Toomey & Co Auctions Scraper

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Scrape Toomey & Co Auctioneers (toomeyco.com) — a leading American auction house specializing in American art, folk art, outsider art, and decorative arts. Search the full auction archive by keyword or browse recent lots. Extracts complete lot metadata: artist name, lot title, pre-sale estimates, hammer prices, material, condition, year, country, images, and direct lot links.

No API key, no proxy, no login required.

What this actor does

• Search auction archive by artist name, art style, medium, or any keyword
• Browse recent auction lots for an overview of Toomey & Co's latest sales
• Rich metadata per lot — artist, title, material, year designed, country, condition report, description
• Capture sold prices (hammer prices), pre-sale estimates, and lot images
• Withdrawn lots flagged with isWithdrawn: true
• Empty fields are omitted — clean output, no null values

Output per lot

Input

Example: search for abstract paintings

{
"mode":"searchLots",
"query":"abstract painting",
"maxItems":50
}

Example: search by artist name

{
"mode":"searchLots",
"query":"William Wegman",
"maxItems":100
}

Example: search for folk art

{
"mode":"searchLots",
"query":"folk art",
"maxItems":50
}

Example: browse recent auction lots

{
"mode":"browseLots",
"maxItems":200
}

Use cases

• American art market research — track realized prices for American artists and folk art
• Outsider art intelligence — monitor sales history for self-taught and outsider art works
• Auction analytics — compare estimates vs. sold prices to identify market trends
• Artwork valuation — use sold prices as comps for appraisal and insurance purposes
• Gallery & collector sourcing — search Toomey's archive for acquisition opportunities
• Academic research — gather auction data for American art history studies
• Data aggregation — combine with other auction house scrapers for cross-market analysis

FAQ

What is Toomey & Co Auctioneers? Toomey & Co Auctioneers is a Chicago-area auction house specializing in American fine art, folk art, outsider art, self-taught art, and decorative arts. It is known for its expertise in 20th-century American art and regularly features works by significant American artists.

What kind of objects does Toomey & Co sell? Toomey specializes in American paintings, drawings, prints, folk art, outsider and self-taught art, sculpture, and decorative objects. It is particularly noted for its coverage of American artists working in traditional and contemporary styles.

How many results can I get per run? Up to 1,000 lots per run (set maxItems). Toomey's archive pages contain all search results on a single page.

What does browseLots do vs searchLots? searchLots searches Toomey's archive by your keyword and returns matched results. browseLots fetches the archive listing page without a keyword filter, showing the most recently listed auction lots.

Are the prices hammer prices or including buyer's premium? Prices are as displayed on toomeyco.com's archive pages. These are typically hammer prices; buyer's premium is applied separately at time of sale.

What does isWithdrawn: true mean? Some lots are withdrawn before the sale date. The actor flags these so you can filter them out if needed.

Do I need a Toomey account or API key? No. This actor uses Toomey & Co's publicly accessible archive pages and requires no credentials.

How fresh is the data? Results reflect what is publicly accessible on toomeyco.com at the time of the run. Results are typically posted within days of each auction.