saleroom
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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So do auction houses—but they also need a practical space to eventually auction it, an area called a saleroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Rahul Kadakia, Christie's international director of jewelry who conducted the auction, told the Geneva saleroom that the bracelets had stayed in the family for almost 200 years.
From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2021
“When ‘Girl With Balloon’ ‘self-destructed’ in our saleroom, Banksy sparked a global sensation that has since become a cultural phenomenon.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2021
John Holmes from the Dukes Auctions saleroom said the items were "very evocative and have this great provenance".
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2018
"Oh, dear! why did I ever enter a saleroom?"
From A Simpleton by Reade, Charles
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