Doyle
A New York auction house on the Upper East Side selling fine art, jewelry, furniture, couture, rare books and the contents of notable estates. What it sells, how buying works there and what it costs, with a straight link to the house.
- Founded
- 1962
- Based in
- New York
- Led by
- Laura Doyle
- Buyer's premium
- 28%
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About Doyle
William Doyle started out in 1962 as an antiques dealer in New York and incorporated William Doyle Galleries in 1973. Today the house is run by CEO Laura Doyle and describes itself as America's largest women-owned auction house, with its main saleroom at 175 East 87th Street and galleries in Palm Beach, Beverly Hills, Charleston and Boston.
Doyle is known for celebrity and notable estates, having handled those of Bette Davis, James Cagney, Louis Armstrong and Stephen Sondheim, alongside regular sales of paintings, jewelry, couture, books and coins.
What Doyle sells
How buying works at Doyle
- Make an accountCreate an account with government ID and register for each sale in advance. A bank reference can raise your bid limit.
- Choose how to bidBid live online with Doyle's BidLive and its video stream, in timed online sales on doyle.com, by telephone for lots estimated at $2,000 or more, with an absentee bid, or in person at some sales. Invaluable and LiveAuctioneers also carry its catalogs.
- Add the costsThe buyer's premium is added to the hammer price, then sales tax.
- PayWire, certified check or bank check (required over $5,000), checks, small cash amounts, or cards with a 3.5% fee.
- Collect within 48 hoursBuyers arrange their own shipper from Doyle's suggested list. Storage fees can apply after 48 hours, and items left a month go to an outside warehouse.
What it costs
Doyle's buyer's premium, by part of the hammer price:
| Hammer price | Buyer's premium |
|---|---|
| Up to $50,000 | 28% |
| $50,000 to $1 million | 27% |
| $1 million to $4 million | 21% |
| Over $4 million | 15% |
Sales tax is added, and card payments carry a 3.5% fee. Bidding through another platform may cost more; check the sale's terms.
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UX Search is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Doyle. Bidding, payment and delivery all happen on the house's own site under its own terms. Information checked October 21, 2026 from doyle.com (how to bid, payments and pickups, history); fees and rules can change, so confirm them on the sale page.