Global sales at Sotheby's auctions of wines and spirits increased by roughly 44 percent in 2021 over the previous year. After the setback caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, the company's sales at wines and spirits auctions peaked at 132 million U.S. dollars in 2021, surpassing the previous record set in 2018.
Sales value at auctions of wines and spirits by Sotheby's worldwide from 2013 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Auction market worldwide
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Sales value at public auctions of art and antiques worldwide 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Public auction market share worldwide 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Sales value at public auctions of art and antiques in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading channels used by HNW art collectors to purchase art worldwide 2021
Leading auction houses
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- Premium Statistic Leading auction houses worldwide 2021, by sales value
- Premium Statistic Leading auction houses worldwide 2021, by fine art auction revenue
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Sotheby's 2004-2021
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Christie's 2006-2022
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Phillips auction house 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic Total sales of selected leading auction houses worldwide 2020-2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Total sales of selected leading auction houses worldwide 2020-2021, by location
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Heritage Auctions 2017-2022
Online auction sales
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- Premium Statistic Online & offline sales volume share at art auctions in selected global countries 2021
- Premium Statistic Online & offline sales share value of art auctions in selected global countries 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of online-only auctions by Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips 2018-2021
- Premium Statistic Global online-only auction sales of Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips 2018-2021
- Premium Statistic Online sales of Sotheby's worldwide 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Online sales of Christie's worldwide 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Total sales made online through Heritage Auctions 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of Heritage Auctions sales made online vs. offline 2017-2021
NFT auction sales
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Auction house websites
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- Premium Statistic Total visits to auction house website sothebys.com worldwide 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of visits to auction house website sothebys.com worldwide 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Total visits to auction house website christies.com worldwide 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of visits to auction house website christies.com worldwide 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Total visits to auction house website phillips.com worldwide 2021-2022
- Basic Statistic Share of visits to auction house website phillips.com worldwide 2022, by country
Fine art auctions
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- Premium Statistic Number of fine art lots sold at leading auction houses worldwide 2020
- Premium Statistic Market share of fine art auction revenue worldwide 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Global fine art auction revenue distribution 2021, by sector
- Basic Statistic Global distribution of Post-War and Contemporary art auction revenue 2021
- Premium Statistic Auction revenue distribution of contemporary art worldwide 2000-2020, by medium
Leading artists at auction sales
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- Basic Statistic Leading artists worldwide 2021, by auction revenue
- Basic Statistic Global contemporary artists with the highest auction sales 2021-2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Leading artists born after 1980 globally 2020-2021, by auction revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading Old Masters artists worldwide 2021, by auction revenue
Other auction categories
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- Premium Statistic Sales value at Sotheby's auctions of wines and spirits worldwide 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Sales value at Christie's auctions of wine and spirits worldwide 2019-2021
Further related statistics
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- Online sales of Sotheby's worldwide 2014-2021
- Sales of NFTs on Sotheby's Metaverse worldwide 2022, by auction
- Global sales of Sotheby's 2004-2021
- Global online-only auction sales of Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips 2018-2021
- Sales value at Christie's auctions of wine and spirits worldwide 2019-2021
- Most expensive NFTs sold on Sotheby's Metaverse worldwide 2022, by price realized
- Total sales of selected leading auction houses worldwide 2020-2021, by category
- Global auction sales of Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips H1 2018-H1 2021
- Total sales of selected leading auction houses worldwide 2020-2021
- Total sales of selected leading auction houses worldwide 2020-2021, by location
- NFT sales in the art segment worldwide in the last 30 days January 2023, by type
- NFT sales value in the art segment worldwide in the last 30 days January 2023
- Number of online-only auctions by Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips 2018-2021
- Christie's and Sotheby's auction sales worldwide, by category 2000-2017
- Net auction sales of Sotheby's 2009-2019
- Leading fine art auction sales worldwide 2021, by price realized
- Online sales of Christie's worldwide 2017-2022
- Global sales of Heritage Auctions 2017-2022
- Sales value of art and collectibles NFTs worldwide 2019-2021
- Global online sales of the art and antiques market 2013-2021
- Sales value of the art market in the U.S. 2015-2021
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Sotheby's. (December 21, 2021). Sales value at auctions of wines and spirits by Sotheby's worldwide from 2013 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285591/sotheby-s-auction-sales-wines-spirits-worldwide/
Sotheby's. "Sales value at auctions of wines and spirits by Sotheby's worldwide from 2013 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285591/sotheby-s-auction-sales-wines-spirits-worldwide/
Sotheby's. (2021). Sales value at auctions of wines and spirits by Sotheby's worldwide from 2013 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285591/sotheby-s-auction-sales-wines-spirits-worldwide/
Sotheby's. "Sales Value at Auctions of Wines and Spirits by Sotheby's Worldwide from 2013 to 2021 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285591/sotheby-s-auction-sales-wines-spirits-worldwide/
Sotheby's, Sales value at auctions of wines and spirits by Sotheby's worldwide from 2013 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285591/sotheby-s-auction-sales-wines-spirits-worldwide/ (last visited February 02, 2023)
Sales value at auctions of wines and spirits by Sotheby's worldwide from 2013 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Sotheby's, December 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285591/sotheby-s-auction-sales-wines-spirits-worldwide/