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Sotheby’s Trumpets Growth of 19% in Auction Sales, $5.2bn

December 20, 2013 by Marion Maneker

Sotheby's Headquarters

Sotheby’s released some figures this morning:

Auction sales up by 19% to $5.2bn

Asian Art sales up by 50%

Impressionist and Modern Art sales up by 21%

Jewelry sales up by 32%

Contemporary art sales up by 6%

To put these numbers in context, Forbes’s Kathryn Tully report that the overall auction market rose 14% in 2013 and fell in China (10%) and the UK (5%)

Top 10 Art Sales Of 2013 Over 5% Of Market  (Forbes)

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