Europe

A luxurious watch with a British royal connection went under the hammer last month at Cortrie (20% buyer’s premium) in Hamburg.

'Portrait of a Young Girl with a Cigarette' was a high-flyer in a sale at Wendl (21% buyer’s premium) in Rudolstadt held before open auctions were prohibited by the German authorities.

ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from April 22-May 1, 2020. All sales are now held online due to the coronavirus alert.

Aguttes’ drawings auction was one of the only sales not to be postponed after the coronavirus alert.

La Biennale Paris has proposed that potential exhibitors may spread payment of their participation fees out over four months after the event.

ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from April 14-28, 2020. All sales are now held online due to the coronavirus alert.

Despite the inevitable restrictions German auction houses are generally adapting well

Some keenly contested examples of Asian art featured in the large sale held by Schuler in Zurich on March 23-27.

ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from April 7-25, 2020.

The ROSC art exhibitions – ‘rosc’ being an Irish word roughly translated as ‘the poetry of vision’ – were the first major series of large-scale international art shows in Ireland.

Tintin was a major player in a sale of Comic Strip art staged in Belgium.

Objects relating to the rich history of Malta are perennial favourites at auction. This large early 18th century oil on canvas depicting a map of islands in the Maltese archipelago proved particularly popular in a sale of 15th to 19th century pictures held by Lempertz in Cologne.

British and Irish book auctions, March 31-April 11, 2020.

The world's leading art and antiques fair shuts early but dealers report significant sales at testing time

A collection of automaton advertising signs formed for two dedicated enthusiasts over a 10-year period was offered in a sale on March 12 at the Drouot auction centre in Paris held by Auction Art Rémy le Fur (27% inc. tax buyer’s premium).

Our regular listing of British and Irish book auctions.