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Top 25 Fine art auction houses based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 139 fine art auction houses headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 4,528 professional contacts across them, including 2,216 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.
This list covers fine art auction houses headquartered in the United Kingdom, 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 20, 2026.
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The 25 largest fine art auction houses based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,760 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded in 1766, Christie’s is a world-leading art and luxury business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 845 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Bonhams is a privately owned international auction house.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 81 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 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 66 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Dreweatts 1759 is a leading UK auctioneer of Fine Art, Furniture and Works of Art, European and Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, Jewellery, Watches, Silver, Clocks, Wine, Live…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 63 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Chiswick Auctions is a leading West London auction house, specialising in fine art, antiques, and collectables across all eras and mediums.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 48 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Operating in London for more than 30 years, Roseberys Fine Art Auctioneers is a privately owned specialist fine art and antiques auction house and valuers, located in the heart of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 40 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Founded in 1782, Sworders have firmly established a reputation as one of the UK's leading regional auctioneers, selling fine and decorative arts, Asian art, wine, prints…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 24 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Welcome to Forum Auctions, the specialist auction house for rare books, manuscripts, limited edition prints from 1500-present day, Banksy prints and other works on paper.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 24 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We understand that entering antiques and collectibles into auction is a personal, often emotional process.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 21 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Dawsons Auctioneers were specifically established in 2016 by sector experts to offer an innovative, personal 'hand holding' customer experience across the entire UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 19 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “After almost three decades as a leading international gallery of Italian and European Masterworks, Robilant+Voena has closed, giving way to two new and independent successor…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 18 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “170 years ago McTear’s opened its doors in central Glasgow.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “For all things authentic, alternative, eclectic and magnificent” Situated in the heart of Chelsea, Lots Road Auctions provides a unique ever changing collection of both…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 16 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Based in the heart of Surrey, Wellers Auctions, have a wealth of experience in bringing to you an exciting array of weekly & monthly auctions via live and timed auction platforms…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Specialist Antique and Fine Art auctioneers and Valuers including antiques, fine & contemporary art, entertainment & memorabilia, decorative arts, works of art, pottery and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Founded in 1996 by David and Jane Duggleby, Dugglebys Auctions has grown into one of the UK’s fastest-growing auction houses, with four locations across Yorkshire and over 150…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Gorringe’s is a family business which has been trusted by sellers of fine art, antiques and jewellery from across the South East of England for close to 100 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood is a Fine Art & Auctioneers company based in the United Kingdom.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “An Auction House in Cornwall specialising in Antiques, Fine Art and Collectables since 1979.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Bellmans is one of the largest auction houses in the South of England with salerooms in West Sussex an office in South Kensington, London.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Sloane Street Auctions works with both our buyers and sellers to provide the art market access to the rarest objects and art - from Classical Antiquities, Icons and Old Masters…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 8 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “We are a family run auction house based in Sherborne in Dorset, with a global client base.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 8 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Established in 1860, Clevedon Salerooms is a leading destination in the South West of England for antiques and fine art.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 7 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The North East’s leading auction house, est.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: fine art auction houses. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names fine art auction houses.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of fine art auction houses, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name fine art auction houses. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Fine art auction houses based in the United Kingdom at a glance
As of Sep 20, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 139 companies.
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 auction houses, 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.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “fine art auction houses”. 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 auction houses), 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 auction houses, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- 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, 2,216 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 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
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Fine art auction houses by metro
- Fine art auction houses in London30
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 auction houses, 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 auction houses are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 139 fine art auction houses headquartered in the United Kingdom 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?
Christie's, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most fine art auction houses?
London leads with 30 headquartered companies, followed by Edinburgh (4) and Derby (3).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,216 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 139 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.
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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.
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