Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
English butcher’s shop model emerges at Pook & Pook in Pennsylvania
20 May 2019This intricately detailed model of an English butcher’s shop, below, is part of a group of items consigned from the estate of a private collector to the June 15 auction of toys held by Pook & Pook in association with Noel Barrett.
Art Nouveau ‘Dying Swan’ piano emerges in Paris auction
13 May 2019The upcoming Decorative Arts sale to be held by Tajan in Paris includes a number of pieces by one of the master craftsmen of the Art Nouveau movement – Louis Majorelle.
Black Watch toy soldiers march into Pittsburgh auction
13 May 2019One of the highlights of Old Toy Soldier Auctions’ spring sale from May 18-19 in Pittsburgh will be this rare Britains Black Watch boxed parade set with piper, No 449.
Minton rarities emerge in Indiana
13 May 2019Nineteenth century majolica ware is a speciality for Indiana saleroom Strawser Auction Group.
Amphora decorated by the 'Princeton Painter'
13 May 2019Artemis Gallery of Colorado holds a two-day online auction on May 22-23 that includes antiquities, Asian art, fine art and Ethnographica from round the world.
Changing faces of the tinplate toy world
13 May 2019This 9in (23cm) high tinplate toy, which comes with three interchangeable faces, is by the German firm of Distler.
French advertising poster for Terrot bicycles to be offered at Potter & Potter
13 May 2019Among the 700-plus lots of posters included in Potter & Potter’s auction in Chicago on May 22 will be a 1913 French example advertising Terrot bicycles.
Brandt Art Deco table on offer in LA
13 May 2019A 23in (58.5cm) diameter Art Deco table by the designer Edgar Brandt has been consigned to the two-day Design for the Home and Garden auction to be held by Andrew Jones in Los Angeles on May 18-19.
Micromosaic panels in two US auctions
13 May 2019These two 19th century micromosaic panels feature in different US auctions this month.
Artefacts collected during extensive Indian travels for sale
13 May 2019On May 17 Stair Galleries in Hudson, New York, is selling the collection of Indian artefacts from the estate of David Swope of Ossining, NY.
John Sandon stands down at Bonhams after 44 years in pots
06 May 2019After 44 years working as an auction house specialist, John Sandon has chosen to retire from his post as international director of glass and British ceramics at Bonhams.
Dearth of dedicated sales but rich pickings still emerge at multi-discipline auctions
06 May 2019While dedicated sales of English and Continental ceramics are rarer beasts in the saleroom calendar these days, the traditional mixed-discipline regional sales are a repository for plenty of material from the main factories of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Paris springs into Asian action with 10-days of auctions, exhibitions and events
06 May 2019Further proof of the success of the dedicated dealer and auction house initiatives promoting Asian art and expertise in Western capitals comes next month in Paris.
Antonio Canova idealised bust sells at €2m in Monaco
04 May 2019An idealised marble portrait bust of a 16th century Italian noblewoman by the neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova has sold at auction in Monaco for €2m (£1.72m).
Spanish Royal cabinets and Marie Antoinette’s writing table to be offered as part of Rothschild collection at Christie’s
25 April 2019Furniture, works of art and Old Master paintings collected by members of the famous Rothschild banking family are to be offered for auction by Christie’s in London as part of its summer season sales.
“I designed something entirely new” – early 1930s glass grand piano draws attention in Paris sale
22 April 2019A Modernist grand piano from 1931 by the Danish designer Poul Henningsen was the toast of a dedicated Scandinavian design sale held by Artcurial in Paris.
19th century French genre interior scene doubles estimate in Paris auction
19 April 2019An early 19th century painting by the artist Martin Drölling (1752-1817), which came to auction with a preparatory drawing and its companion pendant work has sold in Paris for €235,000 (£200,855), more than double the estimate.
Dorotheum in Vienna play it safe with Saint Bartholomew attribution
19 April 2019In the 1980s, the 3ft 7in x 2ft 9in (1.1m x 85cm) canvas of Saint Bartholomew being offered by Dorotheum in Vienna on April 30 was tentatively ascribed to Caravaggio. The treatment of light and shadow and the extreme naturalism in the portrayal certainly indicate a proximity to the revolutionary artist.
Estate provides Chelsea candlesticks to Stair Galleries in New York
19 April 2019English and Continental porcelain from several notable estates is included in Stair Galleries’ next fine sale in Hudson, New York, on April 27-28.
Paris Drawings Week provides range of prices
19 April 2019Drawings Week in the French capital included a wide variety of styles, eras and value. Pictured here is a selection of highlights and some more affordable items from the vast array of works on paper of all types offered during Drawings Week in Paris in late March.