Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
European ceramics that went to Oz come back on the market
15 April 2024Deceased estates and collectors selling up mean items collected in the late 20th century reappear at auction.
George Owen Worcester wins admirers
15 April 2024Andrew Morris spent over 30 years putting together a collection focusing on the Worcester porcelain of the Kerr and Binns and Royal Worcester periods and Leonard Joel (25% buyer’s premium) offered it at auction in Melbourne, Australia, over two days on March 25-26.
Subject matter boosts sampler to over 80 times estimate
08 April 2024Embroidered samplers can appeal to buyers for all kinds of different reasons.
Godwin connection lifts table to 13 times top estimate
08 April 2024The distinctive Anglo-Japanese tables designed by the architect GW Godwin in the later part of the 19th century are known as Smallhythe tables, after the example found in Smallhythe Place in Kent which was the home of the actress Ellen Terry.
Sandford Orcas Manor: ‘A lovely sale to preside over’
08 April 2024Country house contents, global interest and a packed room of bidders - what more could an auctioneer wish for?
Bidders detect Grendey quality in pair of chairs
08 April 2024Giles Grendey (1696-1780) was a well known English cabinetmaker with a workshop in Clerkenwell, a member of the Joiners company rising to Master.
Mystery panel given warm welcome by bidders
01 April 2024This stained glass panel painted with two female nudes against a watery background flanked by the words 'FAR' and 'END' to the sides and 'SALVE' at the bottom was keenly pursued at Adam Partridge (20% buyer’s premium) in Cheshire on February 28.
Candlesticks brighten sale day in Suffolk
01 April 2024The latest edition of The Oak Interior auction held by Bishop & Miller (25% buyer’s premium) in Stowmarket on February 28-29 majored heavily on metalwork.
International museums boost sales at latest Salon du Dessin
27 March 2024Institutions visiting from the US, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK boosted demand at the 32nd edition of Salon du Dessin in Paris.
Three rediscovered early 19th century French drawings soar above estimates at Paris auction
26 March 2024Three unpublished drawings by the French artist Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault (1791-1824) have sold at auction in Paris.
High society couple made elegant choices in their life as collectors
25 March 2024Raymond and Suzanne Fischoff-La Foux were a Parisian society couple.
Mouseman wedding gift shows the attraction of early pieces
25 March 2024Two sales of the classic furniture include items featuring direct family history
Paris costumes and textiles sale that turned out nicely
11 March 2024Auction staged at Drouot offered a varied selection topped by Louis XVI-era suit
Paris drawings week: a taste of the action in salerooms
11 March 2024The Paris auction houses will also be hosting plenty of sales devoted entirely or in part to works on paper.
Rich mix in Paris as spotlight shines on drawings
11 March 2024Drawing Week, the Paris annual spring celebration staged around the Salon du Dessin fair and a raft of works on paper auctions, takes place in the latter part of this month when the French capital traditionally turns the spotlight on drawings
Chareau furniture sells well at auction
11 March 2024A fresh-to-the-market ensemble of rosewood furniture by French designer and architect Pierre Chareau (1883- 1950) met with great enthusiasm when it went under the hammer.
Well heeled in the 18th century – ladies’ shoes sell for four figures in North Yorkshire auction
04 March 2024When it comes to period costume antique footwear can often command some of the strongest prices.
Chair that was a £15,000 single star
04 March 2024The high-flyer in Dreweatts’ (26/25/20/15% buyer’s premium) sale of the contents of Collections from Cairness House and a Wimpole Street townhouse was the set of six Chippendale chairs made for Brocket Hall that sold for £95,000 (see News, ATG No 2629).
A tale of two cities: spotlight on Paris and London workshops
26 February 2024A French three-colour gold snuff box was a highlight of the silver and vertu section of Lawrences (25% buyer’s premium) of Crewkerne’s recent winter sale.
Monumental trophy races to £19,000
26 February 2024Silverware was a major component of Bonhams’ (28/27/21/14.5% buyer’s premium) Knightsbridge auction titled The Connoisseur’s Library on February 13-14.