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The highlight of a sale of paintings, furniture and works of art staged at Drouot by Coutau-Bégarie on May 28 will be this early 16th century Limoges enamel plaque painted with a scene from Virgil’s Aeneid.

François Pompon auction record leads a look at four stand-out results achieved in the French capital

Among the coins being offered for sale by the specialist numismatic auction firm MDC Monaco on June 12 is this exceptionally rare Australian gold five pounds coin.

Beaussant-Lefèvre is holding a series of sales on May 28 at the Drouot auction centre. Among them is an auction of Old Master and Modern paintings and antique furniture assembled by the collector James Bismuth (1931-2020) offered for sale by his descendants.

The restrictions operating during the latest lockdowns are continuing to ease in countries including France and the Republic of Ireland.

Recent stand-out lots from salerooms in Basel, Zurich, Constance, Stuttgart and Dresden

Little is known about the biography of the German watchmaker Sigismund Rentzsch, who came to London in the early 19th century, where he set up a workshop.

'Orangepflückerin' (Orange Picker) lamp by Goldscheider up at auction in Germany.

Set of table and six chairs by the Danish designer Verner Panton designed in 1971 for Fritz Hansen is on offer at the Drouot in Paris.

On June 16 Christie’s Paris is holding a sale devoted to female artists.

Porcelain on offer in Swiss saleroom catches the eye of international bidders.

Guantype archaistic vase, seal mark and period of Yongzheng comes up at Paris auction.

Hermann Historica in Grasbrunn, on the outskirts of Munich, is holding its extensive spring auction from May 26-28 and June 1-2.

Bonhams has moved its annual Greek art auction to France from London following Brexit.

A number of Paris salerooms will be holding dedicated auctions of Asian Arts in June.

This large, 3ft (92cm), high imperial gilt bronze figure of Varjrabhairava features in the Asian art sale at Nagel in Stuttgart on June 23-25.

A highlight of the Asian Art sale at Tajan will be this still-life of a pot of primroses, apples and porcelain by Chinese artist Pan Yu Liang (1895-1977).

On May 18 Paris auction firm Tessier Sarrou is selling the first part of a collection of Japanese swords.

Among the highlights of the Asian Art auction at Koller on June 2 is this ink and colour scroll painting 'Sunrise at Mount Tai' by Li Keran (1907-89).