# Fine Art Auction Results: Sotheby’s Price Comps (`getascraper/fine-art-public-realized-price-feed`) Actor

Scrape public fine art auction results from Sotheby’s, Bidsquare, and The Saleroom. Export lot details, estimates, realized prices, artists, condition, and source URLs as JSON or CSV for art valuation and market research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/getascraper/fine-art-public-realized-price-feed.md
- **Developed by:** [GetAScraper](https://apify.com/getascraper) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.30 / 1,000 art lots

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## 🎨 Fine-art public realized-price feed

<table width="100%" style="display:table;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:24px 28px;background:#F3F0FF;border:1px solid #D8CCFF;border-top:4px solid #5B3CC4;border-radius:12px"><span style="font-size:23px;font-weight:800;color:#1C1917">Collect public fine-art auction results for valuation work.</span><br><span style="font-size:15px;color:#57534E">Save visible lot titles, public price text, source links, dates, and images from supported result pages.</span></td></tr></table>

<table width="100%"><tr><td style="padding:14px 12px;width:25%;background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #D8CCFF"><span style="font-weight:800;color:#432A95">🔨 Public sources</span><br><span style="color:#57534E">Use result pages you can open without a login.</span></td><td style="padding:14px 12px;width:25%;background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #D8CCFF"><span style="font-weight:800;color:#432A95">💵 Price text</span><br><span style="color:#57534E">Keep the value exactly as the auction site shows it.</span></td><td style="padding:14px 12px;width:25%;background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #D8CCFF"><span style="font-weight:800;color:#432A95">🖼️ Lot context</span><br><span style="color:#57534E">Retain public images and catalogue links when available.</span></td><td style="padding:14px 12px;width:25%;background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #D8CCFF"><span style="font-weight:800;color:#432A95">📄 Ready to compare</span><br><span style="color:#57534E">Export a clean, source-linked valuation shortlist.</span></td></tr></table>

Use this Actor when an appraiser, dealer, or researcher needs a repeatable public record of auction results. It supports Sotheby’s, Bidsquare, and The Saleroom pages that are publicly accessible at run time.

### 🔍 What does it do?

It reads the public pages you provide and returns only fields the page exposes. Missing values are left out. It does not bypass a paywall, a login, or access controls.

### 👥 Who uses it?

- **I am an art dealer** comparing public auction outcomes before setting a purchase offer.
- **I am a valuation researcher** building a source-linked set of comparable lots for a client report.
- **I am a collection manager** reviewing market evidence without copying records one page at a time.

### 🚀 How to use it

<table width="100%"><tr><td style="padding:16px 14px;width:33%;background:#F3F0FF;border:1px solid #D8CCFF"><span style="font-weight:800;color:#5B3CC4">STEP 1</span><br><span style="font-weight:700;color:#1C1917">Paste public results URLs</span><br><span style="color:#57534E">Choose supported public result or catalogue pages.</span></td><td style="padding:16px 14px;width:33%;background:#F3F0FF;border:1px solid #D8CCFF"><span style="font-weight:800;color:#5B3CC4">STEP 2</span><br><span style="font-weight:700;color:#1C1917">Set a record cap</span><br><span style="color:#57534E">Start with the bounded sample and expand deliberately.</span></td><td style="padding:16px 14px;width:33%;background:#F3F0FF;border:1px solid #D8CCFF"><span style="font-weight:800;color:#5B3CC4">STEP 3</span><br><span style="font-weight:700;color:#1C1917">Review source-linked lots</span><br><span style="color:#57534E">Sort public price text and lot details in the dataset.</span></td></tr></table>

### ⚙️ Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `startUrls` | array of URLs | No | Supported public result or catalogue pages. |
| `sources` | array | No | Permitted sources for the run. |
| `includeImages` | boolean | No | Include a public image URL where visible. |
| `maxItems` | integer | No | Bounded number of records to save. |

### 📊 Data table

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `lot_title` | string | Public lot title. |
| `artist` | string | Public artist or creator where provided. |
| `realized_price_text` | string | Price text exactly as shown by the source. |
| `currency` | string | Public currency label or symbol. |
| `sale_date` | string | Public result or catalogue date. |
| `source_url` | string | Public source page. |
| `image_url` | string | Public lot image link where provided. |

### 💰 Pricing

Pricing is pay per result. Empty runs cost nothing, and there are no subscriptions.

### ⭐ Enjoying Fine-art public realized-price feed?

<table width="100%" style="display:table;width:100%"><tr><td style="padding:20px 24px;background:#F3F0FF;border:1px solid #D8CCFF;border-left:5px solid #5B3CC4"><span style="font-size:20px">⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐</span><br><span style="font-size:17px;font-weight:800;color:#1C1917">Help other valuation researchers find a faster way to gather public auction evidence.</span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0;background:#5B3CC4;text-align:center"><a href="https://apify.com/getascraper/fine-art-public-realized-price-feed/reviews" style="display:block;padding:13px 16px;color:#FFFFFF;text-decoration:none;font-weight:800">★ Rate this Actor on Apify</a></td></tr></table>

### ❓ FAQ

#### Does it access private auction databases?

No. It only reads publicly visible pages from its supported sources.

#### Can it convert currencies or estimate a hammer price?

No. It keeps public price text and currency labels rather than estimating values.

#### Why is a field absent from a record?

That field was not exposed on the public page. The Actor does not invent missing details.

#### Can I use any auction page?

Use public Sotheby’s, Bidsquare, or The Saleroom result and catalogue pages. Other sites need a separate source review.

### 🔗 Other actors

- [AuctionNinja Scraper](https://apify.com/getascraper/auctionninja-scraper) ↗ - Collects estate-sale and online-auction listing data.
- [HiBid Scraper](https://apify.com/getascraper/hibid-scraper) ↗ - Collects public auction listings and details.
- [ShopGoodwill Scraper](https://apify.com/getascraper/shopgoodwill-scraper) ↗ - Finds public Goodwill auction listings.
- [Whatnot Scraper](https://apify.com/getascraper/whatnot-scraper) ↗ - Collects public livestream marketplace data.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Supported public Sotheby’s, Bidsquare, or The Saleroom result and catalogue pages.

## `sources` (type: `array`):

Sources permitted for this run.

## `includeImages` (type: `boolean`):

Includes a public image URL when the source exposes one.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum public lot records to save.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/fine-art"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    "sothebys",
    "bidsquare",
    "the-saleroom"
  ],
  "includeImages": true,
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/fine-art"
        }
    ],
    "sources": [
        "sothebys",
        "bidsquare",
        "the-saleroom"
    ],
    "includeImages": true,
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("getascraper/fine-art-public-realized-price-feed").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/fine-art" }],
    "sources": [
        "sothebys",
        "bidsquare",
        "the-saleroom",
    ],
    "includeImages": True,
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("getascraper/fine-art-public-realized-price-feed").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/fine-art"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    "sothebys",
    "bidsquare",
    "the-saleroom"
  ],
  "includeImages": true,
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call getascraper/fine-art-public-realized-price-feed --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,getascraper/fine-art-public-realized-price-feed"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/hpru0hsZROICWpSAx/builds/2lha76WVyhEaOScFF/openapi.json