Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Ocean liner and trolley buses offered in New Jersey from tin toy collection
27 April 2020Bertoia Auctions’ large spring sale of antique toys, trains and banks in Vineland, New Jersey, takes place on May 7-8.
Porcelain bottle from former governor-general of Ceylon's collection offered at Singapore auction
27 April 2020The timed sale of Oriental ceramics and works of art to be held by Hotlotz Singapore running until May 3 features a selection of items from the descendants of Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, GCMG, KCVO, KBE, KStJ, who was governor-general of Ceylon from 1954-62.
Rare glass perfume bottle and Arts & Crafts pewter bowl designed by Archibald Knox emerge in Cincinnati
27 April 2020Treadway Gallery’s Spring Sale of decorative arts will be held in Cincinnati on May 3 using phone, internet and absentee bidding but with no public attendance.
Raise a tankard to online sales at Bonhams Australia
27 April 2020Bonhams Australia is holding its first auction behind closed doors in Sydney on May 13 with bidding online and by phone.
Gold bowl presented to grandparents of Queen Elizabeth II comes to auction in the US
22 April 2020A gold bowl presented to the grandparents of Queen Elizabeth II by the city of Dundee in 1931 will feature in a forthcoming sale of silver and vertu to be held by Heritage Auctions.
Classic English furniture among works from interior and garden designer’s collection at Sotheby’s ‘Style’ auction
21 April 2020Items from the estate of interior decorator and garden designer Andrew Hartnagle and a collection of 20 lots of early English silver are two of the notable single-owner properties in Sotheby’s Style auction in New York running online until April 22.
Houdini memorabilia comes to Potter & Potter's Magic auction
20 April 2020A selection of Items relating to the famous escapologist Harry Houdini feature prominently among the potential highlights in the latest Potter & Potter Magic Auction to be live streamed from its gallery in Chicago on May 2.
Old Masters migrate to online
20 April 2020Aguttes’ drawings auction was one of the only sales not to be postponed after the coronavirus alert.
Benefits of diplomacy as classical marble statue generates interest in New York
20 April 2020One of the strongest performers in a large, mixed-discipline online-only sale held by Cottone ( 18% buyer’s premium) in Geneseo, New York, was this classical marble statue of a young boy on a carved stone plinth which had the bonus of a late-19th century provenance.
Harry Houdini memorabilia takes the stage at Chicago magic auction next month
18 April 2020Harry Houdini will be centre stage for Potter & Potter Auctions‘ latest Magic Auction taking place in Chicago.
Hippo bathroom set by François-Xavier Lalanne scrubs up nicely for Sotheby’s Paris auction
13 April 2020A bathroom set in the form of a family of hippos by François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008) is set to be a highlight of Sotheby’s Paris design auction in late June.
More adventures of Tintin in Brussels auction
06 April 2020Tintin was a major player in a sale of Comic Strip art staged in Belgium.
Asian art zingers in Zurich sale
06 April 2020Some keenly contested examples of Asian art featured in the large sale held by Schuler in Zurich on March 23-27.
Tiffany and Lalique link up for glass highlights
06 April 2020Tiffany and Lalique glassware from a private New York City collector provided some of the highlights in the Clarke Auction Gallery (25% buyer’s premium) online and phone bidding sale.
Writing table with an English country house in mind
06 April 2020This early-19th century mahogany writing table comes from a private New York City and Southampton, New York, collection of English country house furniture to be offered by Nye & Company.
Graduation oil painting by artist who worked on Diaghilev set designs soars to six figures
06 April 2020An early work by Boris Anisfeld titled 'Adam and Eve' made one of the highest prices in the Russian paintings and works of art auction at Shapiro (25% buyer’s premium) in New York
Albert Einstein letters come to auction in Dallas
01 April 2020Several letters written by Albert Einstein discussing his most significant scientific accomplishments will be among the major attractions in Heritage Auctions’ April 23 sale of historical manuscripts in Dallas.
Bids to put Malta on the map at German auction
30 March 2020Objects relating to the rich history of Malta are perennial favourites at auction. This large early 18th century oil on canvas depicting a map of islands in the Maltese archipelago proved particularly popular in a sale of 15th to 19th century pictures held by Lempertz in Cologne.
Collection of husband-and-wife artistic duo Stieglitz and O'Keeffe sells in New York
30 March 2020Works by artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) and her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz (1864- 1946), were the chief focus of a sale held by Sotheby’s (25/20/13.9% buyer’s premium) in New York.
Californian buyer rounds up English cattle picture
30 March 2020A 19th century English painting of two prize cattle – a bull and a heifer in a field– was one of the top lots in the sale held by Bruneau in Cranston, Rhode Island, on March 14.