Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Tile could be a star of the show at the Paris ceramics event
29 August 2022Paris’ annual gallery-based ceramics event - the Parcours de la Céramique et les Arts du Feu - takes place this year from September 20-24.
Bordeaux date for local delights
29 August 2022On September 15 in Bordeaux, Briscadieu will be holding a sale featuring a large group of around 100 lots of locally produced porcelains from the Verneuilh and Vanier factory, which began in the 1780s, all domestic tablewares variously decorated with floral, topographical, figural or pastoral scenes.
Tribal art: Worlds of opportunity in Paris
29 August 2022International array of visitors will be strolling the streets during the Parcours des Mondes to peruse and buy tribal art
Dessert service with noble origins on the menu in British Columbia
29 August 2022Maynards in Richmond, British Columbia, which offer this Chamberlain’s Worcester armorial part dessert service.
Vast tribal art collection offered after taking three days to remove from Victorian home
29 August 2022The Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas sale at Woolley & Wallis on September 21 includes 270 lots from the collection of tribal and pre-Columbian art assembled by Romy Rey of Richmond, Surrey.
Mucha takes a nibble at the biscuit tin market
15 August 2022The sales at Poster Auctions International (20% buyer’s premium) in New York regularly include a selection of examples by Alphonse Mucha and its most recent auction was no exception.
Jet off to the US thanks to Sabena
15 August 2022Sabena was mainland Europe’s first airline to offer a transatlantic jet service via Boeing 707 and this design by Gaston Van den Eynde is one of a series that he designed to herald the Belgian airline’s jet age.
Sèvres and maiolica stand out in particular among long-established dealer family’s collection
15 August 2022The Nicolier family were long-established antiques dealers who were based on the Quai Voltaire on the Parisian left bank for many decades.
Delft and metal stand out in antiques dealer duo's collection
08 August 2022Both categories are particularly notable as Mark and Marjorie Allen lots sell in Pennsylvania
Michelin guide went supersize
08 August 2022The first Michelin guide was published in 1900 by the eponymous tyre company.
Two become one in a Paris merger
08 August 2022The exhibitors’ list has been announced for the French fair that has evolved from the merger of two Paris events.
Liverpool jug winds its way to auction
25 July 2022Bonhams Skinner’s August 13 Americana auction in Massachusetts will feature a wide selection of American, English and Chinese Export works of art and paintings.
Civilotti revivalist necklace in original case chimes with bidders
25 July 2022An example of 19th century archaeological revivalist jewellery was one of the best-sellers in the July 8-10 auction at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries (20% buyer’s premium).
Buyer tempted by Angelo de Rossi terracotta
25 July 2022This early 18th century detailed terracotta by the Italian sculptor Angelo de Rossi (1671-1715), which was also pictured and discussed in ATG No 2547, came up for auction at Corbeil-Essonnes near Paris on June 18.
Murillo’s youthful good shepherd tops estimate in Paris sale
25 July 2022The Aguttes (25/23% buyer’s premium) Old Masters auction on June 28 at Drouot was led by a Murillo oil on canvas depicting the Christ child as The Good Shepherd.
Solimena sets new high at Tajan
25 July 2022The highlight of Tajan’s (25/20/12%buyer’s premium) Old Masters auction held on June 22 was an impressive large-scale modello created by the Italian artist Francesco Solimena (1657-1747) in preparation for his painting for the ceiling of San Domenico Maggiore, in Naples.
Christie's Givenchy makeover: Buyers look for sophisticated blend of old and modern at marathon sale
18 July 2022After a world-wide pre-sale tour that took in three continents, a five-day public viewing in Paris and over two weeks of live and online sales, on June 23 the curtain finally came down on Christie’s Paris (26/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) summer auction series of the collection of Hubert de Givenchy (1927-2018).
Ancient attractions turn heads at Hindman
11 July 2022An ancient Egyptian cartonnage Mummy mask was the top-selling lot in an auction of Antiquities held by Hindman (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) in Chicago.
BRAFA fair report: Bright start for new Brussels venue
11 July 2022BRAFA’s new Expo base hailed as a success as Belgian fair returns to face-to-face business
The spy who loved merchandising
11 July 2022Single-owner group offers 007 toys and gadgets mainly from the Sean Connery era