Latest News Articles by Anne Crane

The root and branch out approach

18 March 2017

Solid foundation of the Salon spring drawings fair in Paris inspires auctions to also blossom

Henry Moore maquette

Henry Moore maquette comes to auction from collection of the dean of American art patrons

17 March 2017

Two fresh-to-the-market examples of Modern British sculpture are coming up for sale in New York state.

Chinese archaic bronze

Fujita Museum sale makes over £200m and lifts Christie’s Asian art week to record level

16 March 2017

Christie’s sale of works of art of Art from the Fujita Museum of Art met with a glowing reception in New York on March 15.

Peder Severin Kroyer's scene of Skagen Beach

Peder Severin Kroyer’s summer view at Skagen takes €580,000 at Bruun Rasmussen

07 March 2017

An oil study by the Danish artist Peder Severin Kroyer for one of his best known and final masterworks has sold for €580,000 (£495,725) at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen.

Gold torcs found by metal detectorists

Striking gold – metal detectorists to share proceeds of Iron Age discovery with landowner

02 March 2017

What is thought to be the earliest example of Iron Age gold ever discovered in Britain was unveiled to the public this week at The Potteries Museum in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire.

Marble lions from the tomb of Charles V of France

Sculptures at the double – Christie’s to offer medieval lions from French king’s tomb

01 March 2017

Christie’s is looking to repeat its success by making a bumper price for a piece of medieval tomb sculpture in London this summer.

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Marvellous maiolica attracts new admirers

25 February 2017

Fresh buyers greet old-fashioned collection which sells out in Paris

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Pick of the Week: Ringing endorsement

25 February 2017

CHAKKAR quoits may sound like equipment for a friendly game testing your throwing abilities but in reality they have much more intimidating associations.

Royal Academy's Burlington Gardens Festival

Royal Academy becomes hub of London summer event rebranded as ‘Mayfair Art Weekend’

23 February 2017

The annual summer initiative ‘Brown’s London Art Weekend’, showcasing exhibitions, talks and tours in West End art galleries and auction houses, has announced a major rebranding and partnership.

Bonfire on Skagen Beach by Peder Severin Kroyer

Bonfire on the beach: Danish artist’s last masterwork comes to auction

22 February 2017

This dramatic study for the last masterwork produced by the Danish artist Peder Severin Kroyer (1851-1909) will be one of the highlights of the paintings and drawings sale at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen later this month.

Ben Walker of Bonhams

Former dealer Ben Walker joins Bonhams as head of design in US

20 February 2017

Bonhams has announced the appointment of Ben Walker as head of modern and decorative art and design in the US.

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Sculpture quick out of the blocks

18 February 2017

Solid provenances energise early 2017 sales including works owned by distinguished family

Antique George II table

Chelsea dealer sells George II table to Leeds’ Temple Newsam House

16 February 2017

The London dealer Godson and Coles of Fulham Road has concluded the sale of this George II period brass-inlaid mahogany metamorphic table to Temple Newsam House.

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End of year design stars shine

04 February 2017

Best selling names from auctions on both sides of the Atlantic in ATG’s selection of highlights

Napoleon ring given to Caroline du Colombier

Napoleon’s object of desire – gold ring given to future Emperor's young love emerges at auction

01 February 2017

A gold ring set with a carved ivory scene given by the young Napoleon Bonaparte to an early love, Caroline du Colombier, is coming up for auction in Fontainebleau, France next month.

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Pick of the Week: Spencer Gore’s £54,000 garden view

28 January 2017

THIS landscape by Camden Town school artist Spencer Gore (1878-1914) proved to be the highlight of Cheffins’ art and design sale in Cambridge on January 12 when it sold for £54,000 (plus 22.5% buyer’s premium).

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Five favourites: ATG's top picks from around the BRAFA Art Fair

21 January 2017

Anne Crane selects five works which caught her eye at the BRAFA Fine Art fair which is on until January 29 at the Tour & Taxis in Brussels.

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Take a trip to the Tour & Taxis

21 January 2017

Capacity at the former industrial venue hosting first major fair of the year on the Continent

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Pick of the Week: The self-portrait of an Orientalist photographer

14 January 2017

THIS intriguing full-plate daguerreotype by the photographer Camille Dolard (1810-84) was the toast of the photographic section of Baron Ribeyre/Millon’s sale of the Gerard Lévy collection at Drouot on December 20.

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Christie’s tops Paris market in year of ‘closure’ for Drouot

14 January 2017

FOR the second year running Christie’s heads the list in the tally of annual turnover figures in France.