auction house

noun

: a business that runs auctions

She works as an auctioneer at an auction house.

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The auction house also opened new headquarters in Hong Kong and Paris. —

News Desk, Artforum, 12 Dec. 2024 Sotheby’s has cut 100 staff members from its offices in New York, with the majority of cuts including back-office works, junior staffers, and specialists in various departments, the auction house confirmed to ARTnews Wednesday. —

Karen K. Ho For Artnews, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024 The auction house says of the 800 people registered to participate in Tuesday’s auction, 34% were new customers and 40% were under the age of 40. —

Jessica Golden, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024 The historic artifact, which dates back to the late Roman-Byzantine era, will be auctioned off by Sotheby’s on Wednesday, Dec. 18, according to the auction house. —

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