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One of the better reflections of the art world’s global reach is the tribal art market. No longer the preserve of a handful of aficionados or avant-garde early 20th century artists, the artefacts of non-European cultures are now the subject of worldwide interest and appreciation.

An ink and watercolour drawing from one of Hergé’s finest works achieved a stand-out result at a recent auction in France.

The epic white-glove sale of the David and Peggy Rockefeller collection at Christie’s New York has established a new high for a single-owner auction.

The coming weeks will offer some special, if sometimes very costly, opportunities for bird lovers.

A volume containing Richard Hooker’s sixth and eighth books dealing with The Lawes of Ecclesiastical Policy… is a 1651 re-issue of an edition first published three years earlier. The principal attraction, however, was the armorial binding.

Works by the flamboyant Lord Berners come to auction from Faringdon House contents sale.

Multi-estimate sums proved the norm among the star lots during London’s Islamic Week auction series.

A restituted portrait of a German electoral prince by Lucas Cranach the Elder, missing for nearly 80 years, has sold for $6.6m (£4.7m).

Increasing number of auctions and shows around the Salon make Paris a must in March.

Christie’s spring decorative arts sale will take place on May 22. It features works by some of the current hot favourites in this field, notably the Lalannes and Rembrandt Bugatti.