Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Regency furniture in demand at New York sale
07 November 2022Regency period furniture provided some of the highest prices in the sale of English and Continental furniture and decorative arts held by Doyle (26/21/15% buyer’s premium) on October 19 in New York.
Two French fairs become one
31 October 2022First edition of 'Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale' resulting from a merger takes place in Paris this month
Montmartre landmark building reaches to the sky
31 October 2022'Paris Photo', the French capital’s annual fair dedicated to photography, holds its 25th edition at the Grand Palais Ephémère from November 10-13.
Watch collection offered in French saleroom included examples dating back to the 16th century
31 October 2022A single-owner collection of watches assembled over many decades and spanning 500 years of horology was offered by Aguttes (25/23% buyer’s premium) in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris.
Handy for a life of luxury
31 October 2022A couple of weeks after the Aguttes watches auction another collection in the same category went under the hammer in Paris.
Vietnamese artists make their mark at French auction houses
24 October 2022The growing interest in inter- and post-war works by Vietnamese artists - particularly those alumni of the Ecole des Beaux Arts d’Indo-Chine - means that France, as a former colonial power in the region, is well supplied with examples.
Keep an eye out for Sanyu paintings
24 October 2022Auction firm Art Research Paris will be offering two paintings by the Paris school Chinese-French artist Sanyu (1895-1966).
Soulages from 1981 on offer
24 October 2022Among the potential highlights in Aguttes’ Contemporary Art auction in Neuilly on November 2 will be this work by Pierre Soulages (b.1919), 30 mai 1981.
Sale celebrates Cocteau and his artist friends
24 October 2022A third sale featuring ceramics by Jean Cocteau took place in Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr’s (27.5%/26/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) Paris saleroom.
English scent bottle emerges in Chicago from a Kansas City collector
10 October 2022A single-owner collection of 42 gold boxes and objects of vertu from the estate of a Kansas City collector is to be offered by Hindman on October 18.
First of two single-owner selections coming up at Artcurial
10 October 2022Titled 'De Watteau à Vuillard Une Collection Parisienne', paintings, works on paper, furniture and objects from a Parisian collection were the object of the first of two single-owner classic contents sales marking the start of the new auction season for the Old Master, furniture and objects departments at Artcurial (26/20/14.5% buyer’s premium).
König goes big on the small-scale detail
10 October 2022An early 17th century gouache by the German artist Johann König (1586-1642) was a highlight of the Ivoire Troyes (24% buyer’s premium) auction.
Le Gray was also a painter
10 October 2022Gustave le Gray is well known today as a pioneering French photographer but not as a painter.
Meiji era wisteria wonder
10 October 2022This Japanese Meiji-era cloisonné vase decorated with wisteria by Namikawa Yasuyuki will feature in a US auction.
Seventeenth-century Hôtel Lambert furnishes enough lots for a six-sale series
03 October 2022Sotheby’s Paris is selling the contents from the Hôtel Lambert, a 17th century Parisian Hôtel Particulier on the Ile de La Cité.
Mechanical creative marvels from a comprehensive collection
03 October 2022From jukeboxes to robotic bands, a comprehensive collection was on offer in Pennsylvania.
Court in action
26 September 2022The multi-talented dramatist, artist and set designer Louis Carrogis known as Carmontelle (1717-1806) is well known for his extensive series of portraits of members of the French Court and other famous personalities.
Toys steam away from Australian museum
26 September 2022Davidson Auctions in Annadale, New South Wales, Australia, is dispersing the contents of the Leuralla Toy and Railway Museum.
Original Bond artwork by McGinnis on offer
26 September 2022Even if you do not know the name Bob McGinnis (b.1926) you will probably be familiar with his work.