Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Asia Week New York dealer shows including Indian paintings at Francesca Galloway's exhibition
11 March 2019At look at highlights from some of the dealer shows which are held as part of the Asia Week New York spring fest.
New York Asian showcase celebrates its 10th anniversary
11 March 2019Spring celebration in New York of the Asia’s art and antiques marks a landmark birthday.
Journeys of discovery: Highlights from the stands of 11 dealers at TEFAF 2019
04 March 2019An intriguing find by a dealer new to TEFAF Maastricht leads a look at some of the highlights on offer at the huge event.
Rubens oil sketch discovered in northern France offered in Lille auction
04 March 2019A rare oil sketch by Peter Paul Rubens created for an important commission in Antwerp has been discovered in a house in northern France and will come up for auction in Lille on March 31.
Mexican anthropomorphic mask offered in Paris
04 March 2019Paris is a centre for auctions of Pre-Columbian art. On March 18 Copages is offering an Italian collection of works that were sourced from major salerooms such as Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Loudmer as well as specialist dealers like Galerie Mermoz and the Emmeritz Gallery.
Early years of photography celebrated at Chartres sale
04 March 2019Vintage photographic equipment will be up for grabs at the Ivoire Chartres auction firm on March 9-10.
Pre-Columbian sale at Christie’s Paris includes Aztec stone sculpture
04 March 2019On April 9 Christie’s will be holding a Pre-Columbian sale featuring the 90-lot collection formed by Felix and Heidi Stoll from Basel as well as around 50 pieces from other vendors.
Louis XIV French table clock emerges in Dallas auctions
04 March 2019This early 18th century Louis XIV French table clock is part of a selection of 19 early European timekeepers that feature in Heritage Auctions’ fine and decorative arts sale in Dallas on March 8-10.
Rediscovered Jean-Antoine Houdon busts offered in New York State
04 March 2019Two rediscovered marble busts by the French 18th century sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) are to be offered in Cottone Auctions’ next sale in Geneseo on March 23.
French art glass offered in Kansas auction
04 March 2019Plenty of French art glass features in Woody Auction’s March 9 sale in Douglass, Kansas, including this bowl by Daum.
VOGEL AND OLIVE COLLECTIONS: Two auctions showing the highs and the lows of traditional markets
25 February 2019The sale of two great collections at auction – one in London, the other in New York – has highlighted the ebbs and flows of the market for early British pottery and furniture.
Paul Gauguin garden scene with bonus of the artist’s ‘earliest’ self portraits on the back
21 February 2019A three-in-one opportunity to purchase rare early works by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) comes up in Paris this month.
Five top pieces of Lalique glass at Bonhams’ auction of the John Nemeth collection
05 February 2019Bonhams is offering a single-owner collection of René Lalique glass in its Knightsbridge rooms on February 20.
English silver on offer in New York
04 February 2019This mid-19th century cruet stand is one of several lots of English silver to be offered by Clarke Auction Gallery in Larchmont, New York, on February 10.
Select 44-lot grouping of paintings covers 500 years of art
04 February 2019A small but select auction of just 44 lots of paintings spanning 500 years from Old Masters to 20th century works will go under the hammer at Freeman’s on February 27.
How buttons can fit a collecting budget
04 February 2019Small in scale and relatively light on the purse, buttons are a rich collecting seam that many can mine.
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.