Works of Art Pricing History Data for Market Research & Investment
Realized auction prices for works of art worldwide: sculpture, Asian and decorative works, jade and jadeite, objets d'art and stone- and jewel-set pieces. 4,822,528 records across 386 auction houses, 1989 to 2026, every price normalized to USD. Real transactions, not asking prices.
2,020,741 realized sold lots · 386 auction houses · median $528
Image: Christie'sOne Works of Art dataset. Six ways to put it to work.
From a thirty-second valuation to a full API feed, every ALT/FNDATA product runs on the same Works of Art pricing data: 4,822,528 records, 386 houses, 2,020,741 realized sales.
See what the world's works of art actually sold for.
A live slice of the Works of Art dataset: top realized results. Every figure is a real transaction, not an estimate.
What the Works of Art market is made of.
Top artists and leading auction houses by lot volume, drawn live from the dataset.
Top artists by lots
Leading houses by lots
In every record
- artist / maker
- medium & materials
- dimensions
- provenance
- realized price (USD)
- pre-sale estimates
- sale date
- auction house
Enterprise data access for financial firms
Connect directly to the Works of Art dataset via API, BigQuery or bulk download. Used by hedge funds, wealth managers, insurers and academic institutions.
- Full transaction-level data, 1989 to 2026
- Custom date ranges, filters and fields
- USD-normalized realized prices
- Dedicated onboarding support
Questions
Frequently asked questions
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Source: ALT/FNDATA, 19.24M realized auction results across 37 collectible categories, normalized to USD. Featured lot images courtesy of the auction houses named. Methodology · All datasets · Brands · Market statistics