Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Get your claws into a Katz work
22 May 2023The American artist Alex Katz (b.1927) is known for his large, brightly coloured and boldly delineated works.
Family car and automobilia collection flies away to a white-glove result
15 May 2023Two Generations Collection was the title of an auction of automobilia and collectors’ cars amassed by a single family.
French style chimes with clock buyers in New York
15 May 2023Fine clocks from a single-owner selection sell well into six figures in New York saleroom
De Morgan tile meanders into the saleroom
15 May 2023Following the sales series last October, Christie’s will offer a second instalment of works from the Ann and Gordon Getty collection in June.
Chelsea plates on offer in Ohio auction
15 May 2023Six 18th century Chelsea botanically decorated plates will feature in the sale to be held by Neue Auctions in Beachwood, Ohio on May 20.
Bid for the feeling of Bliss at auction
15 May 2023Converse Auctions in Pennsylvania will be offering the clock collection of Willis R Michael (1894-1969) in its online auction on May 19.
Dragons decorate a Qing robe
15 May 2023This Qing dynasty imperial court robe embroidered with roundels of five clawed dragons on a dark blue ground will feature at Sarasota Estate Auction.
Grab this opportunity to bag a Greek bronze right arm
15 May 2023On May 25 Hindman holds its latest sale of Antiquities and Ancient Art in Chicago.
Well-preserved 18th century costumes fit the bill
08 May 2023A section of period costume and textiles that featured in a general sale at Thierry de Maigret (24% buyer’s premium) on March 24 produced some notable results for several well-preserved examples of 18th century costume.
Bravo my boy from Abe Lincoln
08 May 2023A handwritten note signed twice by Abraham Lincoln written just days before winning the 1864 presidential election was the toast of University Archives’ (25% buyer’s premium) April 19 online auction in Connecticut.
Robespierre to Danton correspondence sold at Osenat
08 May 2023A rare souvenir, an example of correspondence between two key figures in the French Revolution, was one of the highlights of a sale held by Osenat (25% buyer’s premium) in Versailles on March 12.
Big price for miniature work at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr
08 May 2023The first 90 or so lots in Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr’s (27.5/26/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) sale of Islamic and Indian Art held in Paris on April 6 were the property of a Royal collection.
From Horatio Nelson to a Hebrew bible and Ulysses to the BFG: a selection of upcoming auction highlights
08 May 2023Stand-out lots to watch out for in UK, Irish, European and US sales of books and works on paper
No escaping Houdini’s research
08 May 2023'A Magician Among the Spirits' by Harry Houdini conjured up one of the highest prices in the Potter & Potter (20% buyer’s premium) Houdini-related sale in Chicago on April 8 when it sold for $15,000 (£12,095).
Flora proved to be a triumph approved by the French emperor
08 May 2023Disputed sculpture was given the thumbs-up by the French emperor and then greatly admired
Mum’s the work for artist Nam Son
08 May 2023Colonial French-influenced Vietnamese painting continues to be a strong market performer with examples regularly turning up in French auctions and making significant sums.
All the ingredients of a useful guide
08 May 2023François Pierre de la Varenne (1618-78) is the chef credited with bringing French cuisine into the modern era.
Fuseli study takes six-figure sum in Paris
08 May 2023This work by Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) is a study for the figure of a kneeling figure of Caractacus’ daughter in the artist’s painting 'Caractacus’ speech before Claudius'.
Reeled in at Doyle auction
08 May 2023Edward Donovan’s 'The Natural History of British Fishes', a 19th century colour plate-illustrated British ichthyological work, featured in the Sporting & Travel Books sale held by Doyle (26/21/15% buyer’s premium) in New York earlier this year.
Famed fables on offer
08 May 2023An early 16th century illustrated edition Aesop was the highlight of an auction of books held by Giquello & Associes (25/20.5/17% buyer’s premium) in Paris on April 14.