International (print edition)

Almost two thousand years ago, a wealthy Roman woman would have kept her jewellery or trinkets in a cylindrical box, a so-called Pyxis. They were originally plain vessels, often made of pottery.

After the difficult years of the pandemic, the organisers of the Bamberger Antiquitätenwochen are hoping that this year’s event will mark a return to some form of normality.

Ketterer’s (25/20% buyer’s premium) recent evening sale in Munich got off to a perfect start.

A big surprise was in store for the owner of a Chinese lacquer plate consigned to Hermann Historica (25% buyer’s premium) in Grasbrunn, just outside Munich.

A US collector went way over the odds to secure a 15th century southern Indian bronze that took top honours at the Asian art sale at Lempertz (26% buyer’s premium) in Cologne.

Asian art ‘circus’ moves to French capital for dealer shows and auctions in early June

A round up of the latest hires across the US, Europe and Asia.

A collection from three actors will be offered in Los Angeles this month.

A selection of lots relating to vehicles opens Poster Auctions International’s sale in New York on July 12.

This Superman Krypto-Raygun is a vintage projector toy that allows the user to flash picture stories onto the wall.

This Italian maiolica plate painted with a profile portrait of man and an inscribed scrolling ribbon comes from Deruta and dates from the early 16th century.

Pook & Pook of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, is to offer works from the estate of Mark and Marjorie Allen, antiques dealers from New Hampshire, over two days on June 30 and July 1.

This 19th century, c.1850, archaeological revivalist 22ct gold necklace by Carlo Civilotti of the Civilotti family of jewellers in Rome will feature in Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ wide-ranging three-day auction taking place in Maine on July 8-10

Museums and collectors were not deterred by the Paris event’s date being pushed back.

A selection of upcoming lots this summer season from international auctions.

This Vienna porcelain tea bowl and saucer from the 1720s is painted en camaieu by Ignaz Preissler (1676-1741).

This English deck chronometer is Molyneux No 1326 – made by the London maker Robert Molyneux in c.1830.

Inspired by British Windsor chairs, the Danish designer Hans J Wegner created his so-called Peacock chair in 1947.

The latter years of the 19th century and the first of the 20th marked the most productive era of the French designer Louis Majorelle.

Twenty-five finely decorated porcelain plaques, several from the legacy of a German aristocratic family, are being sold at auction.