Germany-based online auction house Auctionata has raised $20.2m for global expansion of its live online art, antiques and collectibles auctions from Earlybird Venture Capital.

Earlybird joins a team of investors that includes Bright Capital, the corporate-backed venture firm and eVenture Capital Partners, which is backed by Germany-based retailer the Otto Group.

Kite Ventures, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and the Raffay Group have also backed the Berlin-based start-up.

Auctionata, which will auction Egon Schiele’s watercolour ‘Reclining Woman’ with a starting price of…