Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Bamboo brushpot features at Bonhams' Beauty and Beyond sale
24 May 2021As part of its spring sale series in Hong Kong, Bonhams’ Fine Chinese Art auction will open with a section titled Beauty and Beyond Women in Chinese art.
Singapore family collection being sold for charity
24 May 2021The timed sale of jewellery and watches running at Hotlotz in Singapore until May 30 features 74 lots consigned from a private family collection.
Gérard’s portrait of Henry Seymour highlights Artcurial Old Master sale
24 May 2021Artcurial holds one of its periodic sales of Old Master and 19th century paintings and drawings on June 9.
Sculpture in the Paris spotlight as record set for Pompon
17 May 2021François Pompon auction record leads a look at four stand-out results achieved in the French capital
Triennale floor lamp lights the way at Hindman
10 May 2021On May 20 Hindman's Modern Design sale encompasses works by American and European designers including those from France, Italy and Scandinavia.
Archaistic vase at Paris auction
10 May 2021Guantype archaistic vase, seal mark and period of Yongzheng comes up at Paris auction.
Dining set is an open and shut case
10 May 2021Set of table and six chairs by the Danish designer Verner Panton designed in 1971 for Fritz Hansen is on offer at the Drouot in Paris.
Christie's auction has a female focus
10 May 2021On June 16 Christie’s Paris is holding a sale devoted to female artists.
Traditional Asian art series takes place over a longer stretch this year
03 May 2021Schedules for all sorts of auction series have been shaken up by pandemic restrictions, and the Asian art sales reflect this – but plenty is still on offer at the upcoming series
Tibetan Buddha emerges at Christie’s Paris
03 May 2021A number of Paris salerooms will be holding dedicated auctions of Asian Arts in June.
Primroses, apples and porcelain
03 May 2021A highlight of the Asian Art sale at Tajan will be this still-life of a pot of primroses, apples and porcelain by Chinese artist Pan Yu Liang (1895-1977).
Sun rises in Berlin
03 May 2021Among the highlights of the Asian Art auction at Koller on June 2 is this ink and colour scroll painting 'Sunrise at Mount Tai' by Li Keran (1907-89).
Bronze gives multiple reasons to bid
03 May 2021This large, 3ft (92cm), high imperial gilt bronze figure of Varjrabhairava features in the Asian art sale at Nagel in Stuttgart on June 23-25.
Russian ambassador’s Japanese swords
03 May 2021On May 18 Paris auction firm Tessier Sarrou is selling the first part of a collection of Japanese swords.
Multi-discipline Drouot delights
26 April 2021Paris auction hub best-sellers from March range across variety of collecting fields and eras.
Magnelli makes explosive impact
26 April 2021In 1918 in Florence the Italian artist Alberto Magnelli (1888-1971) produced a series of paintings, Explosions Lyriques, exploring the conflict between Abstraction and Figuration.
Meissen makes sizeable impact
19 April 2021Second slice from Ducret collection plus other sources achieve high prices in Zurich
Van Dyck St Jerome painting now confirmed and sold in Zurich
19 April 2021The highlight of the Koller spring series came from the Old Masters sale.
Thanks Bud for games group
19 April 2021Collecting 19th and early 20th century board games and puzzles became a fascination for Bud Newman, who encountered them through his business.
Putto and puppet produced by Carpeaux emerge at Bonhams LA sale
19 April 2021One of the most famous works by French sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-75) is 'La Danse'.