Doyle Auctions Scraper

Scrape Doyle Auctions (doyle.com) — one of New York's premier auction houses for fine art, jewelry, silver, decorative arts, coins, Asian works of art, books, and prints. Search past auction results by keyword or browse the most recent auction lots with full metadata: lot IDs, titles, estimates, sold prices, images, and direct links.

No API key, no proxy, no login required. Pure HTTP-based extraction.

What this actor does

• Search auction results by keyword across all past Doyle auctions
• Browse recent lots for an overview of what Doyle has sold
• Filter by category — fine art, jewelry, silver, furniture, decorations, coins, Asian works of art, books & manuscripts, prints
• Captures sold prices (hammer prices), pre-sale estimates, lot images, and direct lot URLs
• Empty fields are omitted — clean output, no null values

Output per lot

Field	Type	Description
lotId	string	Unique lot identifier from Doyle's system
lotNumber	string	Lot number within the auction
title	string	Lot title / description
imageUrl	string	Direct URL to the lot image
estimateLow	integer	Pre-sale low estimate in USD
estimateHigh	integer	Pre-sale high estimate in USD
soldPrice	integer	Final hammer price in USD
currency	string	Always USD when estimates/sold present
lotUrl	string	Direct link to the lot detail page
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was scraped

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	searchLots	searchLots — search by keyword; browseLots — browse recent results
query	string	painting	Keyword to search (required for searchLots)
category	string	(all)	Category filter: fine-art, jewelry, silver, furniture, decorations, coins, asian-works-of-art, books, prints
maxItems	integer	20	Maximum number of lots to return (1–1000)

Example: search for silver lots

{
  "mode": "searchLots",
  "query": "sterling silver",
  "category": "silver",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Example: browse recent auction results

{
  "mode": "browseLots",
  "maxItems": 100
}

Example: find jewelry by keyword

{
  "mode": "searchLots",
  "query": "diamond ring",
  "category": "jewelry",
  "maxItems": 30
}

Use cases

• Art market research — track realized prices for specific artists, styles, or periods
• Auction intelligence — monitor Doyle's sales history for competitive analysis
• Valuation benchmarking — compare estimates vs. sold prices to understand market trends
• Collection management — search past results to establish provenance and value history
• Investment research — analyze price trends in jewelry, silver, fine art categories
• Academic research — gather auction data for art market studies and publications
• Data aggregation — combine with other auction house scrapers for cross-house market analysis

FAQ

What is Doyle Auctions? Doyle is a New York-based auction house founded in 1962, specializing in fine art, jewelry, silver, furniture, decorative arts, coins, Asian works of art, books, and prints. It holds regular live and online-only auctions.

How many results can I get per run? Up to 1,000 lots per run (set maxItems). Doyle's search returns paginated results; the actor iterates pages automatically.

What does browseLots do vs searchLots? searchLots searches Doyle's full auction archive by keyword. browseLots returns lots from the most recent available auction results pages without a keyword filter.

Are the prices in the output hammer prices or including buyer's premium? Sold prices are as displayed on Doyle's results pages, which typically reflect the hammer price. Buyer's premium is not included.

How fresh is the data? Results reflect what is publicly accessible on doyle.com at the time of the run. Doyle publishes results shortly after each auction closes.

What happens if a lot has no sold price? The soldPrice field is omitted for unsold lots or lots where no result has been posted yet. Similarly, estimateLow/estimateHigh are omitted if not available.

Do I need a Doyle account or API key? No. This actor uses Doyle's public website and requires no credentials.

Is there a risk of getting blocked? The actor uses browser-impersonation headers and polite retry logic to minimize disruption. For large runs, using Apify's residential proxy is recommended.