Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Tribal art market expands beyond its traditional selling boundaries
27 May 2019The market for tribal art covering works from Africa, Oceania and the Americas has a global reach these days. While particular centres form cultural and commercial hubs (New York, Paris and Brussels in particular), you can find fairs and shows, shops and auctions around the world. Recent sale highlights and previews from some of the upcoming auctions and fairs are featured here.
On the ball for tribal items coming up in west London sale
27 May 2019Antiquities and tribal art will be on offer at Chiswick Auctions in west London on June 27.
A selection of dates for your tribal diary: May-October 2019
27 May 2019Tribal art is a sector with truly international appeal and fairs and shows go on throughout the year across various locations.
Pair of Sir Peter Lily portraits emerge in Maine
20 May 2019This pair of half-length portraits by Sir Peter Lely (1618-80) features in Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ next sale to be held in Maine from May 31-June 2.
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.