International

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

Kent auction house C&T has set up a US operation for militaria consignments.

Freeman’s in Philaldephia is selling the far-reaching Ellis and Suzanne Rubin collection of Wedgwood across a number of sales.

With the ivory versions now heavily restricted, a New York auction provided a test of the current market

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 spectacular Roman gold medallion took a record price at the latest New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC).

A drawing of Toussaint Louverture (c.1743-1803), a leader of the Haitian Revolution, has sold from London’s Nonesuch Gallery to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

A record for Peranakan or Straits Settlement porcelain was set at an auction in Singapore when a Guangxu kamcheng took Sin$74,000 (£46,000).

Signed presidential and other politically significant documents and letters brought high bids at a Heritage (15/20/15% buyer’s premium) sale, but more costly than those lots was this photograph of Marilyn Monroe.

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.

Final appeal court decision is now imminent in copyright conundrum

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

Key artists in the American pop art movement such as Roy Lichtenstein (1923-97) and Andy Warhol (1929- 87) make big ticket prices.

Among the graphic works on offer in Thomaston Place’s Winter Enchantment sale in Maine on February 24-26 are these two prints by Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol.

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

US auction house Hindman has promoted Alyssa D Quinlan to the role of chief executive officer.

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

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.