Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Australian cricketer bowls in and tribal art drums up support
05 June 2023The Abacus sale on June 28-30 in Melbourne will feature an eclectic mix of material.
Corday justifies assassination of Marat
05 June 2023Charlotte Corday was the woman who assassinated the French Revolutionary journalist and politician Jean-Paul Marat.
Silverware takes to the Los Angeles saleroom stage
05 June 2023Pictured here are examples of Georgian silverware coming up in two different auctions that are being staged in Los Angeles in June.
Paris springboard for Asian art sales
05 June 2023Auction houses, galleries, museums and institutions prepare for sixth edition of Parisian events
Incense burner is the talk of the Toun
05 June 2023This massive Japanese silver incense burner weighing over 641 troy oz proved to be one of the major attractions in the silver and vertu sale held by Heritage (25/20/15% buyer’s premium) on May 16.
UK arms and armour dealer Singh’s big draw in Paris
05 June 2023One of the overseas dealers who will be showing at The Pagoda for Printemps Asiatique Paris is the UK dealer Runjeet Singh.
Classic Georgian tables that stood in Melbourne suburbs
05 June 2023Two examples of classic early Georgian mahogany proved to be in demand at Artvisory (26% buyer’s premium) of South Yarra, Victoria.
Buffet treats keenly contested at Drouot
22 May 2023Art from the collection of Christine Poirot-Delpech was the object of a sell-out single-owner sale at Art Valorem (28.8% buyer’s premium inc tax) at Drouot on April 6.
Calder on a roll at auction
22 May 2023One of the top-priced lots in a recent sale held by CRN Auctions (22% buyer’s premium) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on April 23 was this work on paper by Alexander Calder (1898-1976).
Gorky work from late on
22 May 2023This late untitled drawing by Arshile Gorky (1904-48) in pencil and crayon on paper was the highlight of a sale of Modern and Contemporary paintings held by Digard (25/20/14% buyer’s premium) on March 28 at Drouot in Paris.
Get your claws into a Katz work
22 May 2023The American artist Alex Katz (b.1927) is known for his large, brightly coloured and boldly delineated works.
French style chimes with clock buyers in New York
15 May 2023Fine clocks from a single-owner selection sell well into six figures in New York saleroom
Bid for the feeling of Bliss at auction
15 May 2023Converse Auctions in Pennsylvania will be offering the clock collection of Willis R Michael (1894-1969) in its online auction on May 19.
Family car and automobilia collection flies away to a white-glove result
15 May 2023Two Generations Collection was the title of an auction of automobilia and collectors’ cars amassed by a single family.
De Morgan tile meanders into the saleroom
15 May 2023Following the sales series last October, Christie’s will offer a second instalment of works from the Ann and Gordon Getty collection in June.
Dragons decorate a Qing robe
15 May 2023This Qing dynasty imperial court robe embroidered with roundels of five clawed dragons on a dark blue ground will feature at Sarasota Estate Auction.
Grab this opportunity to bag a Greek bronze right arm
15 May 2023On May 25 Hindman holds its latest sale of Antiquities and Ancient Art in Chicago.
Chelsea plates on offer in Ohio auction
15 May 2023Six 18th century Chelsea botanically decorated plates will feature in the sale to be held by Neue Auctions in Beachwood, Ohio on May 20.
Reeled in at Doyle auction
08 May 2023Edward Donovan’s 'The Natural History of British Fishes', a 19th century colour plate-illustrated British ichthyological work, featured in the Sporting & Travel Books sale held by Doyle (26/21/15% buyer’s premium) in New York earlier this year.
Bravo my boy from Abe Lincoln
08 May 2023A handwritten note signed twice by Abraham Lincoln written just days before winning the 1864 presidential election was the toast of University Archives’ (25% buyer’s premium) April 19 online auction in Connecticut.