auction house

noun

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

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The auction house expects the coupe to fetch between $40,000 and $60,000. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025 The deal is the first of its kind to be struck between a major auction house and a large art fair operator and reflects the profound recent shifts in the way contemporary art is bought and sold, as well as changes in the art market’s fortunes. News Desk, Artforum, 9 Sep. 2025 Which is why Ethan Gibson, director of North American communications for RM Sotheby’s, the world’s largest automotive luxury auction house by sales, said Cadillac’s historical longevity is part of what makes its vehicles so valuable today. Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 The Planet Hollywood display was presented by Prop Store which, since 1998, has been an auction house specifically for film and television memorabilia; the company runs live auctions of over 1,000 lots three times a year. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for auction house

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