Heritage Auctions records more than $873 million in total 2020 sales
American and Western Art featured numerous six-figure sales as Howard A. Terpning s Against the Cold Maker, 1992, sold for $585,000.
DALLAS, TX
.-Heritage Auctions, the largest auction house founded in the United States, reported $873,117,274 in total 2020 sales the firm announced Friday, Feb. 19.
Total sales at auction surpassed $638 million. More than $504 million (nearly 79 percent) of the firm s worldwide auction volume alone was purchased via internet bidding in 2020, a new record. A significant portion of Heritage s 2020 private sales, which exceeded $235 million, also occurred online. Given all of the headwinds we faced last year, from cancelled events and travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic to adjustments to our operations necessary to keep our staff and clients safe, we are extremely proud of our accomplishments in 2020, said Steve Ivy, Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Auctions. W