auction
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The Julien's auction contains several items Monroe "personally owned, touched, and used, including pieces from her last residence in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California", the company said.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Electrum Group paid $24 million for Sunshine in a 2010 bankruptcy auction, about a decade after it had last run at full production.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
A separate auction from the company Heritage included a Christian Dior skirt that Monroe wore on her honeymoon and a letter from her husband playwright Arthur Miller.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
At an auction, Nicholson found a large, versatile plastic truck pallet that was among many used for the Nostromo’s interior walls.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The barons came for the auction of Osage leases, an event that was held about four times a year and that was overseen by the Department of the Interior.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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