Barnebys

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Barnebys is a search engine for art, antiques, and collectibles from over 3,000 auction houses and galleries globally. They offer a free-to-use database of realized prices dating back to the beginning of the 1970s and have provided over forty million sold lots.{{Cite web |url=http://www.arttactic.com/market-analysis/art-markets/us-a-european-art-market/699-hiscox-online-art-trade-report-2015.html?Itemid=102 |title=Hiscox Online Art Trade Report 2015 |access-date=2015-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905030328/http://www.arttactic.com/market-analysis/art-markets/us-a-european-art-market/699-hiscox-online-art-trade-report-2015.html?Itemid=102 |archive-date=2015-09-05 |url-status=dead }}

Barnebys was launched in the Autumn of 2011 by Christopher Barnekow and Pontus Silfverstolpe in Stockholm, Sweden.{{Cite web |title=About us |url=https://www.barnebysgroup.com/about-us |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Barnebys Group Site |language=en}} It has a presence in the United Kingdom, United States, France, Spain, Germany, and Hong Kong since 2013. It lists items from a range of auction houses including Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips.

In May 2014, the Financial Times described it as one of the leading contenders in the auction world.[http://search.ft.com/search?queryText=barnebys Financial Times][http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/1dd9d3f8-cbd1-11e3-a934-00144feabdc0.html#axzz34DZ4nEJT FT.com, Start-ups putting art in the cart]

Barnebys acquired ValueMyStuff, founded by Patrick van der Vorst in 2018.{{Cite web |last=Novac |first=Dragos |title=Barnebys acquires ValueMyStuff, a UK-based digital valuation service. |url=https://nordic9.com/news/barnebys-acquires-valuemystuff-a-uk-based-digital-valuation-service-news8376063747/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Nordic 9 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2018-10-16 |title=Barnebys Acquires ValueMyStuff {{!}} Barnebys Magazine |url=https://www.barnebys.com/blog/barnebys-acquires-valuemystuff |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Barnebys.com |language=en-US}}