auction house

noun

: a business that runs auctions
She works as an auctioneer at an auction house.

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Some of the proceeds from the sale will be donated to health service charity NHS Lothian Charity, according to the auction house. Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 The coin last sold at auction in 1990 for $93,500, and previously sold for $77,000 in 1987, per the auction house. Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026 Milford auction house Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers, which helped recover the works, announced the news on its website. Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The auction house projects that the work will fetch bids of over $30 million. News Desk, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for auction house

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