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Top 25 Fine art auctioneers worldwide

RevenueBase identified 1,268 fine art auctioneers worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 18,856 professional contacts across them, including 7,328 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Paris the largest hub.

This list covers fine art auctioneers worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026. Country and city lists for fine art auctioneers follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
1,268Companies
18,856Contacts tracked
7,328Verified emails
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The 25 largest fine art auctioneers worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,268 fine art auctioneers worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to fine art auctioneers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
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1Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0002,830 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Established in 1744, Sotheby’s is the world’s premier destination for art and luxury.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0002,760 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1766, Christie’s is a world-leading art and luxury business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Partial evidenceSouthfield, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500899 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Park West Gallery, we want to get you excited about art.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Partial evidenceNew York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000880 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Phillips: where the world’s curious and bold connect with the art, design, and luxury that inspires them.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000845 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Bonhams is a privately owned international auction house.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Partial evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000752 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Heritage Auctions is the largest collectibles auctioneer and third largest auction house in the world, as well as the largest auction house founded in the U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceAmsterdam, NetherlandsHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000752 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Catawiki is the leading online marketplace for special objects.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Partial evidenceSanta Monica, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a335 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Saatchi Art is the world’s leading online art gallery, connecting people with art and artists they love.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Partial evidenceParis, ItalyHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200219 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Fondée en 2002, Artcurial, première maison de ventes aux enchères en France basée à Paris, conforte en 2022 sa place de premier plan sur le marché de l’art international.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200176 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Freeman’s is a premier American auction house offering services in multiple categories including fine art, jewelry, design, books and manuscripts, furniture, decorative arts…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Indirect evidenceVienna, AustriaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000159 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Dorotheum- Seit 1707 Auktion 600 Auktionen, 40 Sparten, 100 Experten, mehr als 300 Jahre Erfahrung Das 1707 gegründete Dorotheum ist heute mehr als 300 Jahre nach seiner Gründung…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Indirect evidenceMumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200156 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established in 2008, AstaGuru is India’s leading auction house, dedicated to preserving and celebrating the world’s most extraordinary treasures.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceKongens Lyngby, DenmarkHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200140 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Going once, going twice.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceStockholm, SwedenHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200108 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In 1870 Henryk Bukowski founded the auction house Bukowskis in Stockholm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200100 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in 1962, Doyle is one of the world's foremost auctioneers and appraisers of fine art, jewelry, furniture, decorations, Asian works of art, coins, stamps, rare books and a…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidenceStockholm, SwedenHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200100 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Stockholms Auktionsverk is the oldest auction house in the world, founded in 1674.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20096 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“La Maison de ventes aux enchères MILLON puise ses fondations dans une Etude née en 1928.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceStockholm, SwedenHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50089 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our marketplace gathers valued objects from auction houses around the world – and deliver them safely to your door.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Strong evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20089 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Invaluable is the world’s largest online marketplace of fine and decorative arts, antiques and collectibles, featuring a live online bidding platform that allows collectors and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Strong evidenceEdinburgh, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5081 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Operating since 1826, Lyon & Turnbull is one of the longest established fine art and antiques auction houses in the United Kingdom.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20080 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Drouot est la plus ancienne institution de ventes aux enchères publiques au monde.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Partial evidenceNeuilly-sur-seine, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20079 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Aguttes, the Art and Passion of Transmission.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Indirect evidenceMéxico, MexicoHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20078 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“En Louis C.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Partial evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5070 contacts →

Partial evidence

“TAJAN Chaque année, TAJAN organise une soixantaine de ventes spécialisées et cataloguées ainsi que de nombreuses ventes classiques, procurant aux amateurs d’art et de beaux objets…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceSão Paulo, BrazilHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20069 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“A Mega Leilões surgiu em 2009 com uma missão: inovar o mercado de leilões.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Fine art auctioneers worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
38.9%Verified-email coverage
14.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
5.1%Largest-city concentration · Paris
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
779
11-50
376
51-200
77
201-500
9
501-1,000
6
1,001-5,000
3

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among fine art auctioneers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for fine art auctioneers are linked below.
What qualifies
Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “fine art auctioneers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names fine art auctioneers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among fine art auctioneers, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 7,328 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Fine art auctioneers by location

7 lists · largest first

Every Fine art auctioneers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names fine art auctioneers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many fine art auctioneers are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 1,268 fine art auctioneers worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Sotheby's, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most fine art auctioneers?

The United States leads with 261 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (171) and France (154). Every fine art auctioneers list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most fine art auctioneers?

Paris leads with 65 headquartered companies, followed by London (45) and New York (42).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.