Netherlands

This 12in (30.5cm) diameter Dutch delft bowl was a high-flyer at Rob Michiels (30% buyer’s premium inc VAT) in Bruges.

Dealers at the Dutch art and antiques fair noticed a welcome trend of more eclectic tastes among younger buyers

Dealers at TEFAF Maastricht welcomed a batch of younger buyers during the most recent staging.

A still-life and the vessel it depicts showed up at the same Maastricht fair unexpectedly this year, as did a painting and its study

Museum buyers were out in force for the early days of TEFAF Maastricht.

Discoveries by dealers will be among the highlights offered at this year’s TEFAF Maastricht, opening this week.

Rare books specialist Shapero Rare Books run by Bernard Shapero is a regular exhibitor at TEFAF.

Fraser Short is gallery manager at Old Masters specialist Rafael Valls, one of the regular returning dealers at this year’s TEFAF Maastricht.

Carlo Milano of Callisto Fine Arts specialises in European sculpture, works of art and Old Master paintings, and is one of 10 exhibitors joining the Showcase this year.

Improved security is one of the priorities at the fair after the shock of a jewellery robbery last year.

A huge collection of cameos bought by the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (National Museum of Antiquities) will now go on display at the museum in Leiden.

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

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.

TEFAF Maastricht is expanding its Showcase section to include 10 galleries next year.

TEFAF Maastricht is returning to its spring slot next year.

An Abelam hornbill sculpture from Papua New Guinea is among the highlights at the Tribal Art Fair in Amsterdam.

Sales abounded at TEFAF Maastricht and Masterpiece London this summer.