saleroom
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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When auctioneer Oliver Barker slammed down the gavel, collectors and dealers in the saleroom erupted in applause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 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
To-day the enterprising trader is to prove himself the idol of the saleroom by paying the largest sum ever known to have been given for a single painting.
From Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country by Escott, T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet)
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