Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Popeye shows his strength at Ohio auction
04 April 2022A feature of Milestone’s spring toy sale in Willoughby, Ohio, on April 9 will be a collection of over 60 Popeye-related toys.
Louis XVI-style commode by François Linke offered in Cannes
04 April 2022This Louis XVI-style commode from c.1900 is by the Parisian ébéniste François Linke (1855-1946).
Karl doll comes to auction
28 March 2022This rare bisque socket head doll was made by Kämmer and Reinhardt as part of its art character series, c.1910.
Einstein doctorate certificate on offer at Bonhams
28 March 2022The original doctorate certificate awarded to Albert Einstein by the University of Zurich in 1905 will be a highlight offering at Bonhams in New York.
Seated figure of Chinese deity creates new top price for Chantilly porcelain at auction
28 March 2022A new high for a piece of Chantilly porcelain and two pre-emptions for paintings featured in a recent sale held by Daguerre (30% buyer’s premium) at Drouot in Paris.
Characteristic Rohlfs chair sets record
28 March 2022A characteristically elaborately pierced and carved oak hall chair by the US furniture maker and designer Charles Rohlfs (1853-1936) proved to be the toast of the most recent Cottone (20% buyer’s premium) auction.
Lantern clock unites Closon and White
28 March 2022This clock sold at Veilinghuis de Jager (35% buyer’s premium) in Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands, brings together two important names in English lantern clocks.
Teniers painting emerges after 200-year wait
28 March 2022The last time this painting by David Teniers the younger (before 1610-90), depicting an alchemist in his workshop, was mentioned in a publication was back in 1877 and it comes to the market after having been in a Swiss family collection for over 200 years.
Miró from Hubert de Givenchy's bedroom to be offered at Christie's
28 March 2022Highlights from Christie’s sales of works from the collection of Hubert de Givenchy, which are to be sold in Paris in June, are currently on a world tour that takes in the US: Palm Beach March 5-26; New York April 8-13 and Los Angeles April 27-29; then Hong Kong May 23-27 before returning to Paris.
Third slice of Sztejnberg silver offered in Paris
21 March 2022Fashion retailer’s extensive and wide-ranging French collection sets a €4m total in Paris
Marie Antoinette portrait and sketch now united
21 March 2022A sale of Old Masters held by Aguttes (25/23% buyer’s premium) included this portrait of the youthful Marie Antoinette.
Dupas depicts the joys of wine
21 March 2022Prints, drawings, paintings and decorative arts from the 20th century will be on offer at Briscadieu in Bordeaux on April 9.
Early silver from Faniel collection on offer at Drouot
21 March 2022Early silver will go under the hammer this month at Drouot when Jean-Marc Delvaux offers items from the collection of Stéphane Faniel (1909-78).
Moillon’s still-life special talent
21 March 2022One of the potential stars of the sale of Old Master paintings and drawings held by Aguttes at Drouot on March 25 is this still-life by Louyse Moillon (1609/10-1696), a 17th century Parisian artist who specialised in this particular genre.
Melling’s view of Constantinople offered in French sale
21 March 2022This early 19th century watercolour drawing of Constantinople seen from the heights of Eyoub will be one of the attractions in a sale of furniture and works of art at Ivoire Troyes in the city on March 26.
Château furnishings assembled over generations emerge at auction
21 March 2022The contents of the Château de Jouac in Haute-Vienne, which was the family home of Clovis Trouille (1889-1975), an artist associated with the French Surrealists, are to be offered by Mirabaud Mercier.
French fairs schedule returns to some normality – with caveats
21 March 2022The French fairs calendar has developed a certain rhythmical repetition over the years but this has been changed as Covid restrictions necessitate cancellations and postponements.
Chinese seal with a taste of spinach
21 March 2022A highlight of the Asian arts sale to be held by Beaussant Lefèvre at Drouot in Paris on April 15 will be this Qing dynasty spinach-green nephrite jade imperial seal that belonged to the Qianlong Emperor (1736-95).
Château de Chambord window returns to original home in private sale
21 March 2022The French auction firm Rouillac has successfully made a private sale to the Château de Chambord for one of its original 16th century windows thought to have been removed during the revolution.
Ulmann collection: Drawings amassed by doctor duo go under the hammer
14 March 2022More than 1000 Old Master drawings offered in around 500 lots over two days went under the hammer of Beaussant Lefèvre (27% buyer’s premium inc VAT) at Drouot on February 10-11 when the auction firm dispersed the collection of Jacques and Colette Ulmann.