Europe

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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).

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).

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.

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

Paris auction hub best-sellers from March range across variety of collecting fields and eras.

In 1918 in Florence the Italian artist Alberto Magnelli (1888-1971) produced a series of paintings, Explosions Lyriques, exploring the conflict between Abstraction and Figuration.

The art and antiques sector has until April 21 to submit feedback on new rules on the import of cultural goods proposed by the European Union.

Second slice from Ducret collection plus other sources achieve high prices in Zurich