Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Well-preserved 18th century costumes fit the bill
08 May 2023A section of period costume and textiles that featured in a general sale at Thierry de Maigret (24% buyer’s premium) on March 24 produced some notable results for several well-preserved examples of 18th century costume.
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.
Robespierre to Danton correspondence sold at Osenat
08 May 2023A rare souvenir, an example of correspondence between two key figures in the French Revolution, was one of the highlights of a sale held by Osenat (25% buyer’s premium) in Versailles on March 12.
Big price for miniature work at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr
08 May 2023The first 90 or so lots in Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr’s (27.5/26/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) sale of Islamic and Indian Art held in Paris on April 6 were the property of a Royal collection.
From Horatio Nelson to a Hebrew bible and Ulysses to the BFG: a selection of upcoming auction highlights
08 May 2023Stand-out lots to watch out for in UK, Irish, European and US sales of books and works on paper
No escaping Houdini’s research
08 May 2023'A Magician Among the Spirits' by Harry Houdini conjured up one of the highest prices in the Potter & Potter (20% buyer’s premium) Houdini-related sale in Chicago on April 8 when it sold for $15,000 (£12,095).
Flora proved to be a triumph approved by the French emperor
08 May 2023Disputed sculpture was given the thumbs-up by the French emperor and then greatly admired
Mum’s the work for artist Nam Son
08 May 2023Colonial French-influenced Vietnamese painting continues to be a strong market performer with examples regularly turning up in French auctions and making significant sums.
All the ingredients of a useful guide
08 May 2023François Pierre de la Varenne (1618-78) is the chef credited with bringing French cuisine into the modern era.
Fuseli study takes six-figure sum in Paris
08 May 2023This work by Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) is a study for the figure of a kneeling figure of Caractacus’ daughter in the artist’s painting 'Caractacus’ speech before Claudius'.
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.
Famed fables on offer
08 May 2023An early 16th century illustrated edition Aesop was the highlight of an auction of books held by Giquello & Associes (25/20.5/17% buyer’s premium) in Paris on April 14.
Chase over for first hunting book to be illustrated with photographs
08 May 2023A library of works relating to hunting, horseriding and dogs assembled over a 40-year period by a hunting historian, the Comte d’Orglandes, went under the hammer on April 12 at Deloys (22% buyer’s premium inc tax) in Angers, part of the Ivoire group.
Picabia combined Fang and females
08 May 2023This drawing by the Surrealist artist Francis Picabia (1879-1953) had several interesting associations in its provenance.
Museum secures Ingres portrait from dealer’s sale
29 April 2023The two-day sale of works from the French dealership Talabardon & Gautier was held at Drouot by Ader (28% buyer’s premium)
Millet drawing part of Alain Delon sale
24 April 2023This charcoal drawing of a Normandy milkmaid is one of four works by Jean-François Millet (1814-75) to be included in Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr’s Paris sale of the collection of Alain Delon
Painter’s fan design proves a model auction lot in Paris
24 April 2023This design for a fan leaf painted with two reclining figures of elegant women appeared in an Impressionist and Modern art sale held in Paris
Courbet nude emerges for garden party
24 April 2023This work is billed as the largest ever nude by Gustave Courbet (1819-77) to be offered at auction
Symbolist quartet leads Christie’s drawing auction series
17 April 2023A six-figure sum for Belgian Symbolist Fernand Khnopff was the top lot of Christie’s drawing-focused sale.
Real money for Lequeu’s fantasy at Drouot auction centre
17 April 2023The Drouot auction centre was also celebrating drawing week with no shortage of drawings and works on paper on offer.