Asian auction series now take place around the world throughout the year in the major centres of the art market. Paris held its latest staging this month at the beginning of the French capital’s Temps Fort or high season.

On July 3-4 French auction firm Rossini will be holding a sale entirely dedicated to fans when it offers the collection of Michel Maignan.

This ink on paper painting by the Chinese artist Qi Baishi (1864-1957) is titled Shrimp. It is one of two that form part of a consignment of works from the estate of Kathryn and Henry R Lieberman, in the auction to be held by Clarke in Larchmont, New York, on June 30.

Folk art (or art populaire as it is known in France) has gained an increased following over the years.

An impressive 8in (20cm) high ice pail, cover and liner made what is thought to be a record auction result for Swansea porcelain when it sold for £38,000 hammer at Bonhams in Knightsbridge on June 5.

Tribal art makes regular saleroom appearances in Paris, which is one of the major commercial centres in this sector.

At the Drouot auction centre on June 6 the Paris firm of Binoche et Giquello will be selling a third instalment from a US collection of pre-Columbian works from Meso, Central and South America which is expected to realise in the region of €3m-4m.

Antiquities and tribal art will be on offer at Chiswick Auctions in west London on June 27.

The market for tribal art covering works from Africa, Oceania and the Americas has a global reach these days. While particular centres form cultural and commercial hubs (New York, Paris and Brussels in particular), you can find fairs and shows, shops and auctions around the world. Recent sale highlights and previews from some of the upcoming auctions and fairs are featured here.

Spring is a traditional point in the saleroom calendar for New York to mount its tribal art auctions.

Tribal art is a sector with truly international appeal and fairs and shows go on throughout the year across various locations.

This intricately detailed model of an English butcher’s shop, below, is part of a group of items consigned from the estate of a private collector to the June 15 auction of toys held by Pook & Pook in association with Noel Barrett.

This pair of half-length portraits by Sir Peter Lely (1618-80) features in Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ next sale to be held in Maine from May 31-June 2.

This 9in (23cm) high tinplate toy, which comes with three interchangeable faces, is by the German firm of Distler.