Industry data
Data used for analysing the art and antiques market includes surveys, prices indices, government figures and market reports.
These range from sector-specific studies such as the Antique Furniture Price Index to more general reports such as the annual TEFAF Report and the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report compiled by economist Clare McAndrew.
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Art market salaries revealed in new pay report
02 May 2023Large art galleries in the US were the top payers of 2022, according to a new salary report.
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UK market rebounds to second spot in latest Art Market Report
10 April 2023The UK has recovered its second-place spot in the worldwide league table of art and antiques sales, according to the latest report into the global art market.
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Art market sales recover, topping pre-pandemic levels, as UK reclaims its second place globally
04 April 2023Worldwide art and antiques sales increased 3% year-on-year to an estimated $67.8bn (£54.8bn) in 2022, according to the latest Global Art Market Report.
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Annual auction totals: Dreweatts retains top spot as market readjusts after the pandemic impact
20 February 2023In the first test of the post-Covid era many of the UK’s top salerooms posted strong figures for art, antiques and luxury items across the calendar year.
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Spink tops coins and medals table
13 February 2023The record business enjoyed by London’s coin auction houses during Covid lockdowns largely continued last year.
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Coins and medals: Upwards and onwards as market rises with inflation
13 February 2023The unexpected but very welcome increase in demand that the market experienced amid Covid lockdowns continued in 2022 as restrictions eased – and auction houses are optimistic about another strong performance this year
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Auction sales bonanza in France
23 January 2023At least five leading auction houses posted their best-ever annual figures in France for 2022, while others boasted exceptional sales during the year.
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Business boomed in a bumper 2022 for French auction houses
23 January 2023Annual auction house results show strong performances boosted by single-owner collections in particular
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Bonhams’ annual turnover breaks $1bn for the first time after string of saleroom acqusitions
06 January 2023For the first time in its history Bonhams has reported an annual turnover of more than $1bn (£840m). The figures released for 2022 follow a raft of acquisitions by the company.
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Christie’s trumps Sotheby’s in art and luxury sales in 2022
20 December 2022The top auction houses announced their full year sales results revealing that Christie’s is back on top.
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Why a second-hand buy is a first-class acquisition
21 November 2022Is buying second-hand set for an unprecedented period of growth?
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Scientists and art specialists propose standards for the art and antiques trade
15 November 2022A group of scientists and art specialists met to discuss proposals to create industry-wide standards for condition reports and the verification of art and antiques.
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Art fair attendances are bouncing back says report
07 November 2022Attendance at art fairs around the world is recovering, according to the latest collector survey.
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Auction house Phillips to open Los Angeles gallery after record half year results
19 July 2022Phillips reported total sales of $746m for the first half of 2022, up 37% on the previous year.
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Christie’s confident for rest of year despite challenging climate after hitting £3.3bn in half year sales
13 July 2022Christie’s released its first half results for 2022, reporting total sales at £3.3bn ($4.1bn), up 34% on the previous year.
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British art market takes hit from Brexit and VAT, says global report
30 March 2022The red tape of Brexit and the continued imposition of VAT on art imports is having a material impact on the British art market according to a macro-level analysis of global art commerce.
Symev welcomes auction reform
07 March 2022French auction reform took another step forward last month with the creation of a new regulatory body to oversee sales in France.
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Coins & medals latest sales figures
14 February 2022The sales figures and market share of the top London auction houses in 2021
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Bumper sales totals reveal Dreweatts now takes top spot in the regions
24 January 2022Auction figures for firms outside London show a shake-up of the status quo
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Bonhams aims for a European and online boost with Bukowskis purchase
13 January 2022Auction house Bonhams has bought Scandinavian firm Bukowskis.
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