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.

UK’s modern and contemporary art auction market records highest growth in 2018
13 February 2019Despite 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.

Christie’s calm on Brexit as UK chairman says "we will react when we have clarity"
11 February 2019Christie’s says its London spring sales programme is the “strongest it has ever had” despite concerns of a no-deal Brexit.

Rockefeller collection boosts auction house Christie’s 2018 sales to “record-breaking” £5.3bn
07 February 2019Christie’s reported total sales for 2018 at £5.3bn, up 3% on the previous year – led by the Rockefeller collection which set a record for any private collection at auction.

Totals remain steady in the UK regions – ATG's review of the auction market for 2018
21 January 2019Salisbury saleroom Woolley & Wallis regained top stop in the UK regional auction market for 2018, while the investment at Chiswick Auctions has begun to bear fruit. These were just two of the findings in ATG's annual review of the hammer totals and trends at some of the leading salerooms in the UK and Ireland.

French auction houses toast solid annual sales results as Sotheby's tops the table
14 January 2019Sotheby’s France was the top performer in the country last year, boosted by the sale of a Qianlong mark and period vase that became the most expensive lot sold in France in 2018.

Bookseller boost as number of independent shops grow in the UK
08 January 2019The decline in independent bookshops in the UK appears to have been halted with growth recorded for the second year in a row.

Third of rare Scotch vintage whisky tested found to be fake
20 December 2018A sample of vintage bottles of Scotch whisky tested in a Scottish laboratory has been found to be fake.

Sotheby’s “cautiously optimistic” about autumn auction season
01 November 2018Auction house Sotheby’s reported its third-quarter results for the three months to September 30 revealing a net loss of $27.8m (£21.43bn) - down 19% on the $23.5m posted a year ago.

Could the contemporary art market bubble burst?
02 October 2018Confidence in the contemporary art market has dropped 24% in the first six months of 2018, amid fears of a potential bubble.

Sotheby’s latest figures show sales up but profit margins lower than expected
06 August 2018Sotheby’s made more sales but at lower margins in the first half of 2018 according to its latest financial results.

Sales growth buoyant for top auction houses for first half of 2018
17 July 2018Global auction sales at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips jumped 21.6% in the first half of 2018, according to the latest report by ArtTactic.

Art takes on wine and wins as it is crowned top investment asset
21 June 2018Consignors tempted back by salerooms to sell at auction in 2017 has helped put art top of the league of investment assets, according to the latest report.

DACS: Blockchain will create ‘fairer’ art market
11 June 2018The growth of new technologies such as blockchain will lead to a ‘fairer and more ethical’ art market, says The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS).

Market analysis reveals gender imbalance in top artists at auction
01 June 2018Only 13 of the top 100 artists at auction last year were women, according to a recent analysis by the art market site MutualArt.

Sotheby’s reports 19% jump in turnover after private sales and Hong Kong auctions boost
04 May 2018Auction house Sotheby’s has reported a 70% jump in private sales in the first three months of 2018 to $247m (£182m).

Surge in demand for art-secured loans as access to finance for art and antiques dealers remains poor
04 May 2018Nearly 90% of art and antiques dealers want easier ways to borrow money to fund purchases and nearly a third believe the lack of available lending hampers growth, according to a recent report.
Online market expects competitive year with growth at 12%
23 April 2018The online art market’s growth is slowing but the use of mobile phones to buy art continues to increase.

Online art market up 12% to $4.2bn but growth slowing according to latest Hiscox Report
17 April 2018The growth of the global online art market slowed in 2017 as price transparency remains a key issue for new buyers.

UK art exports to China soar despite overall slide in international customs figures
11 April 2018Art and antiques exports from the UK continued to fall in 2017, recording a decline of 2.2% to £4.84bn, according to UK trade figures from HMRC. At the same time, there were areas of significant growth, including exports to China which rose by 350% to £115.9m in 2017.

The latest market forces reflected in Art Basel’s 'The Art Market 2018 Report'
26 March 2018The global report delivers the bigger picture for auctions and dealers but there are findings relevant to the mid- and lower-markets too.

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