purchase at auction

Much-talked-of purchases at auction play no part in its activity.

In October 2012 the tower was purchased at auction by a citizen who plans to restore it.

In the late 50's, it was purchased at auction by several San Francisco wine lovers.

New stock - both antique and contemporary - has been purchased at auction and privately in recent months.

The Albert Monboddo still life was his last purchase at auction.

Of that group, 32 were colts purchased at auction - and another colt was bought privately for more than $2 million.

Noel Lister initially went into business trading in war surplus goods which he purchased at auction.

Last January, the building was purchased at auction by the Washington Opera for $18 million.

The tool collection includes items purchased at auction and donations from individuals and horticultural companies.

In July 2005, the building was purchased at auction by local entrepreneur Scott Donaldson.

The $3.5 million he paid was the second highest price at that sale and for any Pollock purchased at auction.

Most of the collection was purchased at auctions in London, Paris and New York.

In 1927 the island was purchased at auction by Mary Bonham-Christie for £125,000.

The present-day station's licence was purchased at auction in 1994 by the Greek Media Group.

This tax now decreases by 7% per year for every year an item purchased at auction remains with the purchaser.

In May 2011 a casket given to him to celebrate the occasion was purchased at auction for Newport Museum.

Which leads more or less directly to the question of those superexpensive bottles that are purchased at auctions every year or so.

All the objects in the collection were given or lent by New Jersey residents or purchased at auctions and estate sales.

The colliery was purchased at auction by Joseph Willey for £18,000.

Harder Hall was purchased at auction by the city of Sebring in July 2007.

Slaves were purchased at auctions and slaves markets from dealers or were traded between individual slave owners.

It remained in storage until the 1940s when it was purchased at auction by a representative of St. Timothy's.

In 2003, the church was purchased at auction by the Reverend Perry Davis, after having been flipped several times and pillaged.

Originally, the business had no permanent home as Grothus sold unwanted lab items purchased at auction to universities and researchers.

In 1801 the palace was purchased at auction by Karol Fryderyk Dückert.