auctioneer
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Its buyer was the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and Branson, Missouri, and the seat is to go on exhibition, the auctioneer said.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
Ann Thorpe, an auctioneer at Dartmoor Auctions, said "I think you do sometimes get ironic buys. Things like people's secret Santa presents and that kind of thing."
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
The former Christie’s auctioneer, author, podcaster and motivational speaker is normally unflappable on the podium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
Being an effective auctioneer, students are told, is about controlling cadence, pitch, projection and resonance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
“Do I hear a million?” the auctioneer shouts.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
Their work enjoyed a revival around 2014, auctioneers said, and Bagpuss was voted the UK's all-time favourite children's television programme in 1999.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Number 2 Lawrence Terrace is the only house left in the village and auctioneers have set its guide price at £35,000.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
"I was surprised, that's it," said Hodara during a phone call with auctioneers after the draw.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
The lots, which also include the so-called Marauder's Map from the "Harry Potter" films, have a combined pre-sale estimate of $9 million, according to Propstore, the auctioneers staging the sale.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Onlookers chewed fresh oysters and hot corn as the auctioneers shouted into the air.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
During the heady days of the dot-com bubble, McCormick was CEO of the internet auctioneering house FreeMarkets - amassing wealth as he steered the Pittsburgh-based company to a nearly $500 million acquisition deal in 2004.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
During the heady days of the dot-com bubble, McCormick was CEO of the internet auctioneering house FreeMarkets — amassing wealth as he steered the Pittsburgh-based company to a nearly $500 million acquisition deal in 2004.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2023
Into this narrative, “The Lost Leonardo” weaves coherent mini-treatises on restoration, art dealerships, free ports, the true nature of the auctioneering business and more.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2021
Peter also had a knack for presentation, knocking the stuffiness out of traditional auctioneering with pop-up sales at the Pacific Design Center and Santa Monica Airport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2020
They all get a job on the railway, or take to auctioneering, or something with money in it.
From Some Everyday Folk and Dawn by Miles Franklin
