Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Sale underlines stateside popularity of Wedgwood
28 August 2023Wedgwood has long been such a popular collecting strand in the US that it is no surprise to see quantities reappear on the market at auction, either as mixed-owner consignments or single-owner collections
William and Mary portraits drive delftware demand
28 August 2023Dated and inscribed and royal portrait subjects are the most desirable classes of early delftware
Parcours prepares for action once again
28 August 2023The Parcours de la Céramique et des Arts du Feu is an annual gallery-based event in Paris focusing on a broad range of ceramics and glass, both antique and modern, from Europe and Asia
May the good ship Woolford have a safe journey
28 August 2023An English covered goblet made in 1820 to commemorate the first voyage of the ship Woodford is on offer at Bishop & Miller in Glandford, Norfolk
Salisbury sale includes pieces from the Jonathan Horne collection
28 August 2023The glass and ceramics sales held by Woolley & Wallis usually include several designated single-owner collections and properties and the September 19 auction is no exception
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.