BERLIN.- The leading online auction house Auctionata has finished the 2015 auction season with a series of record-breaking results. In nearly 250 auctions, of which 44 were broadcasted from New York, Auctionata sold more than 14,000 objects from various categories, such as Contemporary and Modern Art, Fine Art, Antiques, Decorative Arts, Asian Art, Design, Jewelry, Watches, Wine, Vintage Luxury Goods, and Classic Cars. Within these auctions, bidders placed bids with a total value of more than 325 million euro, which is nearly twice the amount of the year before.

Moreover, a remarkable series of record sales was achieved. The most spectacular result and the outstanding highlight of the year was the rare enamel, ivory-mounted and paste-set musical and automaton clock from the late 18th century, which was presented in the auction “Important Asian Art” on June 20. The clock sparked a fierce bidding contest between six bidders, and was ultimately bought for €3.37 million by the Chinese collector Liu Yiqian. Thereby it became the most expensive object that Auctionata has sold since the start of its livestream auctions in May 2013. Moreover, it set a new world record as the most expensive work of art sold in an online auction and achieved the highest auction result in Germany in 2015. Another impressive result of €875,000 was achieved for a blue and white Meiping ‘Dragon’ vase, Kangxi mark and period, which was sold on Auctionata’s Asian Art Day on December 18. With these remarkable successes, Auctionata confirmed its status as the market leader for Asian art in the online auction sector.

In addition, Auctionata reached new milestones with its livestream technology. With “Ferrari Only” on September 27, Auctionata was the first auction house to broadcast an auction show from two locations simultaneously. Using a split screen format, the Berlin-based auctioneer auctioned off the 27 vehicles, which were presented in a helicopter hangar in Munich, where more than 150 floor bidders followed the auction onsite. As such, “Ferrari Only” was not only a technological breakthrough and the first auction dedicated solely to the legendary Italian sportscar manufacturer in Germany, but also the highest grossing auction in Auctionata’s history with an overall result of €4.5 million. On December 12, Auctionata hosted a similarly successful auction of 25 air-cooled Porsche 911, which was broadcasted from a car museum in Hamburg.

Furthermore, Auctionata successfully presented severl special themed auctions in cooperation with renowned media partners, for example with the magazines “Man of The World” and “AD Architectural Digest”. Overall, the GMV of the company for this year is expected to exceed €80 million.