auctioneer

Off screen, she worked as a specialist and auctioneer at Lyon & Turnbull, the oldest auction house in Scotland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

But auctioneer Jim Railton said the cow - part of a wider collection of sculptures - had failed to find a bidder and the comedian was set to keep it as a memento.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

“Sleeping by the Lion Carpet” represented the final, culminating portrait of their series, which may also explain why it sold for $39 million, said auctioneer Oliver Barker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Ann Thorpe, an auctioneer at Dartmoor Auctions, said: "I think you do sometimes get ironic buys, you know, and things like people's secret Santa presents and that kind of thing."

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

He kept thinking that it ought to take the auctioneer about two hours to eat and drink and talk up the afternoon’s sale.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

Bagpuss and his friends remained "rightly popular", auctioneers said, with a work showing the famous pink cat with Emily and Professor Yaffle selling for £1,600.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Best's medal was sold for £305,200 by auctioneers Bonhams in London after it had been offered by a private collector.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

The collection grew to more than 200 items and the auctioneers said that "what began as a father's labour of love became a much-loved visitor attraction".

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

It is the only life jacket from one of the survivors ever to be put up for sale, with auctioneers describing the rare item as a "once in a lifetime opportunity for collectors".

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

Onlookers chewed fresh oysters and hot corn as the auctioneers shouted into the air.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

There, he would partake in a hobby perfectly suited to his sense of urgency and penchant for squeezing as much as he can into the time he has: auctioneering.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

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

Though he was the picture of fast-talking auctioneering bluster during the event, he says that he “had a rough night” after appraising each gun at the coroner’s office a few weeks ago.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2014

I do not mean in all auctioneering matters.

From The Fitz-Boodle Papers by William Makepeace Thackeray