Toomey & Co Auctions Scraper

Scrape Toomey & Co Auctioneers (toomeyco.com) — a leading American auction house specializing in American art, folk art, outsider art, and decorative arts. Search the full auction archive by keyword or browse recent lots. Extracts complete lot metadata: artist name, lot title, pre-sale estimates, hammer prices, material, condition, year, country, images, and direct lot links.

No API key, no proxy, no login required.

What this actor does

• Search auction archive by artist name, art style, medium, or any keyword
• Browse recent auction lots for an overview of Toomey & Co's latest sales
• Rich metadata per lot — artist, title, material, year designed, country, condition report, description
• Capture sold prices (hammer prices), pre-sale estimates, and lot images
• Withdrawn lots flagged with isWithdrawn: true
• Empty fields are omitted — clean output, no null values

Output per lot

Field	Type	Description
lotId	integer	Unique lot ID from Toomey's system
lotNumber	integer	Lot number within the auction
title	string	Lot title / artwork name
artistName	string	Artist / creator name
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
material	string	Medium / materials (e.g. "oil on canvas", "watercolor on paper")
condition	string	Condition report
description	string	Extended lot description / provenance
yearDesigned	string	Year the work was created
country	string	Country of origin
imageUrl	string	Direct URL to the primary lot image
lotUrl	string	Direct link to the lot detail page
isWithdrawn	boolean	true if the lot was withdrawn before sale
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 lots
query	string	abstract painting	Keyword to search (required for searchLots)
maxItems	integer	20	Maximum number of lots to return (1–1000)

Example: search for abstract paintings

{
  "mode": "searchLots",
  "query": "abstract painting",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Example: search by artist name

{
  "mode": "searchLots",
  "query": "William Wegman",
  "maxItems": 100
}

Example: search for folk art

{
  "mode": "searchLots",
  "query": "folk art",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Example: browse recent auction lots

{
  "mode": "browseLots",
  "maxItems": 200
}

Use cases

• American art market research — track realized prices for American artists and folk art
• Outsider art intelligence — monitor sales history for self-taught and outsider art works
• Auction analytics — compare estimates vs. sold prices to identify market trends
• Artwork valuation — use sold prices as comps for appraisal and insurance purposes
• Gallery & collector sourcing — search Toomey's archive for acquisition opportunities
• Academic research — gather auction data for American art history studies
• Data aggregation — combine with other auction house scrapers for cross-market analysis

FAQ

What is Toomey & Co Auctioneers? Toomey & Co Auctioneers is a Chicago-area auction house specializing in American fine art, folk art, outsider art, self-taught art, and decorative arts. It is known for its expertise in 20th-century American art and regularly features works by significant American artists.

What kind of objects does Toomey & Co sell? Toomey specializes in American paintings, drawings, prints, folk art, outsider and self-taught art, sculpture, and decorative objects. It is particularly noted for its coverage of American artists working in traditional and contemporary styles.

How many results can I get per run? Up to 1,000 lots per run (set maxItems). Toomey's archive pages contain all search results on a single page.

What does browseLots do vs searchLots? searchLots searches Toomey's archive by your keyword and returns matched results. browseLots fetches the archive listing page without a keyword filter, showing the most recently listed auction lots.

Are the prices hammer prices or including buyer's premium? Prices are as displayed on toomeyco.com's archive pages. These are typically hammer prices; buyer's premium is applied separately at time of sale.

What does isWithdrawn: true mean? Some lots are withdrawn before the sale date. The actor flags these so you can filter them out if needed.

Do I need a Toomey account or API key? No. This actor uses Toomey & Co's publicly accessible archive pages and requires no credentials.

How fresh is the data? Results reflect what is publicly accessible on toomeyco.com at the time of the run. Results are typically posted within days of each auction.