Industry data

French auction reform took another step forward last month with the creation of a new regulatory body to oversee sales in France.

The sales figures and market share of the top London auction houses in 2021

Auction figures for firms outside London show a shake-up of the status quo

New online databases for extensive archive material of two core disciplines in the antiques trade have been launched.

Stamp and coins dealership Stanley Gibbons Group is pinning its recovery on a revamped shop and the relaunch of Baldwin’s auctions in the autumn.

Sales figures or 'bilan' for the first half of this year have been released by some auction firms in France.

Asian buyers have become the dominant force at the top end of the auction market, according to Christie’s.

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic caused the global art market to contract by nearly a quarter.

Despite the near absence of face-to-face trading, 2020 was a record year for London’s coins and medals auction houses with combined total sales just shy of £53m.

In the absence of face-to-face contact, 2020 was a difficult year for the numismatics market as a whole... but the auction business found a way to thrive.

Sotheby’s edged ahead of Christie’s in terms of annual turnover in 2020, with private and online sales helping both firms offset declines in totals from live auctions.