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Despite the inevitable restrictions German auction houses are generally adapting well

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Our regular listing of British and Irish book auctions.

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).

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

This stellar 17th century Baroque ivory plaque depicting the Pieta attended by angels and putti carries the name 'IC Storer' for the German artist Johann Christoph Storer (1621-71).

ATG’s calendar of book auctions taking place in the UK and Ireland from March 11-31, 2020.

The Paris drawings fair 'Salon du Dessin' has been postponed until the end of May because of the coronavirus alert, but some specialist auctions that are scheduled to coincide with the event are still going ahead at the time of writing.