Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Champion racehorse gallops into Paris auction in bronze form
04 February 2019A collection of 18 bronzes of thoroughbred racing horses by major French animalier sculptors is to be offered at Drouot on February 22 by Beaussant-Lefėvre. They include examples by Isadore Bonheur, Pierre-Jules Mène and Emmanuel Fremiet.
French mantel clock set to chime in Pennsylvania
04 February 2019Included in Cordier Auctions’ large mixed-discipline sale to be held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on February 9 will be a group of four clocks that once came from the Chicago dealer Lee Benkendorf.
What can BRAFA fair offer for the entry-level collector?
30 January 2019Big international art fairs are inevitably a showcase for the exhibitors’ showstoppers. At one level, these key pieces highlight the galleries’ specialities and rare finds that they have been saving up for the occasion.
Teddy bear and doll in one at Pennsylvania sale
28 January 2019A two-in-one purchase, this Simon and Halbig bisque-headed doll comes with its own teddy bear in a 550-lot online-only auction of toys and past playthings.
Roman marble statue on offer at Paris auction
28 January 2019This 3ft 2in (97cm) high Roman marble statue of draped female form with a lyre, representing the Greek muse Euterpe, dates from the 2nd-3rd century AD.
Ski posters slide into New York sale
28 January 2019Sales of ski posters have long been a seasonal feature of the auction scene scheduled for those winter months when enthusiasts take to the slopes.
Family art and antiques collection offered at Childress Gaffney auctions in South Carolina
28 January 2019The sale of a family collection of British and American art and antiques assembled by three successive generations of South Carolina enthusiasts will go under the hammer through Childress Gaffney auctions in Greenville on February 9.
Be Part of Art: Royal Watercolour Society stages exhibition and auction to help fund renovation of new gallery
22 January 2019Founded in 1804, The Royal Watercolour Society has been in existence for over two centuries and includes famous names such as John Singer Sargent, Samuel Palmer and Edward Burne-Jones among its past members.
Didier Claes at BRAFA 2019
21 January 2019With so many tribal art galleries concentrated in Brussels it is no surprise to find 10 specialists in the field showing at BRAFA, six of them from the Belgian capital.
Xavier Eeckhout at BRAFA 2019
21 January 2019Another returning BRAFA exhibitor is the Paris dealer Xavier Eckhout, who specialises in animalier sculpture from 1880- 1950.
Beyond BRAFA 2019: more art and antiques events to attend in Brussels
21 January 2019BRAFA is a big draw for the visitor in late January but as well as enjoying all that Brussels has to offer in general cultural terms there are other art and antiques-related events on at the same time.
Gallery Desmet at BRAFA 2019
21 January 2019Among the numerous dealers at BRAFA showing early works of art is Brussels’ Gallery Desmet, which specialises in sculpture and objects ranging from Antiquity to the Grand Tour.
Whitford Fine Art at BRAFA 2019
21 January 2019Whitford Fine Art from London is a long-standing BRAFA stalwart (understandably given that the gallery’s core stock is work by 20th century Belgian and international artists).
Finch & Co at BRAFA 2019
21 January 2019Finch & Co from London has been showing at BRAFA for 12 years. “We regard it as one of the most successful and well-organised art and antique events in Europe,” notes the firm’s Jan Finch.
BRAFA: the Brussels art and antiques fair that ranges far and wide
21 January 2019One of the attractions of BRAFA, the Brussels art and antiques fair which is traditionally a new-year opener in continental Europe, is its breadth. This is not a specialist event: it concentrates on quality across a range of disciplines.
French auction houses toast solid annual sales results as Sotheby's tops the table
14 January 2019Sotheby’s France was the top performer in the country last year, boosted by the sale of a Qianlong mark and period vase that became the most expensive lot sold in France in 2018.
Thirty dealers gather in the Big Apple for Master Drawings New York 2019
14 January 2019'Master Drawings New York', the gallery-based event in Manhattan Upper East side started 13 years ago, timed to coincide with the major January/February auctions of Old Master paintings and drawings in the Big Apple.
Heading Stateside: Winter pilgrimage to US for key events in New York and Florida is under way
14 January 2019With the auction scene in Continental Europe at a traditional low ebb in the first month of the year, the focus for international art world activity shifts across to the US.
European works of art prominent at venerable Park Avenue Armory event
14 January 2019Seventy antique dealers and galleries from the US and overseas will gather at the Park Avenue Armory for the 65th edition of the 'Winter Show'.
Highlights of New York drawings auctions include single-owner lots with provenance to Dutch king
14 January 2019For many years New York’s major salerooms mounted auction series of Old Master paintings, drawings and sculpture in the first months of the year immediately following their Americana series.