles throughout his life.
English humpback clock on offer in Frankfurt auction
02 May 2017A rare English humpback carriage clock is coming up for sale at Dr Crott in Frankfurt on May 6. The 6in (16cm) high calendar timepiece with phases of the moon and an English lever escapement was manufactured in the 1890s by Jump of London.
Lalanne sheep flock into Florida sale
02 May 2017This flock of five sheep, Nouveaux Moutons, by the popular French designer François-Xavier Lalanne, will feature in Palm Beach Modern Auction’s two-session sale of around 500 lots on May 6 in Palm Beach.
Terrestrial table globe put on the auction map in Melbourne
02 May 2017One of the highlights of Mossgreen’s sale of Decorative Arts to be held in Armadale, Melbourne, on May 8-9 is this 11in (26.5cm) diameter 17th century terrestrial table globe with its original mahogany cradle.
Emile Galle grasshopper glass vase on offer in Paris
02 May 2017Among a handful of pieces of Gallé French art glass in a sale of decorative arts and design to be held by Tessier Sarrou & Associés at Drouot on May 4 is this example of the designer’s skills in the medium.
Russian ceramic temple tribute to Catherine the Great
02 May 2017A Russian ceramic homage to Catherine the Great is among the highlights at Schloss Ahlden’s sale on May 6-7 in Ahlden, Lower Saxony. The impressive 22in (55cm) high bronze-mounted porcelain ensemble in the form of a temple dates to the 1780s or ’90s and is estimated at €48,000. It was produced by the Gardner factory in Moscow, which was founded in 1765.
Simon Spero puts the spotlight on Vauxhall and Limehouse
24 April 2017The English porcelain specialist Simon Spero opens his 37th catalogued exhibition this week in his Kensington shop.
Whistler's Weary contribution to New York sale
24 April 2017Pictured here is one of several etchings by James Abbott McNeil Whistler that will feature in Swann Galleries’ sale of prints on May 2.
Liverpool delft charger owned by Pennsylvania Quakers
24 April 2017This 8¾in (23cm) diameter Liverpool delft charger, dated 1738, is initialled MML for Michael and Mary Lightfoot, members of a Quaker family who lived in Chester County.
Nicolas De Staël 1950 work in Vienna auction
24 April 2017A small 6¼ x 11in (16 x 27 cm) oil on canvas by Nicolas De Staël (1914-55), titled Composition and dating from 1950, is one of the potential highlights of the contemporary art auction to be held by Dorotheum in Vienna on May 31 and June 1.