auctioneer

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The former Christie’s auctioneer, author, podcaster and motivational speaker is normally unflappable on the podium.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Schneider, the retired national guardsman, was interested in the class more to cultivate a hobby and hopes to find a local auctioneer to offer his services to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Then as he droned on like a dentist drill hitting bone, he began to sound like a South Carolina auctioneer at a county fair.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

The work, of Jesus Christ on the cross and painted in 1613, was unearthed by auctioneer Jean-Pierre Osenat in a Paris mansion last year.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

The auctioneer had the scent, though, and nothing would do but that the dwarfs give the crowd a taste of their show.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin