22 auction houses
The French auction market is structured differently from its northern neighbours, and the difference matters when you bid. Public auctions in France have historically been the preserve of licensed auctioneers (commissaires-priseurs) operating under a regulated framework, which shapes everything from how catalogues are published to how buyer's premiums are set and disclosed.
Live auctions with simultaneous online bidding remain far more common in France than in the Netherlands or Germany, where timed online-only sales dominate. Practically, this means lots can move quickly and you may be bidding in real time against a room. Regional auction houses across the country handle everything from industrial equipment and vehicles to art, furniture and wine, and many now stream their sales.
Two things to check before bidding: the buyer's premium, which is generally higher in France than in Germany or Belgium and is quoted separately from VAT, and the collection arrangements, which are often organised around a narrow window immediately after the sale.
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France
Sells Passenger cars, Vans and light commercials, Trucks and HGVs +1 more
2ndMove is Europcar's own remarketing platform — the channel through which one of Europe's largest rental fleets disposes of its vehicles. That…
Art, Antiques & CollectiblesVehicles & Automotive
Paris, France
Sells Art and antiques, Jewellery and watches, Wine and spirits +2 more
Artcurial works out of the Hôtel Marcel Dassault on the rond-point des Champs-Élysées, and its calendar leans heavily on named private collections —…
Colombes, France
Sells Wine and spirits
iDealwine runs online wine auctions from the Paris suburbs and describes itself as the world leader in the format. Two things sit side by side on the…
Deauville, France
Sells Livestock and horses
Arqana is the main bloodstock auction house in France, licensed as an operator of voluntary public auctions since 2007 and selling from its complex…
Les Monceaux, France
Sells Livestock and horses
Osarus is a French bloodstock auctioneer whose signature event is the September yearling sale at La Teste racecourse in the south-west, held there…
Epagny Metz-Tessy, France
Sells Passenger cars, Vans and light commercials, Electric vehicles
Arval Trading is the international remarketing arm of Arval, the long-term leasing and fleet management group. It sells used vehicles to motor trade…
Bankruptcy & InsolvencyConsumer Goods & ReturnsArt, Antiques & Collectibles
France
Sells Catering and horeca equipment, Power and hand tools, Art and antiques +3 more
CJ Enchères publishes auction notices from French commissaires de justice — the profession that merged the old huissiers and judicial auctioneers. It…
Art, Antiques & CollectiblesVehicles & AutomotiveIndustrial & Machinery
Nantes, France
Sells Art and antiques, Jewellery and watches, Wine and spirits +4 more
Ouest Enchères Publiques has been running sales in western France for close to a hundred years, from two salerooms in Nantes and Rennes. It is a…
France
Sells Passenger cars, Vans and light commercials, Electric vehicles
VPauto is one of the larger French vehicle auction operations, and the thing that sets it apart from most wholesale platforms is that it does not…
Toulouse, France
Sells Passenger cars, Vans and light commercials, Electric vehicles
Enchères VO runs used-vehicle auctions in Toulouse, Bordeaux and Marseille, on a rolling calendar that puts a sale in one of the three cities most…
Government & PoliceVehicles & Automotive
Paris, France
Sells Passenger cars, Boats and vessels, Consumer electronics +2 more
French customs — the Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects — seizes goods at the border, in ports and inland, and what it does not…
Bankruptcy & InsolvencyIndustrial & MachineryConsumer Goods & Returns
Orange, France
Sells Catering and horeca equipment, Food processing machinery, Office and school furniture +1 more
AVE runs public auctions of second-hand professional equipment in France, alongside valuation and inventory work. Its speciality is the hospitality…
Troyes, France
Sells Art and antiques, Jewellery and watches, Coins and collectibles +1 more
Boisseau-Pomez is the auction house in Troyes and part of Ivoire, the first grouping of French auction houses — a network that gives a regional…
Art, Antiques & CollectiblesReal Estate & Property
Paris, France
Sells Art and antiques, Jewellery and watches, Coins and collectibles +2 more
Drouot has been the centre of the French art market since 1852, and drouot.com is the marketplace built around it. The Hôtel Drouot in the 9th…
Industrial & MachineryVehicles & AutomotiveGovernment & PoliceBankruptcy & InsolvencyConsumer Goods & Returns
France
Sells Passenger cars, Vans, Industrial machinery +5 more
Moniteur des Ventes is the Drouot group's platform for the unglamorous half of the French auction market: professional equipment and vehicles rather…
Beauvais, France
Sells Passenger cars, Vans, Salvage and damaged vehicles +2 more
Alcopa Auction bills itself as the leading operator of used-car auctions in France, and its structure is unusual for this market: eight physical…
Vehicles & AutomotiveConstruction & Agriculture
Béthune, France
Sells Passenger cars, Vans, Trucks +3 more
Five Auction (FA.FR) is a French used-vehicle auction network with more than twenty-five years in the trade, running sales from two salerooms…
Construction & AgricultureVehicles & AutomotiveIndustrial & Machinery
France
Sells Construction machinery and site equipment, Excavators and earthmoving, Trucks and HGVs +3 more
Mercier is a French firm of commissaires-priseurs associés — the regulated auctioneer profession in France — running sales of public works machinery…
Government & PoliceVehicles & AutomotiveConstruction & Agriculture
Montreuil, France
Sells Agricultural machinery, Buses and coaches, Catering and horeca equipment +6 more
Agorastore is an online auction site run by Agorastore SAS, registered at 20 rue Voltaire in Montreuil near Paris and part of the Estela group. It…
Government & PoliceVehicles & AutomotiveArt, Antiques & Collectibles
Saint-Maurice, France
Sells Art and antiques, Gold and precious metals, Motorcycles +4 more
Enchères du Domaine is the French state's own auction site, run by the Direction Nationale d'Interventions Domaniales (DNID) inside the tax…
Art, Antiques & CollectiblesVehicles & AutomotiveBankruptcy & Insolvency
Paris, France
Sells Agricultural machinery, Catering and horeca equipment, Classic cars +5 more
Interencheres is the shared catalogue and bidding system of the French auction profession, run from 14 rue des Pyramides in Paris by…
Roubaix, France
Sells Clothing and footwear, Consumer electronics, Household appliances and goods +5 more
Stocklear is a French liquidation marketplace in Villeneuve d'Ascq near Lille, selling surplus stock and customer returns for the retailers stuck…
