Pandolfini Casa d'Aste

What Pandolfini Casa d'Aste does

Pandolfini Casa d'Aste is an Italian auction house established in 1924 in Florence, where it remains headquartered at Palazzo Ramirez-Montalvo (Borgo degli Albizi, 26). The company operates a hybrid physical-and-digital auction business spanning 20+ specialized departments, including Old Master Paintings, Modern and Contemporary Art, International Fine Art, Jewellery, Watches, Asian Art, Antiquities, Silver, Porcelain, Furniture and Works of Art, Design, Fine Wines, Whisky and Collectible Spirits, Luxury and Vintage Fashion, Books and Manuscripts, Coins and Medals, Works on Paper, Sculptures, NFT, and Classic Cars. The firm employs approximately 40 people and maintains regional offices in Milan and Rome alongside its Florence headquarters.

The underlying technology platform is a proprietary auction management system supporting three buying channels: Pandolfini Live (real-time online bidding with audio/video streaming for live floor auctions), Pandolfini Time (timed online auctions running over a defined window), and Private Sales (off-market transactions). Participation is accessible via web and through dedicated iOS and Android mobile applications. The company publishes a bilingual (Italian/English) website, a weekly editorial blog (La Settimana Pandolfini / Pandolfini Newsweek), an email newsletter, and a dedicated Press section.

Pandolfini generates revenue through a transaction-fee model: buyer's premiums on hammer prices, seller's commissions consigned by sellers, and commissions on private sales. The customer base is structurally distributed across private collectors, estate and private sellers, and a secondary segment of corporate collectors; free confidential valuations are offered at all three offices to source consignment flow. The company is privately held, with no public ticker, no disclosed funding rounds, and no disclosed revenue or ownership structure beyond its long-standing family-business heritage.

Name

Pandolfini Casa d'Aste

Legal name

Pandolfini Casa d'Aste

Website

https://pandolfini.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pandolfini Casa d'Aste is a privately held Italian auction house established in 1924 in Florence, operating 20+ specialized departments across fine art, jewellery, watches, wines, NFT, and classic cars. It serves private collectors and estate sellers through live, timed, and private sale channels from offices in Florence, Milan, and Rome.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Florence

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Auction Commission (Buyer's Premium): Revenue earned as a percentage of the final sale price paid by buyers at auction. This is the primary revenue stream for auction houses.
2. Seller's Commission: Commission charged to sellers for auctioning their items. Typically a percentage of the sale price.
3. Private Sales: Off-market transactions conducted outside of auction sessions, generating commission revenue without auction fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pandolfini Casa d'Aste is an Italian auction house founded in Florence in 1924 that conducts live and online auctions of fine art, antiques, jewellery, watches, wines, classic cars, and other collectibles across 20+ specialized departments. The company sells its auction services to buyers and sellers, charging commissions on transactions conducted via physical auction rooms in Florence, Milan, and Rome, as well as through its proprietary Pandolfini Live streaming platform and Pandolfini Time timed auction platform.

Product overview

Pandolfini Casa d'Aste operates as a traditional auction house (established 1924 in Florence) offering multiple buying and selling channels. The core product portfolio consists of Pandolfini Live (real-time online bidding platform), Pandolfini Time (online timed auctions), and Private Sales (off-auction transactions). The company maintains 20 specialized departments covering fine art, antiques, luxury goods, and collectibles including Old Master paintings, Modern and contemporary art, NFT, Jewellery, Watches, Fine wines, Whisky, Fashion, Automobiles, and more. Free valuation services are provided at offices in Florence, Milan, and Rome. Mobile applications for iOS and Android enable participation in live auctions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pandolfini Live: Real-time online auction participation platform allowing bidders to follow and participate in auctions via the Internet
• La Settimana Pandolfini

Products and services

• Pandolfini Live Real-time online auction participation platform that allows users to follow and bid in live auctions via the Internet with audio/video streaming. Accessible globally via web browser.
• Pandolfini Time Online auction platform for participating in timed auctions via the Internet, separate from live events, running for a defined bidding period.
• Private Sales Service enabling customers to buy or sell artworks outside traditional auction sessions through discreet off-market transactions.
• Pandolfini Live iOS App Native iOS mobile application for following and participating in real-time Pandolfini Live auctions.
• Pandolfini Live Android App Native Android mobile application for following and participating in real-time Pandolfini Live auctions.
• Auction Valuation Service Free and confidential valuation service provided by expert appraisers at offices in Florence, Milan, and Rome to individuals and estates considering selling art or collectibles.

Quantifiable outcome

• €449,200 sale price for top lot Old Master Painting (Beato Angelico)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pandolfini-casa-d-aste

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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