Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Aivazovsky marine scene provides Maine highlight
20 September 2021Sought-after Russian artist stormed to US sale stardom with a marine scene
Mickey Mouse toy from 1950s offered in Chicago
20 September 2021This 1950s battery-operated Mickey Mouse toy is part of a selection of Disney-related items in Potter & Potter’s Steiff, Toys and Pop Culture auction.
Print by Grosvenor School artist Lill Tschudi emerges in Massachusetts auction
20 September 2021This 1932 linocut is by the Swiss artist Lill Tschudi (1911-2004), who studied at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art.
First edition of Ian Fleming’s 'Casino Royale' saved from a skip
20 September 2021This first edition of Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale will be offered for sale by Scammell Auctions in Adelaide on October 11.
High view of Boulogne
20 September 2021This 1930 view of Boulogne on a misty day was painted by Albert Marquet (1875-1947).
Two single-owner collections in California
20 September 2021Andrew Jones in Los Angeles is selling two single-owner collections in online-only auctions in October.
Auction to be staged in a Portuguese palace
20 September 2021Lisbon firm Veritas is holding an estate sale of works from the collection of the Count of Póvoa, D Manuel de Souza e Holstein-Beck, who died in 2011.
Golden discovery brings coin hoard to market
20 September 2021Cache of 17th century coins found during restoration of medieval home in Brittany
Dedicated sale of enamelled advertising signs in Paris
20 September 2021Baron Ribeyre & Associés is holding a two-day auction at Drouot in Paris devoted to a collection of enamelled advertising signs from 1900-60.
Majolica mania at Paris gallery
13 September 2021Galerie Vauclair, situated on the rue de Beaune, will be showcasing its current exhibition, 'Majolica Mania', during the Parcours de la Céramique.
Hats off at Sotheby's to ‘Les Arts sous influence Napoléon’
13 September 2021To mark the 200th anniversary of Napoleon’s death, Sotheby’s is holding an auction from September 15-22 in Paris titled Les Arts sous Influence: Napoléon.
Take the Left Bank ceramics trail
13 September 2021Covid halts foreign exhibitors but 14th edition of Paris Parcours will run with resident dealers
Oppenheimer collection at Sotheby's includes Meissen created for founder of the factory Augustus the Strong
30 August 2021On September 14 Sotheby’s New York will be offering a select auction of early Meissen porcelain that includes pieces created for the collections of Augustus the Strong, who founded the famous factory.
Music maestros also in tune with toy collecting
30 August 2021The late songwriter/record producer Aaron Schroeder (1926-2009) built an international music-publishing network with Abby, his wife and business partner of 49 years.
Game for a George Jones pie
30 August 2021More than 200 lots of paintings, furniture and works of art from a number of different consignors will be on offer in Cottone’s auction on September 18.
The fun of the fair at Cologne auction
30 August 2021Auction Team Breker is holding its first sale of the autumn season on September 24-25 in Cologne.
Distinctive figures from the Congo at Paris show
23 August 2021Figures from the region that is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo will be the subject of the themed exhibition 'Kongo' that Galerie Lucas Ratton on the rue Bonaparte will be putting on for Parcours des Mondes.
Dealer Anthony Meyer celebrates stone fascination
23 August 2021“I have always been interested in stone,” says dealer Anthony Meyer.
Worldwide works amassed by the Wrights for sale at Sotheby's
23 August 2021Sotheby’s New York is holding an online auction from September 7-13 featuring 50 examples of sculpture from across the world’s continents selected from the longstanding collection of Martin and Faith-Dorian Wright.
Heads up for Timoto-Cuica at Parcours des mondes exhibition
23 August 2021For its Parcours exhibition the Galerie Serge Schoffel from Brussels will be focusing on the Timoto-Cuica, a culture that flourished between 800-1200AD in the area that is now the Trujillo province in Venezuela.