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The Bavarian artist Adam Albrecht (1786-1862), head of a family of successful painters, was known primarily for his depictions of battles, several of which he had experienced first-hand.

Chillida and Giacometti compositions are sought after by bidders

An early ceramic work by Otto Lindig was one of the stars at a recent sale at Mehlis (24% buyer’s premium) in Plauen.

Kilkenny auction house Fonsie Mealy is holding a contents sale at Newport House in Newport, County Mayo, on October 20-21.

Paintings by the Dutch artist Rachel Ruysch seldom make it to market and when they do, regularly command six-figure and on occasions even seven-figure prices.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including The Charleston Museum acquiring a 1711 silver chalice

Vending machine and music box could once be found on railway station platforms to serve passengers

Since 1925 the Deutsches Museum in Munich has been exhibiting a complex and highly decorated 18th century calculating machine that bears the inscription Braun Invenit – Vayringe Fecit.

The multi-talented Belgian designer and architect Henry van de Velde spent many of his most productive years in the east German city of Weimar, where he lived and worked from 1899-1917.

Although he was rejected by the Berlin art academy, Eduard Hildebrandt, who was born in Danzig in 1818, went on to become one of the most celebrated landscape painters of his time. He was without doubt one of the most widely travelled.

A family collection of faience ceramics attracted worldwide interest at auction in Zurich

A remarkable collection of 18th and 19th century British pottery assembled by US interior designers Bennett and Judie Weinstock comes for sale at Bonhams this month.

As Paris Photo (November 12-15) prepares to welcome collectors from around the world, Christie’s is offering more than 350 photographs from the Roger Therond Collection across three sales taking place in Paris on November 13-14, and online from November 6-17.

The two early pottery lots destined to tie for top-lot status in the September 19 sale at Roland NY (30% buyer’s premium) in Glen Cove, New York, came from the same consignor, and from the same setting in their home.

Yvonne Rosina was previously a corporate lawyer in the Netherlands. With ties to the UK and the Caribbean, she has recently become an antiques dealer and opened her gallery in Aruba.