Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
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
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).
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.
Maltese marvel – silver coffee pot stars as auction best seller
26 February 2024Eighteenth century coffee pot made on the Mediterranean island stands out as best-seller in an extensive and varied auction array.
Stand-out silver to look out for in upcoming auctions
26 February 2024A selection of previews from three British sales and another in Germany
Three silver items to savour from Devon sale
26 February 2024Pictured here are three highlight lots from recent sales held by Whittons (20% buyer’s premium) in Honiton, Devon.
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.
Beaker was made by the only female silversmith in Norwich
26 February 2024Another auction where silver and objects of vertu were prominent was the fine art and antiques sale staged by Elstob (25% buyer’s premium).
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.
Paris sale celebrates tribal art from the Barbier-Mueller collecting dynasty
19 February 2024The Barbier-Mueller family is well known as a collecting dynasty, especially for its ethnographic art.
Dinner service belonged to famous French novelist George Sand
19 February 2024A faience dinner service that belonged to the famous French novelist George Sand sold for €7000 (£5980) at the Rouillac (24% buyer’s premium inc tax) auction on February 10.
Charles X portrait at nearly 10 times the estimate
19 February 2024Portrait of monarch impresses as château of the Comtes de Marcellus delivers treasures to auction
Chareau furniture includes chair style selected by famous clients
19 February 2024An ensemble of modernist rosewood furniture by the designer and architect Pierre Chareau (1883-1950) is to be offered by Valoir Pousse-Cornet auction house.
Wemyss collected over decades comes to auction in Edinburgh
12 February 2024Extensive array offered by Lyon & Turnbull concentrates on the first Scottish period of production
Italian tazzae take top prices as part of Belgravia selection
12 February 2024The first part of a sale offering the contents of a house on Belgrave Square went under the hammer at Bellmans (25% buyer’s premium).
Classic Ashbee piano comes with fine provenance
12 February 2024Heading Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) January 16 Design sale in Stansted Mountfitchet was a recently rediscovered version of one of the best-known Guild of Handicraft designs.
It’s a shore thing: Namikawa Yasuyuki Japanese cloisonné vase delights
05 February 2024Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927) is one of the most famous and highly regarded masters of the art of Japanese cloisonné.
Getting ahead as the year begins
05 February 2024Mallams (25% buyer’s premium) got off to an early New Year start with a Country House auction.