Auction glossary
Catalogue
Also known as · Sale catalogue · Auction catalogue
- Definition
- The publication that presents the lots of a sale in order, with lot numbers, descriptions, images, estimates and the conditions of sale. It exists in print, as a PDF and online, often on several platforms at once.
The catalogue is the auction house's main sales tool and a lasting reference: collectors and researchers consult old catalogues for decades. Producing it means describing and photographing the lots, ordering and numbering them, and laying out the printed version.
In Selloff, lots are assigned to a catalogue, ordered by rules or by hand, numbered and checked for errors. The catalogue can then be printed as a PDF, exported for InDesign, as Excel or as image files, and published online.
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