Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Sizeable sideboard by Ruhlmann on offer in Connecticut
20 December 2021More than 700 lots of jewellery, silver, fine art, rugs, furnishings, and decorative and ethnographic art are to be offered by Nadeau’s on New Year’s Day.
Artist portrayed by artist: two prominent Russian avant-garde figures
20 December 2021A painting that involved two prominent figures in the field of Russian avant-garde art in the early 20th century proved to be a high point in Paris.
Fine example of René Magritte's Surrealism comes from Swiss collector who moved to the US
20 December 2021A select 13-lot auction of works from the collection of Amalia de Schulthess at Bonhams (27.5/25/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) in New York on December 7 was led at $8.4m (£6.36m) by a classic René Magritte (1896-1967) Surrealist painting.
Hans Coper pot comes in at a hefty $260,000
20 December 2021When Phillips held an auction in London on November 10 in association with Maak Contemporary Ceramics of selections from the collection of Dr John P Driscoll, it produced a number of record-breaking prices for Hans Coper (1920-81) and ended with a new auction high for the studio potter of £520,000 (ATG No 2518).
Egyptian trio takes the top auction honours at Hindman
20 December 2021Ancient Egyptian works in stone and metal were the three best-sellers in the latest auction of antiquities and ethnographic artefacts at Hindman (25/20/12% buyer’s premium).
A nice little urner from Chardin
13 December 2021Genre scene sets a new high for French artist inspired by Dutch and Flemish paintings.
From 14 Inca emperors to one conquistador
13 December 2021This series of Peruvian paintings of the 14 Inca emperors plus the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro featured in a sale held in Barcelona .
Mucha moved from ads to Slavic folk art and myth
13 December 2021This oil on canvas of a white-robed young couple by the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) was sold for $800,000 (£601,505) in Chicago on December 2.
Mountain route comes to auction by descent
13 December 2021A large and impressive painting of a lush Indonesian tropical landscape by Raden Saleh (1811-80) was sold in Paris on December 2 for €1.7m (£1.45m).
Big Cats Art Deco style
13 December 2021This lacquer panel by the French Art Deco master of the medium, Jean Dunand (1877-1942), will feature in a sale held by Ferri at Drouot on December 17.
Dufy goes sailing at Cowes
13 December 2021Besch is holding a sale series in Cannes that will offer a mix of fine wines, jewellery and watches, Impressionist and Modern art and decorative arts.
Bidders spellbound in the US
06 December 2021Single-owner collections offer magical selections days apart in two salerooms
Sale highlights as Fine Arts Paris fair returns to action
22 November 2021Fine Arts Paris, which returned for a physical staging at the Carrousel du Louvre after an online-only event last year, closed its doors on November 11 with the 55 exhibitors enjoying sales from museums and private collectors.
How to buy Mona Lisa for €210,000
22 November 2021Leonardo Da Vinci’s work has long held a fascination, as a near-contemporaneous copy confirms
Sleek Printz designs from Casablanca villa up for auction
22 November 2021A group of sleek Deco furnishings designed in the 1930s by Eugène Printz (1879-1948) for a villa in Casablanca went under the hammer at Briscadieu (23% buyer’s premium inc VAT) in Bordeaux.
Silver: give it a swirl in Paris
22 November 2021A collection of silver assembled over half a century by a Brussels general practitioner with a passion for 18th century French silver is to be offered for sale by Dupont & Associés, Morlaix Enchères, at Drouot in Paris on December 6.
Wedgwood fairyland tale in New York
22 November 2021Rounding off the Wedgwood section of Skinner’s December 3 auction of European Furniture and Decorative Arts is a small selection of Fairyland lustre ware.
Domenico Gnoli painting stars in single-lot sale at Millon
22 November 2021On December 2, as part of its So Unique series launched in April, Millon holding a single-lot sale in Paris of a painting by the Italian artist Domenico Gnoli (1933-70) which has been in a private collection for over 45 years.
Spode collection offered in Australia
22 November 2021On December 2 Australian auction firm Shapiro will be offering the collection of Spode blue and white earthenwares assembled over the past 25 years by Russell Brooks. The majority were purchased in first 15 years mainly in England but also in Australia.
Ceramics: Twinight Collection shines bright at Bonhams auction
15 November 2021British porcelain element of renowned US collection amassed in European salerooms comes to auction in London