Art auctions — The most important auction fees at a glance

Sascha Worrich
2 min readDec 23, 2020
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Hammer price

The hammer blow at an art auction confirms the highest bid of a bidder and concludes the purchase contract. The highest bid at which the work of art is knocked down is also referred to as the hammer price or knockdown price. This price is used as the basis for calculating further costs associated with the auction.

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