Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Scenes from Lewis Carroll classic decorate 1870s envelopes on offer in Melbourne
03 September 2018Eight envelopes from the 1870s, each decorated with a scene from Lewis Carroll’s famous book Alice in Wonderland are to be offered at Abacus Auctions’ December 1 sale of stamps, postal history and picture postcards.
Parisian sideboard stars in first sale at new Los Angeles auction house
03 September 2018New Los Angeles saleroom Andrew Jones Auctions, set up by a group of ex-Bonhams specialists (as reported in ATG No 2355), will hold its grand opening and inaugural sale on September 15 in its Downtown Los Angeles gallery.
Carré Rive Gauche hosts collectors’ event timed with annual ceramics trail
27 August 2018The Left Bank area known as the Carré Rive Gauche is a group of streets in the 6th and 7th arrondissements between the Seine and the Boulevard Saint Germain – notably the rues du Bac, de Beaune, de Lille, du Pré-aux-Clercs, des Saints-Pères, de l’Université, de Verneuil and the quai Voltaire.
Gallery goes it alone to show Piqué prowess
27 August 2018While many Paris galleries take part in fairs or parcours, there is no shortage of dealers who launch individual exhibitions in their galleries at the rentrée.
Dealer interview: Oceanic art specialist Anthony Meyer
27 August 2018Specialist dealer in Oceanic art Anthony Meyer, whose gallery is in the rue des Beaux Arts on the Left Bank, is one of the Paris dealers who is doubly busy this September.
Join the tribal culture club for the Parcours des Mondes
27 August 2018The gallery-lined medieval streets of the St-Germain-des-Prés area of Paris will be thronged with a babel of different accents and cultures during the second week of September.
Foreword: Paris fights its corner
27 August 2018The September return to work (and school) after a long summer break is significant enough in France to have its own title: La rentrée.
Biennale looks back to the future
27 August 2018Fair aims to capitalise on the event’s past heritage and more recent major innovations.
Exhibition mixes old and new on the right bank in Paris
27 August 2018Other exhibitions launching this September include 'Forces et Mouvements' at Galerie François Léage, a fifth-generation dealership on the well-known rue du faubourg Saint-Honoré.
Napoleon marches into the Biennale
27 August 2018There is a decidedly French flavour to the loan exhibition at this year’s Biennale. Prominently displayed under the central dome of the Grand Palais will be a selection of works from the extensive Napoleonic collection of Pierre-Jean Chalençon.
Parcours des Mondes loan exhibition reaches the roots of collecting
27 August 2018As well as the themed shows, some of which are detailed on these two pages, this year’s Parcours has a loan exhibition that goes to the roots of the French tribal art collecting.
CERAMICS: America's continuing love affair with the Wedgwood factory
20 August 2018An old and respected provenance can still hold sway even in no longer buoyant sectors of the market.
‘Business as usual’ as China tariff looms
20 August 2018The US-China trade row provides an unwelcome distraction to the September edition of New York’s 'Asian Art Week' (AAW).
Micromosaic panel heads to Maine auction
13 August 2018A 19th century Italian oval micromosaic framed panel will feature in the mammoth August 25-26 sale at Thomaston Place Galleries in Maine.
Extensive collection from Long Island home lifts Nye & Company sale
13 August 2018A consignment of items from the Long Island home of the de Forest family provided many of the best-sellers in a two-day auction held by Nye & Company (25% buyer’s premium) in Bloomfield, New Jersey.
Cricketers bowl up at Aussie sale
13 August 2018The strong suit in the extensive cricket section of Abacus Auctions’ (18% buyer’s premium) Sporting Memorabilia sale in Melbourne on July 22 proved to be a collection of early 20th century autographed real photo postcards of test cricketers that were offered individually.
19th century rarity may produce some magic at Chicago sale
13 August 2018Potter & Potter, specialist in auctions of magic memorabilia, is holding its summer sale in Chicago on August 25.
Bronze statue of French 'boy king' comes to Pennsylvania
13 August 2018A two-day sale devoted to works of American and international interest is scheduled for September 14-15 at Pook & Pook in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.
Tribal art from banker and collector Adolphe Stoclet’s famous Brussels residence consigned to Christie’s
08 August 2018Adolphe Stoclet (1871-1949) made his fortune as a banker, heading the Société Générale de Belgique, which allowed him to indulge a passion for fine art and music.
Rare Beatles poster among highlights at Dallas movie sale
23 July 2018A rare set of four door panel promotional posters for 'Help!', the Beatles’ second film, will form part of a movie poster sale to be held by Heritage Auctions on July 28-29.