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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Figures support optimism on antiques exports
11 May 2020The art and antiques sector could benefit from a boost by the UK government after the coronavirus pandemic when the focus shifts to growing international trade.
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Exports: rising costs and licensing hitch highlight short-term challenges
11 May 2020International exports are predicted to return to growth following the easing of the lockdown in the UK. However, current art and antiques exports have slowed to a trickle.
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UK remains in second place in global art market league table
05 March 2020The UK has retained second place ahead of China in sales of art and antiques, according to the latest Art Basel and UBS global art market report 2020.
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Record annual total and sales volume for London's numismatic auction houses
10 February 2020A record take of £48m and a one-third increase in the number of lots available to bidders – ATG reviews a healthy 2019 for London numismatic saleroom
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Regional market strong despite a year of turmoil
03 February 2020Business was certainly hard-won but the elite of Britain and Ireland’s regional fine art auction houses enjoyed a largely positive 2019.
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Single-owner sales significant among French auction turnovers
03 February 2020Dedicated collections boost Sotheby’s as it tops list of French auction turnover figures.
Refinanced Stanley Gibbons moves in positive direction
02 December 2019Losses narrowed for stamps, coins and medals business Stanley Gibbons in the six months to September 30.
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Calling all collectors – take part in a survey on your collecting habits
07 November 2019A survey has been launched to ask collectors about their habits and how they work with museums.
Antiques helped boost UK retail sales in June says ONS
05 August 2019Second-hand goods including antiques have helped boost retail sales in June according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics.
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Top end auction sales slow in first half of 2019
31 July 2019Auction sales at the top of the sector have slowed in the first half of this year.
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Lost to the nation: Newbattle Abbey casket and John Singer Sargent painting are among latest treasures cleared for export
26 July 2019The Newbattle Abbey Kunstkammer is the latest work of art to be granted an export licence this year, despite the arts minister’s attempts to retain them for the nation.
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Antiques-driven rise in retail hailed by trade association chiefs
25 July 2019Leaders of trade associations BADA and LAPADA have welcomed an announcement that antiques contributed to a recent rise in UK retail.
Fairs more important than ever, say dealers
15 July 2019The proportion of picture dealers standing at fairs has risen significantly during the last two years according to findings from the latest biennial Society of London Art Dealers (SLAD) survey.
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Artcurial and Sotheby’s lead half-year French auction house totals
12 July 2019Auction firms in France have been releasing their ‘Bilans’ or sales figures for the first half of 2019.
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Rise of the fair for dealers revealed in latest SLAD survey
09 July 2019More dealers than ever are flocking to fairs, according to the recent Society of London Art Dealers (SLAD) members survey.
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Hiscox report shows online art market on the up
08 April 2019The global online art market recorded sales up 9.8% to $4.64bn (£3.5bn) in 2018, according to the seventh annual Hiscox Online Art Trade Report 2019.
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Experts predict consolidation in the global online art market as it maintains steady sales growth
02 April 2019The global online art market recorded sales up 9.8% to $4.64bn (£3.5bn) in 2018, according to the seventh annual Hiscox Online Art Trade Report 2019.
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Global Art Basel/UBS art market report finds five reasons to be cheerful
18 March 2019The overall art and antiques market reported solid growth last year – though concerns about the year ahead clouded the responses to the 2019 Art Basel/UBS global art market survey.
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TEFAF report reveals art buying trends in China
15 March 2019Sixty-four percent of Chinese art collectors bought Western European modern and contemporary art in the past five years according to a survey conducted for the TEFAF Art Market Report which was presented at the fair as the doors opened for the second preview day.
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Auction house Sotheby’s celebrates 275 years by ringing the New York Stock Exchange opening bell and launching London exhibition
11 March 2019Sotheby’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.
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