And here we may note that in the Collection of Autographs sold by the same auctioneers on Friday last, among other valuable articles was a Letter of Burke, dated 3rd Oct.
So the line of auctioneersformed up, held out their hands, prayed, invoked a blessing over the proceedings, mumbling in sonorous tones for a few moments.
Some of the young girls looked shame-faced, shuffling along behind or in front of the auctioneers with bent heads.
The house was in the occupation of a firm of auctioneers and land agents until the purchase.
Now, Flip and I are auctioneers and you ladies are in reduced poverty, and have to bring your household goods to be sold.
Then other goods were put up, and, in order to make the play progress more quickly, two auctioneers were set to work, and King and Flip were both calling their wares and the bids at once.
There were few or no auctioneers or horse depositories when he began business; now the auctioneer was everywhere, and every country town of any consequence had its establishment for the reception and sale of horses.
The auctioneersand our friends have large transactions--'paper' here again.
I have kept apart one set of licensed sellers, because I am aware that our antagonists may be inclined to triumph a little, when I name auctioneers and auctions.
Auctioneers seldom import goods, nor is it usual for them to own the property which they sell.
To the First Class belong those volumes which are described by booksellers and auctioneers as 'fine copies.
Dozens of auctioneers are selling goods in the Johannesburg market at the same time.
We shall see that the word was far from familiar to the general public, as the auctioneers considered it wise to explain the word, thus: "Sale of books by way of auction, or who will give most for them.
The auctioneers were John Dunsmore and Richard Chiswell, and the sale took place over against the Hen and Chickens, in Paternoster Row.
At first one man often undertook all the varieties of book production and bookselling, but gradually the four broad divisions of printers, publishers, second-hand booksellers, and auctioneers came into existence.
The auctioneers who dispersed Thomas Rawlinson's large collections were Charles Davis and Thomas Ballard.
But the sound that came from her throat was like a voice shouted on a windy headland, and hardly louder than the muffled voices of the auctioneers as they found their way through the walls.
As the men in red caps brought up the goods the two auctioneers took the bidding together, repeating each other in the manner of actor and prompter at an Italian theatre.
As soon as the horse had been cared for, the young auctioneers followed the farmer back to the house.
The young auctioneers never met him or his partner again.
That reminds me: I wonder what has become of those auctioneers we heard of in Bethlehem?
By this time both of the young auctioneers were certain that they were going to have a good day's sales.
Before the rival auctioneershad their stock inside of their store Matt and Andy were doing a pretty fair business.
For a few minutes the young auctioneers paid no attention to the four negroes, excepting to see that they did not take up something without laying it down again.
They traveled the road by which the young auctioneers had come.
Both of the young auctioneers were much disturbed.
No wonder some folks consider street merchants and traveling auctioneers little better than thieves, when some of them act in that fashion.
By having the entire field to themselves the young auctioneersdid a splendid business, and when they were ready to pack up and start for Scranton they found that they had cleared nearly ninety dollars by their stay in Wilkes-Barre.
It was not deemed worth while to send out any one to look for the two men who had escaped, and after Barberry was safe in jail the young auctioneersdrove over to the tavern and put up there for the night.
Then the show-window and the shelves were arranged to attract the eye, after which Andy hung out the red flag, which now began to look to the young auctioneers like an old friend.
It seems that there were travelling auctioneers a couple of centuries ago who prefaced their remarks with eulogies of the Mayor and Corporation of each town at which they stopped, by way, no doubt, of securing their patronage.
The auctioneers did what they could, and sold the vast majority in 'parcels' for a mere song, which in truth was all they were worth.
Sometimes, though not often, some of the literary auctioneers will make a mistake, and in the most unaccountable manner include a rarity in a 'parcel' of rubbish.
A dozen or more auctioneers were busily at work together, trying to attract purchasers, pulling at the sleeve of one as he passed by, then at the skirt of another; somewhat after the fashion of old-clothes sellers in London.
Neither the auctioneers nor the others would do anything to knock down the slaves or do anything to hurt them," he answered.
The sailors had been looking on, making remarks, which it was as well neither auctioneers nor purchasers understood.
Dowling, Spence & Company, auctioneers and estate agents, whose offices were situated in Waterloo Place, Pall Mall.
His acquisitions included pictures, and the various commodities which, for want of a distinctive name, auctioneers call "miscellaneous articles of vertu.
Auctioneers were surprised at the gradual change coming over the book-market, and a few fortunate people obtained considerable prices for articles they were told to expect nothing for.
Meanwhile, the other auctioneers had arranged their slaves in much the same way, and the companies stepped forward to walk slowly round the market.
The last batch of slaves had been entered; a group of auctioneers surrounded the Government official in charge of the market, and speculated hopefully upon the prices that would rule.
Then he hurried back to the line of auctioneers with Marzuk and the three girls, proclaiming the price and merits of his wares as loudly as possible.
A native of Bury St. Edmund's, where his father was master of the Grammar School, he was the senior partner of the old established firm of Salter and Simpson, auctioneers and valuers.
Mr. Christie was formerly head of the eminent firm of art auctioneers established by James Christie in Old Pall Mall about the year 1762.
The auctioneers in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago were at once approached, not only directly but through their bankers and other advisers.
It was a disagreeable task as these auctioneers had to be urged to cease doing business, but it was rendered unexpectedly easy by the courtesy and friendliness with which they coöperated for the general welfare.
This loyal conduct of the press and of the auctioneers was one of the great factors without which the critical days of the suspension of business could not have been successfully surmounted.
Auctioneers of Literary Property and Works illustrative of the Fine Arts, will sell at their House, 3.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "auctioneers" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
