sale by auction
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Prepared for sale by auction by Mr. Prestage, of Savile Row, in April, 1756, and sold by private contract to Mr. Child.
From The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 by Painter, William
Now the whole lot is being sent to Christie's this afternoon, and the sale by auction will begin to-morrow.
From Lord John in New York by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
It was within a very brief interval, however, that the sale by auction is shown to have become an accomplished fact.
From The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Hazlitt, William Carew
Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
A sale by auction must be conducted in the most open and public manner possible; and there must be no collusion on the part of the buyers.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
