auction house

noun

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

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Last week, ARTnews reported on a number of recent departures at Phillips auction house, including those of chairman of private sales Miety Heiden and chairman for Asia Jonathan Crockett, key members of the executive leadership. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The auction house projects that the work will fetch bids of over $30 million. — News Desk, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 The example up for auction was the last to leave the factory and thus is believed to be Lamborghini’s final V-12 manual, according to the auction house. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026 The dinner, cohosted by Sotheby’s and Nordic Knots, was in celebration of an exhibition of Chamberlain works set to be held at the auction house’s Breuer building headquarters this fall. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026 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 5 Sep. 2026.

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