Auctions, Always Reaching New Heights

The top ten operators in France have experienced a 20% increase in turnover compared to 2021. Several factors explain this. France. With a combined turnover of 1.5 billion euros, the top ten auction houses in France display robust financial health. The increase compared to last year – which was already a record-breaking year – is nearly 20%, and almost 50% compared to the year 2019 (814 million euros), a pre-Covid year. Hôtel Drouot is at the bottom of the list with a growth of 8%, reaching a total of 349 million euros collected from the 820 auctions held in halls (compared to 734 in 2021).
Among the top ten auction houses in France, seven report a record profit never before reached since their establishment (Artcurial, Aguttes, and others).



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