Sotheby’s 2014 Auction Total = $6bn

Sotheby’s Auction Sales in 2014 Grow 18% to Total $6 Billion – Highest Ever Total

• One third of the buyers in 2014 were new to us, accounting for almost a fifth of global sales.
• Greater Chinese clients purchase more than $1 billion across worldwide sales rooms
• Sotheby’s dominates in Asia with sales of more than $900 million
• Contemporary Art: $1.6 billion, up 20.3%
• Impressionist & Modern Art: $1.4 billion, up 26.7%