Auctioneers Figures

Auction house Bonhams has bought Scandinavian firm Bukowskis.

Auction house Christie’s reported preliminary total sales of $7.1bn (£5.2bn) including fees for 2021.

Auction house Sotheby’s has reported total sales (including associated fees) for the year to date at $7.3bn (£5.5bn).

Stamp and coins dealership Stanley Gibbons reported its full year results highlighting the impact the pandemic had on sales.

Despite the challenges of a tough 2020, private and online sales have boosted the major auction houses

Auction sales at the top of the sector have slowed in the first half of this year.

Auction firms in France have been releasing their ‘Bilans’ or sales figures for the first half of 2019.

Sotheby’s held its very first auction on March 11, 1744, and today it is celebrating this 275-year milestone with the opening of an exhibition detailing its history in pictures.

The UK’s art market reclaimed its second position in the global league table as China’s rapid growth slowed during 2018.

Sotheby’s reported a 16% jump in sales last year to $6.4bn (£4.8bn).

Despite economic concerns such as Brexit and the possibility of global trade wars, the UK’s top contemporary art auction houses posted the highest growth for Modern and contemporary art sales in 2018.