Online Art Auctions in France: Interencheres, Drouot and Invaluable Compared
In 2025, Interencheres celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary by achieving a record turnover of €769 million, bringing together 380 auction houses and gaining 345,000 new bidding accounts—a remarkable 71% increase. The platform showcased 4 million lots, with timed online-only sales surging by 59% and adjudications exceeding €100,000 rising by 66%. Drouot, the sole hybrid model, collaborates with 798 auction houses, presenting 3.5 million items and experiencing a 24% increase in online-only transactions. In the U.S., LiveAuctioneers dominates with 5,000 auction houses, while Invaluable leads globally with over 5,000 houses across 53 countries. Typical price ranges are between €50 and €5,000, highlighted by Beeple's NFT sale for $69.3 million in 2021.
Key facts
- Interencheres recorded €769 million in 2025, its twenty-fifth year, with 380 auction houses and 345,000 new bidders (+71%)
- Drouot federates 798 mostly French auction houses and lists 3.5 million objects, with online-only transactions up nearly 24%
- Invaluable claims 5,000-plus auction houses in 53 countries; LiveAuctioneers counts 5,000 houses, mainly in the US
- Barnebys is an aggregator redirecting to 200 international houses without commission
- Beeple's NFT sold for $69.3 million at Christie's in a 2021 online-only sale
- Jewellery rose 20% and watches 29% on Interencheres; drawings rose 151% on Invaluable in 2025
- A 0.95-carat diamond solitaire ring sold for €1,198 via Estim Nation and a Sonia Rykiel dress for €728 via L'Huillier
- Buyer's premiums run 14% to 30%, plus live platform fees of 1.8% to 3.6% and logistics costs
Entities
Artists
- Beeple
- Sonia Rykiel
- Guy de Chaunac-Lanzac
Institutions
- Interencheres
- Drouot
- Invaluable
- LiveAuctioneers
- Barnebys
- Sotheby's
- Christie's
- Bonhams
- Phillips
- Auction
- Estim Nation
- L'Huillier
- Hubert L'Huillier
- Biarritz Enchères
- Aguttes
- Lots Road Auctions
- Kinghams Auctioneers
- Connaissance des Arts
Locations
- France
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- Europe
- Biarritz