Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Old Masters star in first flurry of French auctions
15 February 2021January proves to be a busy month in France including 37 sales at the Drouot in a fortnight
Edouard Manet dog portrait emerges at Paris sale
15 February 2021This canine portrait 'Minnay' by Edouard Manet (1832-83) will be offered for sale by Drouot Estimations on February 26.
Cluny Museum moves in to buy knightly ornament at auction
15 February 2021The Cluny Museum in Paris, dedicated to works of art from the Middle Ages, pre-empted two items in a Pierre Bergé & Associes sale of Haute Epoque in Paris.
Marquet doubles up as oils sell separately at auction within 24 hours
08 February 2021Two paintings by the French artist Albert Marquet (1875-1947) performed successfully at auctions in two different French cities in the space of 24 hours.
Napoleon III decanters and glasses offered in Florida
08 February 2021This French cased set of four decanters and 16 glasses dated to the Napoleon III period will feature in the 367-lot February 17 sale at Auction Life.
London laid out across four panels
08 February 2021This mahogany and parcel gilt four-fold English screen featured at Doyle (26/21/15% buyer’s premium) in New York on January 21.
Art Deco biscuit barrel emerges in Maine
08 February 2021The February 26-28 sale at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries offers a wide selection of fine art and antiques of American and international interest.
Group of Wiener Werkstätte silverware shines alongside Knox and luxury liner relic
08 February 2021American pieces understandably dominated the Rago (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) early 20th century Design sale in Lambertville, New Jersey, on January 21.
Doll and Deco bottle soar above estimates
08 February 2021This Oriental Bru Jeune No 7 doll was one of the successful entries in the January 21 Antiques and Design sale at Cottone (20% buyer’s premium).
Pencil drawings by Sir John Tenniel for Lewis Carroll’s stories emerge in Connecticut
01 February 2021A plentiful supply of material of British and European interest was on offer among the 703 lots of furniture, jewellery, decorative objects and fine art offered at a recent sale at Nadeau’s (23% buyer’s premium) in Windsor, Connecticut.
Keep an eye on Rosselli
18 January 2021Stair Galleries in Hudson, New York, holds a sale titled Master Class: John Rosselli’s Artful Eye that closes online on January 27.
New year, new start as trade events and auctions take place in New York
18 January 2021Lockdown restrictions mean the normal January and February international focus on US auctions and dealer events will be rather different in 2021, but plenty of opportunities are still on offer to buy art and antiques
Major early van Dyck among highlights at Sotheby’s Master Week sales
18 January 2021Two auctions devoted to drawings and works on paper, one single-owner, one mixed-owner, form part of Sotheby’s Master Week sales, both staged on January 27.
George White’s Royal Doulton work at Florida auction
18 January 2021This Royal Doulton Art Nouveau twin-handled vase will be offered in the January 26-27 Collectors Auction at Lion and Unicorn of Hollywood, Florida.
Van der Goes alongside Botticelli and Rembrandt at Sotheby's
18 January 2021The flagship event of Sotheby’s Masters Week sale series is the January 28 Master Paintings and Sculpture auction. Its highlight entries are Botticelli’s 'Portrait of a young man holding a roundel' (estimate in excess of $80m) and Rembrandt’s 'Abraham and the Angels' guided at $20m-30m.
Mikado mechanical bank among collection at Morphy Auctions
18 January 2021On February 27 Morphy Auctions of Denver, Pennsylvania, will offer the mechanical bank collection of Bob and Judy Brady, assembled over a period of more than 40 years.
Viennese style silver vases by Hoffmann appear in New Jersey sale
18 January 2021This pair of Wiener Werkstӓtte hand-hammered silver vases from c.1918, designed by Josef Hoffmann, will feature in the early 20th century Design sale held by Rago of Lambertville, New Jersey on January 21.
Opie saddles up in Boston
18 January 2021Grogan’s 170-lot sale of Fine Rugs and Carpets in Boston, Masssachusetts on January 31 includes 65 rugs and weavings from the collection of James Opie.
Toasting a toby jug auction record as Admiral Rodney jug brings buoyant demand
11 January 2021Bonhams has set a new record for a toby jug with this c.1785 Admiral Lord Rodney jug.
Ceramics and glassware: taking the market for toby jugs at face value
11 January 2021A London auction offering ceramics fans a treat thanks to single-owner collections and a mixed array leads a look at the market as a whole