In 1827, French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce took the earliest known surviving photograph with a camera obscura, a “dark room” that anticipated the camera and required an exposure of several days.

Copart's strong market leadership and online auction platform drive its revenue growth, supported by a 37.7% market share in the online automotive auction market. US Domestic Auto Production ...

The car collecting market has seen a significant transformation in recent years, with auction trends playing a crucial role in shaping its landscape. From the rise of online auctions to a renewed ...

Foreclosure auction volume in the second quarter of 2025 increased 19% from the same period last year and reached a two-year high point, according to Auction.com‘s newest Auction Market Dispatch ...

Adrien Meyer, Christie's global head of private sales, sells Magritte's "L'empire des lumieres" for $121,160,000 in November 2024. (photo courtesy Christie's) Public auction sales fell 25% in 2024 ...

Dynamo Phyllis Kao led Sotheby’s The Now and Contemporary Evening Auction, which scored a $178.5 million result with strong participation from Asia. Julian Cassady Photography / Ali After a ...

This year marks the third in a row of declining auction sales, down 44 percent, or over $3 billion, from 2022—and the lowest total in at least a decade, excluding 2020, CNBC reported. Sales of postwar ...

The summer auction season has wrapped up, and while temperatures are rising outside, inside the salesroom things are decidedly cooler. Last summer’s sales netted $105 million, this year, that number ...