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Editor’s picks | | | The work of Huang Yongyu is incredibly wide-ranging, encompassing epic landscapes, figure studies, minutely detailed images of flora and fauna, and joyous cartoons featuring comic animals; but Red Lotus, painted in 1978, is something else again. Taking the classic form of a hanging scroll, it is a vivid and vigorous modern take on the age-old tradition of flower painting Estimate: €25,000-35,000 10 June, Paris | | | | | | This parcel-gilt silver büttenman — a decorative figure in the form of a grape-picker and his dog, with a basket on his back that serves as a drinking vessel — dates from around 1590. Crafted by Joachim Hiller, it is a rarity in that it is made of precious metal rather than wood, and the base is unusually elaborate, carved with hunting scenes in which dogs and horses chase bears and other animals Estimate: €60,000-80,000 until 12 June, Online | | | | | | Dating from the second half of the 18th century, A Mediterranean coastal scene is by Charles-François Grenier de Lacroix. The artist was born by the sea, in Marseille, and maritime views dominate his work. Like most of his paintings, this is an imagined scene, with a picturesque crag hanging above dancers, a musician and sailors, while the towers of a city rise over the waters beyond Estimate: €40,000-60,000 11 June, Paris | | | | | | Dictador Rum, 1989 Freedom Icon: The Lech Wałęsa Collection consists of 12 bottles of 34-year-old Dictador rum, each distilled in a different month of 1989 — the year communist rule ended in Poland. The collection was created in collaboration with Wałęsa, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Polish dissident who became president, and a private dinner with him in Gdansk is included in the lot Estimate: £20,000-40,000 until 19 June, Online | | | | | | |
Spotlight on |  | | • | Beyond the Screen: artworks pushing the boundaries of technology, by Beeple, Tyler Hobbs, Quayola, Summer Wagner and more, offered online until 10 June | | • | Sustainability: to mark World Environment Day, we have published our fifth Environmental Impact Report, showing the company’s progress through 2024 | | • | Tiffany lamps: Christie’s Design specialists shed light on the origins of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s masterpieces and offer expert advice for collectors | |  | | Anytime, Anywhere DISCOVER PRIVATE SALES ON YOUR SCHEDULE |  | | Auction Paris, 16 June | | |
