Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Emperors survive album break-up
07 June 2021A highlight at Millon on June 14 is a miniature painted with a double portrait of the Mughal emperors Shah Jahan and his son and successor Aurangzeb.
Matisse drawing re-emerges in Aix-en-Provence auction
07 June 2021A charcoal drawing by Henri Matisse (1869-1954) that has not been seen since the major retrospective on the artist at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1948 is to be offered at auction in Aix-en-Provence.
Limoges plaque bidder hell bent on a purchase
07 June 2021Sixteenth century Limoges work depicts underworld scene from Virgil’s The Aeneid
Fourteenth century ivory casket offered at Normandy auction
07 June 2021Auction house Prunier in Louviers, Normandy, has a long tradition of holding sales of Haute Epoque or early works of art.
Gods and goddesses in bronze offered at Sotheby's
07 June 2021Sotheby’s Paris sale of Old Masters on June 15 offers a selection of paintings and sculpture spanning the Middle Ages through to the 19th century.
Bamboo brushpot features at Bonhams' Beauty and Beyond sale
24 May 2021As part of its spring sale series in Hong Kong, Bonhams’ Fine Chinese Art auction will open with a section titled Beauty and Beyond Women in Chinese art.
Gérard’s portrait of Henry Seymour highlights Artcurial Old Master sale
24 May 2021Artcurial holds one of its periodic sales of Old Master and 19th century paintings and drawings on June 9.
Porcelain collection of Belk heiress on offer at Doyle auction
24 May 2021Doyle in New York is selling the collection of the Belk department store heiress Sarah Belk Gambrell in various auctions this year.
Paulin chairs among furnishings at auction found in Toulouse apartment
24 May 2021A collection of 20th century designer furniture has been discovered in a local apartment by Jérôme de Colonges, auctioneer for Primardeco/Ivoire Toulouse.
Singapore family collection being sold for charity
24 May 2021The timed sale of jewellery and watches running at Hotlotz in Singapore until May 30 features 74 lots consigned from a private family collection.
Panther with long provenance
24 May 2021Hindman is holding a sale of antiquities and ancient art in Chicago on May 27 which will feature this Greek (Hellenistic) marble head of a panther.
Sculpture in the Paris spotlight as record set for Pompon
17 May 2021François Pompon auction record leads a look at four stand-out results achieved in the French capital
Dining set is an open and shut case
10 May 2021Set of table and six chairs by the Danish designer Verner Panton designed in 1971 for Fritz Hansen is on offer at the Drouot in Paris.
Christie's auction has a female focus
10 May 2021On June 16 Christie’s Paris is holding a sale devoted to female artists.
Archaistic vase at Paris auction
10 May 2021Guantype archaistic vase, seal mark and period of Yongzheng comes up at Paris auction.
Triennale floor lamp lights the way at Hindman
10 May 2021On May 20 Hindman's Modern Design sale encompasses works by American and European designers including those from France, Italy and Scandinavia.
Tibetan Buddha emerges at Christie’s Paris
03 May 2021A number of Paris salerooms will be holding dedicated auctions of Asian Arts in June.
Bronze gives multiple reasons to bid
03 May 2021This large, 3ft (92cm), high imperial gilt bronze figure of Varjrabhairava features in the Asian art sale at Nagel in Stuttgart on June 23-25.
Primroses, apples and porcelain
03 May 2021A highlight of the Asian Art sale at Tajan will be this still-life of a pot of primroses, apples and porcelain by Chinese artist Pan Yu Liang (1895-1977).
Traditional Asian art series takes place over a longer stretch this year
03 May 2021Schedules for all sorts of auction series have been shaken up by pandemic restrictions, and the Asian art sales reflect this – but plenty is still on offer at the upcoming series