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Famous Frenchman has amassed an impressive wide-ranging array of acquisitions over six decades

Italian-born sculptor was a founding figure in the first wave of Modernism via São Paolo

A recent Design sale at Sotheby’s (26/20/13.9/plus 1% overhead buyer’s premium) in Paris had stacks of post-war material by renowned names such as the Lalannes and Charlotte Perriand but the Art Deco period also featured.

A small selection of the distinctive decorative figures produced by the Austrian firm of Hagenaur featured in the sale of Decorative Arts held by Im Kinsky (28% buyer’s premium) on June 21.

Rare works on offer in Swiss saleroom were by artist most familiar for his Fauvist fine art creations

The sale at Düsseldorfer Auktionshaus (25% buyer’s premium) on May 12 included this 22in (57cm) diameter Russian carved wood ‘bread and salt’ dish.

A canvas by the Romantic painter Carl Gustav Carus (1789-1869) went for many times the guide at Kinsky (28% buyer’s premium) in Vienna.

Recent sales of Asian art achieved some memorable prices, paid not surprisingly by Asian buyers.

An early 17th century pen and ink drawing of Euterpe, the muse of lyrical music, caused the biggest surprise at Karl & Faber (27% buyer’s premium).

International collectors invested considerable sums in the Expressionist paintings on offer at German sales over the last few weeks.

In the 1920s, the German painter Albert Birkle (1900-86) combined 'Neue Sachlichkeit' (New Objectivity) with his version of magic realism to produce sometimes disturbing results.

Three auctions follow on from the October series to offer items from the collectors’ Californian residence

Long records of ownership have become one of the crucial factors to get a good result in this market

Combining scholarly, decorative and evocative appeal, cameos and intaglios are a highly collectable area of the antiquities market.

Recent auction results in Germany and Switzerland give a snapshot of the market beyond wristwatches

This conical beaker by master French glass maker Emile Gallé will feature in a mixed-discipline auction to be held by Copages at Drouot on June 26.

The paintings of Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744-1818), an artist often compared to Chardin whose painting was a major source of inspiration to her, were recognised and well regarded during her lifetime in the 18th century art world.

'Portrait de Dolly' by Kees van Dongen (1877-1968) comes to auction this month.

Sotheby’s is to offer the private collection of Hélène Leloup (b.1927), one of the major pioneering dealers in African and Oceanic Art.

Mirabaud-Mercier’s sale at Drouot on June 16 will feature this Venetian view by Albert Marquet (1875- 1947).