Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Sales in France: Paris – Sotheby’s/Pierre Bergé & Associés
22 October 2018A sale of contents of four homes belonging to the late Pierre Bergé is to go under the hammer at Sotheby’s Paris rooms in association with auction house Pierre Bergé & Associes.
Sales in France: Reims
22 October 2018A classic Art Nouveau display cabinet by Emile Gallé is part of a collection of furniture by Gallé and Majorelle assembled over half a century ago to be offered for sale by Ivoire Reims on November 18.
What to buy: Four top lots from French journalist’s vintage toy collection on offer in Fontainebleau
02 October 2018Louis-Roland Neil (1925-2018) was an influential French journalist and pioneer in the audio-visual world – the man who bought 'Colombo' and 'The Persuaders' to French television viewers. But he had another passion – collecting antique and vintage toys.
French auction means crunch time for biscuit collectors
01 October 2018In the UK Huntley and Palmers and McVitie’s might be the brand names to trip off the tongue at the mention of the word biscuit. In France it is LU that first comes to mind.
Rediscovered: a gift to the Sun King from Siam returns to Versailles after auction
01 October 2018The only known item of silverware to have survived from a lavish diplomatic gift presented to Louis XIV by the King of Siam has been acquired by the Palace of Versailles via a private treaty sale through auction firm Beaussant Lefèvre.
New chief for Christie’s France as Cécile Verdier joins from Sotheby’s
27 September 2018There will be a new face leading the French operation at Christie’s auction house next summer.
Palace of Versailles buys Chinese silver ewer in private deal
24 September 2018A rare 17th century Chinese silver ewer has been acquired by the Palace of Versailles in a private treaty sale conducted by the auction firm Beaussant Lefèvre. It is the only known surviving piece of silverware from a lavish diplomatic gift presented to Louis XIV by the King of Siam (Thailand) in 1686.
Three upcoming lots in the US including a Eugène Delacroix portrait
24 September 2018The Old Masters section of Doyle’s auction in New York on October 31 will include a portrait by the French 19th century artist Eugène Delacroix.
Sorolla portrait emerges in Madrid auction
24 September 2018Portraiture was not the preferred genre of the Valencian artist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923), but early in his career he recognised its value as a reliable source of income and persisted with it throughout his lifetime.
Large scale painting by Frans Francken II emerges in Troyes
24 September 2018A large panel painting by the Flemish artist Frans Francken II (1581-1642) is to appear at Ivoire Troyes’ Auction in France on September 29.
‘Coups de Coeur’ – eight art market highlights from the Paris season
20 September 2018The French art market was back in action in early September. The 30th staging of 'La Biennale Paris' and the latest edition of the 'Parcours des Mondes' tribal event were two highlights among a raft of gallery shows and auctions marking the return to work after the summer lull.
Scenes from Lewis Carroll classic decorate 1870s envelopes on offer in Melbourne
03 September 2018Eight envelopes from the 1870s, each decorated with a scene from Lewis Carroll’s famous book Alice in Wonderland are to be offered at Abacus Auctions’ December 1 sale of stamps, postal history and picture postcards.
Parisian sideboard stars in first sale at new Los Angeles auction house
03 September 2018New Los Angeles saleroom Andrew Jones Auctions, set up by a group of ex-Bonhams specialists (as reported in ATG No 2355), will hold its grand opening and inaugural sale on September 15 in its Downtown Los Angeles gallery.
Parcours des Mondes loan exhibition reaches the roots of collecting
27 August 2018As well as the themed shows, some of which are detailed on these two pages, this year’s Parcours has a loan exhibition that goes to the roots of the French tribal art collecting.
Carré Rive Gauche hosts collectors’ event timed with annual ceramics trail
27 August 2018The Left Bank area known as the Carré Rive Gauche is a group of streets in the 6th and 7th arrondissements between the Seine and the Boulevard Saint Germain – notably the rues du Bac, de Beaune, de Lille, du Pré-aux-Clercs, des Saints-Pères, de l’Université, de Verneuil and the quai Voltaire.
Napoleon marches into the Biennale
27 August 2018There is a decidedly French flavour to the loan exhibition at this year’s Biennale. Prominently displayed under the central dome of the Grand Palais will be a selection of works from the extensive Napoleonic collection of Pierre-Jean Chalençon.
Foreword: Paris fights its corner
27 August 2018The September return to work (and school) after a long summer break is significant enough in France to have its own title: La rentrée.
Gallery goes it alone to show Piqué prowess
27 August 2018While many Paris galleries take part in fairs or parcours, there is no shortage of dealers who launch individual exhibitions in their galleries at the rentrée.
Dealer interview: Oceanic art specialist Anthony Meyer
27 August 2018Specialist dealer in Oceanic art Anthony Meyer, whose gallery is in the rue des Beaux Arts on the Left Bank, is one of the Paris dealers who is doubly busy this September.
Biennale looks back to the future
27 August 2018Fair aims to capitalise on the event’s past heritage and more recent major innovations.