auction house

noun

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

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The six-time Grammy winner is about to auction over 70 motorcycles from his personal collection with auction house Gooding Christie’s. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 The founder of the Kering and Artemis companies and owner of Christie’s auction house, Pinault purchased the palazzo in 2005 and opened it as an exhibition venue in 2006. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2026 The drawing, a fanciful architectural scene called a capriccio, will be on sale at Mallams auction house in Oxford on October 21. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 An autographed Chicago Bulls jersey worn by Michael Jordan during Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals was privately sold to a Miami real estate investor for $14 million, an auction house announced Monday. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for auction house

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