Best Auction Houses & Dealers for Books & Manuscripts

Madrid saleroom on Calle Juan Bravo selling Old Masters, decorative arts, jewellery and rare books; sold a Velázquez for €8m in 2017.

Dublin saleroom on St. Stephen's Green since 1968, trading since 1887, selling Irish art, jewellery, watches, furniture and books

Brussels specialist in rare books, manuscripts, maps, prints and photographs, formed in 2018 from Henri Godts and The Romantic Agony.

Haarlem auctioneer of books, manuscripts, prints and drawings, established in 1986 and holding two sales a year.

Third-generation Antwerp gallery and auction house, founded in 1897, selling prints, modern art and classic art.

Madrid auction house founded in 1969 by the Durán brothers, holding numbered sales of art, jewellery, books and more at Calle Goya 19.

Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny family auctioneers since 1934, selling rare books, manuscripts, fine art, furniture, silver and memorabilia

The pioneering Midwest auction house that grew into one of America's top five, now trading as Freeman's.

A nationally recognized specialist in Historic Americana, Civil War memorabilia, and American Indian arts, now trading as Freeman's.

Montreal auction house founded in 1983, selling Canadian and international art, jewellery, watches, wine and decorative arts.

Pioneering online auction platform founded by former Sotheby's director Lark Mason, specializing in fine art, Asian art, and antiques.

Vienna auction house at Palais Kinsky since 1993, known for Austrian modern art, Klimt, Schiele and Wiener Werkstätte

Germany's market-leading auction house for modern art and rare books, family-owned since 1954.

Switzerland's leading auction house, conducting 80 annual sales across 20 collecting categories from Zurich.

Somerset auction house in Crewkerne running seasonal Fine Art Sales and weekly timed online sales, with a second base in Westbury.

Melbourne's specialist in Australiana, historical documents, sporting memorabilia, and world philately since 1973.

Los Angeles auction house specializing in autographs, historical documents, and entertainment memorabilia.

Paris auction house renowned for its cutting-edge selections in twentieth and twenty-first century art, design, and decorative arts.

America's premier stamp auction house, handling the finest philatelic properties since 1930.

A boutique New York auction house known for strong results in European, American, and Russian fine art.

Family-run auction house in Durrow, Co. Laois since 1948, known for period Irish furniture, Irish art and Chinese ceramics

Barcelona specialist auction house since 1989 for stamps, coins, banknotes, rare books, maps and posters; part of Bolaffi.

Auctioneers since 1880 with salerooms in Dumfries, Edinburgh, Carlisle and Ayr, selling jewellery, silver, art, coins and more.

A leading Sussex auctioneer specializing in fine art, antiques, books, and specialist collectors' categories since 1995.

Dublin specialist in Irish art and collectibles on Molesworth Street, holding eight to ten sales a year with live online bidding

America's oldest auction house, combining East Coast heritage with Midwest reach.

New York specialists in rare books, autographs, maps, photographs, and works on paper.

The world's oldest and most distinguished antiquarian bookseller, est. 1847.