sale by auction
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It was offered for sale by auction unsuccessfully in 1904, but was bought in 1905.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
It announced the sale by auction, unless previously disposed of, of Midway.
From The New Gulliver and Other Stories by Pain, Barry
Upon the declaration of judgment by the court the three vessels were promptly advertised for sale by auction, and brought to the hammer some three weeks later.
From A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron by Hodgson, Edward S.
A son of the bishop was passing through Paris soon after Napoleon's tomb was finished, and the surplus materials were offered for sale by auction.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See by Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)
The first sale by auction took place in the Haymarket in 1754, when table sets and services, dishes, plates, tureens, and �pergnes were sold.
From Chelsea The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir
