Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
New Bastiani auction high as international bidding emerges for oil on panel
14 December 2020Five bidders – two Americans, one French and one Cypriot – competed to secure a small 15th centry devotional oil on panel of the Virgin and Child by the Italian artist Lazzaro Bastiani.
Lalique’s dragonfly brooch makes €230,000 in Paris
14 December 2020The highlight of a sale of jewellery and silver at Peschetau Badin (27% buyer’s premium) on December 1- 2 in Paris was this gold ‘four dragonflies’ brooch by René Lalique.
French artist goes once more unto the beach
14 December 2020In the second half of the 19th century, the Normandy coast became a popular destination for Parisians keen to make an excursion from the capital and to enjoy the new leisure activity of sea bathing.
European bench in Rhode Island
12 December 2020This elaborately carved European bench in Gothic revival style dated to the 19th century will feature in the sale to be held by Bruneau on December 10.
Collectors’ transatlantic tastes
07 December 2020Large slice of Big Apple auction is made up of European items from two consignments.
Fairyland vase ghostly in Maryland
07 December 2020Weschlers’ Capital Collections auction takes place in Rockville, Maryland, on December 11.
Qi Baishi catches shrimps
07 December 2020Bonhams’ December 14 Chinese and Japanese works of Art sale in Los Angeles will include works from the Collection of Rosalind Ching Pastor.
Surrealist Max Ernst branches out into forest
30 November 2020De Baecque & Associés (27% buyer’s premium) offered the second instalment of the Modern and Contemporary art collection of Colette Creuzevault.
Unattributed work now ascribed to one of da Vinci’s closest pupils sets €1.4m record
30 November 2020A painting by the artist known as Salai, one of Leonardo da Vinci’s closest pupils, proved to be the toast of the latest sale of Old Master and 19th century paintings and sculpture at Artcurial (25/20/12% buyer’s premium).
Phillips to offer specialist dealer's art pottery
30 November 2020Art Nouveau-era art pottery from the collection of Jason Jacques, the well-known specialist dealer in this field, will be offered on December 9.
Fine Arts Paris goes digital for autumn
24 November 2020Like many fairs this year, because of the Covid-19 crisis, Fine Arts Paris, which was due to be staged at the Palais Brongniart in the French capital in late November, has changed from a physical event to an online platform showcasing exhibitors’ works.
Cambodian Khmer carved stone statue offered at Christie’s in Paris
23 November 2020This Cambodian Khmer carved stone statue of a male divinity is one of the highlights of the Asian Art sale at Christie’s in Paris on December 10.
Go nuts about fan leaf Down Under
23 November 2020Twenty lots from a private Sydney collection will open the sale devoted to Chinese Paintings to be held by Bonhams on December 2 in Sydney.
High hopes for aviation fan’s de la Tour
23 November 2020Lempertz in Cologne is selling 23 paintings from the collection put together by the aviation entrepreneur Hinrich Bischoff and his wife, Ingrid.
Old Masters: ‘The Spinola Rubens’ makes return to Vienna
23 November 2020A painting from the workshop of Peter Paul Rubens making its second appearance at Dorotheum (28/25/22/18% buyer’s premium) in the space of a decade was the best-seller in the November 10 Old Masters auction in Vienna.
Yuan dynasty jar spotted in Dallas
23 November 2020This small 14th century Yuan dynasty longquan celadon jar moulded with peonies, a dragon chasing a pearl and with five-point stars will feature in the December 11 sale of Fine and Decorative Asian Art at Heritage in Dallas.
Work attributed to the circle of Patinir offered at Ivoire Angers
23 November 2020One of the highlights at Ivoire Angers on December 10 will be this small 9 x 13in (23 x 32cm) Flemish school oil on cradled panel.
Vernet adds drama to Tivoli
23 November 2020A painting by the celebrated landscape painter Joseph Vernet (1714-89) depicting Tivoli near Rome which has not been seen since the 19th century is making an appearance in Sotheby’s Paris rooms on December 3.
Qianlong period panel among highlights at Sotheby’s in Paris
23 November 2020One of the highlights of Sotheby’s Asian works of art sale in Paris on December 11 will be this jade, zitan and boxwood panel from the Qianlong period.
Rediscovered 15th century Virgin and Child reflects Bastiani’s broader style
23 November 2020This 15th century painting of the Virgin and Child was discovered by Léonard Pomez of the Hôtel des Ventes de Troyes during the course of a valuation at a property near Troyes and comes up for auction in the city on November 27.