Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Young dealers given chance to shine at the Parcours des Mondes
28 August 2023Latest edition of the tribal art event in Paris now includes a special showcase for six new faces
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
Raise your Jacobite drinking glass to toast the Old and Young Pretenders
28 August 2023A group of just over 20 lots of Jacobite drinking glasses from the 18th century featured in a sale of Scottish Works of Art and Whisky held in Edinburgh.
Wine bottle pays tribute to a Wedgwood
28 August 2023An 18th century wine bottle honouring Thomas Wedgwood, a key figure in the history of the Wedgwood factory, comes for sale in Derbyshire this autumn.
Dutch lot bowls over bidders
28 August 2023This 12in (30.5cm) diameter Dutch delft bowl was a high-flyer at Rob Michiels (30% buyer’s premium inc VAT) in Bruges.
Classic goblet takes £4000
28 August 2023Included in Mellors & Kirk’s (24% buyer’s premium) July 18-20 sale in Nottingham was this classic baluster goblet dated to the 18th century.
Claret jug on an Odyssey
28 August 2023This elegant Victorian clear glass claret jug of neoclassical design featured in the July 27 sale at Kinghams (25/18/15% buyer’s premium).
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Emile Gallé beaker gallops into French auction
12 June 2023This conical beaker by master French glass maker Emile Gallé will feature in a mixed-discipline auction to be held by Copages at Drouot on June 26.
Floral still life by Vallayer-Coster on offer at Christie's
12 June 2023The paintings of Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744-1818), an artist often compared to Chardin whose painting was a major source of inspiration to her, were recognised and well regarded during her lifetime in the 18th century art world.