Annual sales totals of art sold at auction in Australia

Year	Bonhams A$000's	Christie's A$000's	Deutscher and Hackett A$000's	Lawson~ Menzies A$000's	Leonard Joel A$000's	Menzies A$000's	Mossgreen A$000's	Smith & Singer^* A$000's	Sotheby's A$000's	Others A$000's	Total A$000's
1988	-	8,012	-	-	10,748	-	-	-	14,904	4,810	38,474
1989	-	9,090	-	-	9,323	-	-	-	16,972	2,567	37,952
1990	-	4,259	-	-	5,720	-	-	-	5,464	1,286	16,729
1991	-	2,687	-	-	7,325	-	-	-	8,025	2,194	20,231
1992	-	11,912	-	-	4,287	-	-	-	10,666	2,042	28,907
1993	-	5,631	-	-	4,633	-	-	-	6,994	2,136	19,394
1994	-	8,338	-	-	4,767	-	-	-	9,041	3,921	26,067
1995	-	6,700	-	-	3,919	-	-	-	13,270	3,220	27,109
1996	-	14,726	-	-	4,459	-	-	-	14,276	4,335	37,796
1997	-	11,210	-	-	3,215	-	-	-	14,170	4,916	33,511
1998	-	14,206	-	-	6,530	8,431	-	-	16,139	4,814	50,120
1999	-	21,154	-	-	4,728	12,280	-	-	21,442	9,236	68,840
2000	-	31,342	-	-	4,475	14,063	-	-	20,224	7,947	78,051
2001	-	19,222	-	836	3,747	15,883	-	-	23,336	7,910	70,934
2002	-	12,822	-	3,449	1,345	25,928	-	-	28,233	8,038	79,815
2003	-	21,034	-	9,424	2,208	21,224	-	-	27,308	11,290	92,488
2004	-	15,789	-	6,374	1,756	30,178	-	-	21,345	14,587	90,029
2005	-	17,374	-	6,491	2,002	22,161	-	-	33,009	12,110	93,147
2006	-	11,050	-	13,400	2,529	26,560	3,677	-	31,850	15,784	104,850
2007	-	-	19,780	18,420	2,204	46,000	6,408	-	51,490	31,328	175,630
2008	-	-	15,500	8,880	2,599	31,340	5,902	-	21,880	28,587	114,688
2009	-	-	14,221	4,471	3,067	18,303	1,364	-	24,126	22,622	88,174
2010	4,514	-	19,917	2,199	6,063	36,588	3,741	-	17,402	12,838	103,262
2011	5,900	-	14,424	5,903	4,436	35,895	5,745	-	16,273	11,336	99,912
2012	5,438	-	13,856	6,394	4,435	29,911	4,747	-	21,002	9,301	95,084
2013	31,398	-	17,361	6,883	3,720	19,254	2,733	-	15,219	7,167	103,735
2014	8,452	-	16,642	3,463	5,144	32,413	9,100	-	18,378	12,646	106,238
2015	6,142	-	16,532	-	4,002	31,577	13,500	-	27,400	11,122	110,275
2016	3,821	-	18,777	-	5,183	24,438	9,824	-	32,484	11,163	105,690
2017	11,196	-	37,043	-	4,743	24,344	10,450	-	37,669	16,139	141,584
2018	11,263	-	19,194	-	5,046	21,129	-	-	33,780	16,833	107,245
2019	7,451	-	21,344	-	5,254	19,516	-	-	39,646	18,101	111,312
2020	7,674	-	26,353	-	7,134	22,599	-	21,582	-	22,873	108,215
2021	11,940	-	32,454	-	8,730	14,822	-	25,461	-	27,388	120,795
2022	7,182	-	52,715	-	11,063	21,060	-	23,389	-	29,580	144,989
2023	9,963	-	34,275	-	10,005	16,828	-	42,032	-	28,522	141,625
2024 (YTD)	72	-	3,056	-	2,207	3,977	-	-	-	4,263	13,576

* Trading as Sotheby's Australia, 2010–2019

1988	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	8,012
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	10,748
Menzies	-
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	14,904
Others	4,810
Total	38,474

1989	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	9,090
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	9,323
Menzies	-
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	16,972
Others	2,567
Total	37,952

1990	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	4,259
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	5,720
Menzies	-
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	5,464
Others	1,286
Total	16,729

1991	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	2,687
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	7,325
Menzies	-
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	8,025
Others	2,194
Total	20,231

1992	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	11,912
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	4,287
Menzies	-
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	10,666
Others	2,042
Total	28,907

1993	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	5,631
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	4,633
Menzies	-
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	6,994
Others	2,136
Total	19,394

1994	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	8,338
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	4,767
Menzies	-
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	9,041
Others	3,921
Total	26,067

1995	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	6,700
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	3,919
Menzies	-
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	13,270
Others	3,220
Total	27,109

1996	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	14,726
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	4,459
Menzies	-
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	14,276
Others	4,335
Total	37,796

1997	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	11,210
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	3,215
Menzies	-
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	14,170
Others	4,916
Total	33,511

1998	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	14,206
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	6,530
Menzies	8,431
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	16,139
Others	4,814
Total	50,120

1999	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	21,154
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	4,728
Menzies	12,280
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	21,442
Others	9,236
Total	68,840

2000	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	31,342
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	4,475
Menzies	14,063
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	20,224
Others	7,947
Total	78,051

2001	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	19,222
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	836
Leonard Joel	3,747
Menzies	15,883
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	23,336
Others	7,910
Total	70,934

2002	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	12,822
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	3,449
Leonard Joel	1,345
Menzies	25,928
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	28,233
Others	8,038
Total	79,815

2003	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	21,034
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	9,424
Leonard Joel	2,208
Menzies	21,224
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	27,308
Others	11,290
Total	92,488

2004	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	15,789
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	6,374
Leonard Joel	1,756
Menzies	30,178
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	21,345
Others	14,587
Total	90,029

2005	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	17,374
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	6,491
Leonard Joel	2,002
Menzies	22,161
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	33,009
Others	12,110
Total	93,147

2006	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	11,050
Deutscher and Hackett	-
Lawson~ Menzies	13,400
Leonard Joel	2,529
Menzies	26,560
Mossgreen	3,677
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	31,850
Others	15,784
Total	104,850

2007	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	-
Deutscher and Hackett	19,780
Lawson~ Menzies	18,420
Leonard Joel	2,204
Menzies	46,000
Mossgreen	6,408
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	51,490
Others	31,328
Total	175,630

2008	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	-
Deutscher and Hackett	15,500
Lawson~ Menzies	8,880
Leonard Joel	2,599
Menzies	31,340
Mossgreen	5,902
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	21,880
Others	28,587
Total	114,688

2009	A$000's
Bonhams	-
Christie's	-
Deutscher and Hackett	14,221
Lawson~ Menzies	4,471
Leonard Joel	3,067
Menzies	18,303
Mossgreen	1,364
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	24,126
Others	22,622
Total	88,174

2010	A$000's
Bonhams	4,514
Christie's	-
Deutscher and Hackett	19,917
Lawson~ Menzies	2,199
Leonard Joel	6,063
Menzies	36,588
Mossgreen	3,741
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	17,402
Others	12,838
Total	103,262

2011	A$000's
Bonhams	5,900
Christie's	-
Deutscher and Hackett	14,424
Lawson~ Menzies	5,903
Leonard Joel	4,436
Menzies	35,895
Mossgreen	5,745
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	16,273
Others	11,336
Total	99,912

2012	A$000's
Bonhams	5,438
Christie's	-
Deutscher and Hackett	13,856
Lawson~ Menzies	6,394
Leonard Joel	4,435
Menzies	29,911
Mossgreen	4,747
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	21,002
Others	9,301
Total	95,084

2013	A$000's
Bonhams	31,398
Christie's	-
Deutscher and Hackett	17,361
Lawson~ Menzies	6,883
Leonard Joel	3,720
Menzies	19,254
Mossgreen	2,733
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	15,219
Others	7,167
Total	103,735

2014	A$000's
Bonhams	8,452
Christie's	-
Deutscher and Hackett	16,642
Lawson~ Menzies	3,463
Leonard Joel	5,144
Menzies	32,413
Mossgreen	9,100
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	18,378
Others	12,646
Total	106,238

2015	A$000's
Bonhams	6,142
Christie's	-
Deutscher and Hackett	16,532
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	4,002
Menzies	31,577
Mossgreen	13,500
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	27,400
Others	11,122
Total	110,275

2016	A$000's
Bonhams	3,821
Christie's	-
Deutscher and Hackett	18,777
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	5,183
Menzies	24,438
Mossgreen	9,824
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	32,484
Others	11,163
Total	105,690

2017	A$000's
Bonhams	11,196
Christie's	-
Deutscher and Hackett	37,043
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	4,743
Menzies	24,344
Mossgreen	10,450
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	37,669
Others	16,139
Total	141,584

2018	A$000's
Bonhams	11,263
Christie's	-
Deutscher and Hackett	19,194
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	5,046
Menzies	21,129
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	33,780
Others	16,833
Total	107,245

2019	A$000's
Bonhams	7,451
Christie's	-
Deutscher and Hackett	21,344
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	5,254
Menzies	19,516
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	39,646
Others	18,101
Total	111,312

2020	A$000's
Bonhams	7,674
Christie's	-
Deutscher and Hackett	26,353
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	7,134
Menzies	22,599
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	21,582
Sotheby's	-
Others	22,873
Total	108,215

2021	A$000's
Bonhams	11,940
Christie's	-
Deutscher and Hackett	32,454
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	8,730
Menzies	14,822
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	25,461
Sotheby's	-
Others	27,388
Total	120,795

2022	A$000's
Bonhams	7,182
Christie's	-
Deutscher and Hackett	52,715
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	11,063
Menzies	21,060
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	23,389
Sotheby's	-
Others	29,580
Total	144,989

2023	A$000's
Bonhams	9,963
Christie's	-
Deutscher and Hackett	34,275
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	10,005
Menzies	16,828
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	42,032
Sotheby's	-
Others	28,522
Total	141,625

2024 (YTD)	A$000's
Bonhams	72
Christie's	-
Deutscher and Hackett	3,056
Lawson~ Menzies	-
Leonard Joel	2,207
Menzies	3,977
Mossgreen	-
Smith & Singer	-
Sotheby's	-
Others	4,263
Total	13,576

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