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Auction houses and catalogues: Physical catalogues at SIA

Guide to finding auction sale catalogues, both on paper and online.

 

Some sales catalogues, from a variety of auction houses and dates, are incorporated into the library's main book collection. More are kept in store: see the following section of this guide for how to request them.

To find all of these, run your search in Summon, and then choose these two filters:

 

Sotheby's catalogues in store

We have a range of Sotheby's catalogues from 2014-2017. We have particularly good collections from the following departments:

  • contemporary art
  • impressionist & modern art
  • old masters

 

Christie's auction house

 

Christie's catalogues in store

We have a range of Christie's catalogues from 2014-2017. We have particularly good collections from the following departments:

  • Chinese ceramics & works of art
  • impressionist & modern art
  • post-war & contemporary art

 

Bonhams catalogues in store

Six Bonhams modern and contemporary ceramics catalogues, from 2008-10, are in store. 

 

Seoul Action catalogues in store

Six Seoul Auction catalogues, from their Hong Kong sales 2018-19, are in store.