auction house

noun

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

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The auction house has not provided an estimate, but the Bianco Speciale will almost certainly fetch a price in the eight-figures, with the most recent sale of a 250 GTO fetching nearly $52 million in 2023. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025 As for whom will reap the proceeds from those sales of the personal Pressman property, the auction house does not share any details about consignors or the allocations of proceeds, Brown said. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 31 July 2025 The auction house declined to reveal how much Godrej paid for the gems. Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 31 July 2025 Unlike Shannons, Hagerty runs a growing auctions business, with the Broad Arrow auction house selling more than €31 million in sales, with a 78% clearance rate, at its recent Concorso d’Eleganza sale. Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for auction house

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“Auction house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auction%20house. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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