Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Art Nouveau and Art Deco pioneer inspires joint Paris auction
19 June 2017Alain Lesieutre was one of the dealers and authors who pioneered the revival of interest in Art Nouveau and Deco in the second half of the 20th century.
Serene and strong Chinese general leads in Lisbon
19 June 2017This Chinese gilt-bronze figure of Guandi is the catalogue cover lot for the next auction at Veritas in Lisbon, on June 27-28.
Tribal art at Paris auction from Dadaist artist collection
19 June 2017The tribal art auction to be held at Drouot by Binoche et Giquello on June 22 features a mix of African and Oceanic artefacts and will include two lots that formerly belonged to the artist Tristran Tzara.
Polikoff ceramics collection comes up at Boston auction
19 June 2017On July 13 Boston saleroom Skinner will be offering the Victor & Muriel Polikoff Collection comprising nearly 300 lots of 18th and early 19th century ceramics.
Bright spark’s invention at Paris auction
12 June 2017Among several unusual clocks included in the 328-lot dedicated auction to be held in Paris on June 26 by Chayette et Cheval is this 3¾ x 2¾in (9.5 x 7cm) reveil briquet (lighter alarm clock).
Rediscovered John Fromanteel longcase clock emerges at Bonhams
12 June 2017In recent years, Bonhams has uncovered several previously unrecorded English Golden Age clocks and at the sale of Fine Clocks on June 29 it will be presenting a recently discovered longcase clock by London maker John Fromanteel.
Asian auctions make a ‘Gexit’
12 June 2017German salerooms move series to Austria and Belgium in the wake of cultural goods law...
Bakelite watch survives ravages of time
12 June 2017In 1953 Pan Am Airlines approached Rolex with a request for a watch that could show the time simultaneously in two different time zones.
Tower of strength as figural clock takes £5000 at Chiswick Auctions
12 June 2017Figural clocks combining novelty and automaton features were very popular in the 19th century, many of them being of French manufacture.
Horological high achievers at Sotheby's
12 June 2017Not all the clocks that go under the hammer feature in dedicated horological sales. Pictured here is a selection of some recent highlights at Sotheby's auctions from mixed-discipline sales.
Clock to celebrate Garrard's Royal approval sells at £1700
12 June 2017Established in London in 1735, jeweller Garrard has had a long association with the British Royal family.
Clocks and watches: craftsmanship with precision timing
12 June 2017ATG's special report on horological highlights with superb examples of modern craftsmanship, auction previews and results, and the world of wall clocks described by expert Edward Burd...
Rare Rolex Submariner wristwatch takes £135,000 at Bath auction
12 June 2017For the serious collector of vintage Rolex Submariner wristwatches, the devil is in the dial detail. Dial variations found in this watch model were produced in low numbers and are therefore highly sought after.
Profile of Edward Burd: a specialist showing his wallpower
12 June 2017Wall clocks are fashionable these days. Open most publications with an interiors feature and one will probably be displayed: in the kitchen, dining room or hallway. What is the reason for their popularity? One person who knows is Edward Burd, wall clock collector for 40 years and dealer for 15.
Le Corbusier lights withdrawn at last minute from French auction
10 June 2017A group of more than 100 metal light fittings designed for a major French housing complex by Le Corbusier (aka Charles Edouard Jeanneret) has been unexpectedly withdrawn from a design sale at the French auction house Artcurial.
Initial exhibitor list released for Biennale fair in Paris
09 June 2017The French dealers’ association that organises the ‘Biennale Paris’ fair, The Syndicat National Des Antiquaires, has announced the initial exhibitor list and programme details for the event in September.
French film stars collection up for auction in Paris
05 June 2017Yves Montand (1921-91) and Simone Signoret (1921-85) were famous French husband-and-wife actors with starring roles in many French films.
Photo sales develop in Paris
05 June 2017A clutch of photograph sales is coming up this month in Paris. Among them is Millon and Baron Ribeyre’s two-day auction on June 13 and 16.
Sir Peter Lely drawing surfaces in Nantes
05 June 2017This drawing of a young girl by the Dutch-born artist Sir Peter Lely (1618-80), who was official portrait painter to the English court, features in a sale at Ivoire Nantes on June 13.
Saint's son portrait bust heads Basel sale
05 June 2017Bailly et Beuret’s next auction series takes place in the Swiss city on June 21. On offer are over 460 lots divided between four catalogues and covering works from the 14th to 19th centuries, Swiss and contemporary art.