Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
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
Necklace pendant pointed out a wedding
05 June 2023London dealer Susan Ollemans Oriental Art specialises in Asian jewellery.
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.
Republic period vase from an Antwerp private collection
05 June 2023Tajan's Asian Art auction on June 12 will include this Tianquiping vase, a republic period piece bearing an apochryphal Qianlong mark to the base.
Corday justifies assassination of Marat
05 June 2023Charlotte Corday was the woman who assassinated the French Revolutionary journalist and politician Jean-Paul Marat.
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.
Guanyin repels evil spirits
05 June 2023Tessier Sarrou & Associés is one of the dozen or so auction houses taking part in Printemps Asiatique Paris with a sale at Drouot on June 12.
Face to face with a Noh theatre mask
05 June 2023Galerie Mingei, based on the rue Visconti in the Saint Germain des Prés area, specialises in antique and contemporary Japanese decorative arts.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.