Europe

Clock formed as memorial to Napoleonic general stars among contents of d’Estaing family home

Main and Middle East branch of the French museum revealed as the buyers of works offered in French auctions

Millon’s March 6 sale in Paris is its third to be given over entirely to the graphic (engraved) work of Pierre Soulages (1919-2022).

The Musée d’Orsay in Paris has acquired two large paintings by Giulio Aristide Sartorio (1860-1932) from Rome dealership Antonacci Lapiccirella.

At least five leading auction houses posted their best-ever annual figures in France for 2022, while others boasted exceptional sales during the year.

A group of eight Andy Warhol (1928-87) prints came to auction at Van Ham (32% buyer’s premium including VAT) in Cologne at the end of last year, including a few of his most famous subjects from documented editions of the 1960-80s.

Annual auction house results show strong performances boosted by single-owner collections in particular

This 19th century French gold, enamel and gemset locket measures an impressive 5½in (13cm) across.

The term ‘pop art’ normally conjures up images of colourful and ‘hip’ artworks from the 1950s-60s.

The Camille Claudel Museum has unveiled its newly purchased Volubilis sculpture by Alfred Boucher.

Ever since the record-breaking $400m sale of Salvator Mundi at Christie’s back in 2017, the market seems to have become fascinated with other treatments of the subject.

The BRAFA fair this year – and several of its exhibitors – has adopted the city’s theme for 2023

Easter Rising republic proclamation and Wolfe Tone’s revolutionary tract are sold on home turf.

Demonstrating how the internet has transformed the market for potential sleepers, three portraits that drew strong interest recently at different auctions in the UK and Europe all sold to online buyers.

A museum in the Netherlands has bought a Dutch Golden Age portrait from dealer Johnny Van Haeften.

The chest of drawers and the kneehole desk are both classic forms of early Georgian walnut furniture. However, rarely are they seen on the same piece.

UK dealers Elliott Fine Art, Callisto Fine Arts, Ben Hunter and Willoughby Gerrish are among the chosen new galleries to exhibit at TEFAF Maastricht’s Showcase this year.

In these days of music-streaming, the once ubiquitous image of the mongrel Nipper listening to a gramophone is no longer such a familiar sight.

Long before the auction in Krefeld began, it was clear that the price for a vase by Hans Coper would be way higher than the estimate of €8000.