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Halmstads Auktionskammare runs regular auctions across a broad range of categories, but the source names no specific makers or lots. It describes itself as one of Sweden's oldest auction houses, founded in 1848, with consignors that include private individuals as well as law firms, funeral homes, museums, and banks and insurers. Free home visits and valuations are offered to both buyers and sellers, and the house presents its items in its auction rooms in an orderly, easy-to-browse layout.

Cattle auctions in Puerto Boyacá, Boyacá, where Asoregan sells commercial cattle as well as purebred and high-selection stock. The house handles both virtual bidding via its website and in-person sales at its plaza de ferias, with a 1,500-animal holding capacity and a commission schedule that scales by lot size (3% for lots of seven or more animals, 4% for lots of one to six). One reviewer on the site calls the house "muy consolidada," while another praises its meat quality, though these are testimonials, not verified results.

Capital Salvados, a Curitiba auction house, specializes in indemnified merchandise, obsolete salvaged lots, and general auctions, with its "Salvados e Leilões" and "Mercadorias Indenizadas" service categories front and center. The house says its team of specialists clarifies every detail so clients avoid unpleasant surprises, and it promotes its facilities as lively enough for browsers who just want to leaf through the day's catalog before bidding wars begin.

Auktionshaus Satow, a Mecklenburg-Vorpommern house operating since 1995, sells silver, jewellery, porcelain, carpets, paintings, graphics, sculptures, clocks and furniture. The house is closing its business, and a farewell auction organised by Historia Auktionshaus from Berlin is planned at its premises, with consignors urged to collect outstanding goods.

Icon Auction, a Lille auction house, is distinctly known for jewelry and watches, with recent results including a Vacheron Constantin white-gold dress watch, a Rolex Datejust, a Cartier "Panthère" ring, and Hermès Kelly bags. The house also sells fine wine (Château Latour 1996, Pétrus 1982) and art by names such as Robert Combas, Line Vautrin and Jean Sorieul. Its catalogues span art, luxury and jewelry sales in Lille, Le Touquet and Paris Drouot, and one recent result, a Sorieul battle scene, sold for 30,600 euros.

Specializes in full-service auctions covering organization, marketing, and sale of consignor goods, with the house citing more than 50 years of combined staff experience. The source names no specific makers, lots, or categories, so the house's distinctive offering is its end-to-end process and buyer-focused environment, with upcoming sales listed through its iOS and Android app.

Cap Enchères, a young auction house in La Rochelle, sells paintings, sculptures, decorative objects, antique furniture, 20th-century decorative arts, design, jewellery and silverware, wines, vehicles and nautical items at public auction. The house is run by a court-appointed auctioneer who holds degrees in law, taxation and art history, and it offers free walk-in valuations on Mondays along with live online broadcasts of its sales.

Belec Auctions features upcoming auctions with detailed descriptions and photos. The house has been in business since 1980.

Encan Vinvest specializes in auctioning rare wines and private collections, with the wine division's listed categories including grands crus de Bordeaux, vins de Bourgogne, vintage Champagne, prestigious Italian wines, and rare Californian wines. Beyond wine, its beer and spirits division offers collectible beers and exceptional spirits selected for rarity and prestige. The Quebec-based house, which says it is authorized by the SAQ, will also appraise an entire cave à vin free of charge from a list or photos of the bottles.

Bunczak Real Estate and Auctions specializes in farm, real estate and estate auctions, along with agricultural real estate and vacant land sales. The firm reports individual auctions exceeding $650,000 in property value and real estate sales topping $5,000,000, and its appraisal arm focuses on agricultural real estate, chattel and vacant land. With more than 75 years of experience, the Wisconsin-based house is led by longtime auctioneers and brokers.

Cape Town Live Auctions sells sport and fitness equipment, including treadmills, weights, bikes, yoga mats and home gyms, alongside kitchen appliances such as fridges, microwaves, kettles, air fryers and blenders. The house runs live auctions on Facebook, with sessions held on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, and promotes its bidding with the slogan "Fastest fingers first."

Galerie Gloggner Luzern auctions fine and modern art, with a focus on Central Swiss artists, including Hans Emmenegger, Franz Elmiger, Hans Erni, Ernst Maass, Andries Both and Robert Wyss in its upcoming art auction catalogue. The house also specializes in Innerschweizer Kunst, with dedicated artist pages for Brem, Danioth, Haefliger, Schärer, Sekula, von Moos and Zünd that show past auction results. Its lots range from oil paintings and tempera works to woodcuts, and it also offers valuation and inventory services for estates, insurance and tax purposes.

North West Auctions is a livestock house, with its calendar dominated by sheep, cattle and pig sales alongside horse and pony sales. The listings name Suffolk and Texel breeders' shows, Fell Pony Society and Shetland Pony sections, and Willowsway, EJL and Hermits Studs cobs and coloured horses. For a rural buyer, the most eye-catching item is a Fell Pony Society registered sale paired with a Westwick Dales Stud reduction.

e.artis sells original artworks online, with its current auction featuring an original drawing by Max Klinger (1857-1920), alongside shop offerings such as a Bauhaus-linked abstract composition and a limited edition PDM DREAMS art print on aluminium Dibond from a Turkish media artist. The house also lists a 1960 gouache from the Op-Art painter ZERO, priced at 29,000 euros, and a "Face 5" collage by a Beuys pupil. Buyers are promised no buyer's premium, a 14-day return window and authenticity checks on every work.

Encans des Laurentides runs online auctions in Quebec through the HiBid Québec platform, offering vintage pieces, antiques, jewellery, tableware and collectibles, alongside new and used goods and works of art. A new auction goes online each week, with hundreds of items presented at a time, and the house also runs a blog covering antiques, vintage objects and sought-after collections.

Krawzykowska Auktioner runs online lots spanning Swedish and Scandinavian design, with named Iittala pieces by Tapio Wirkkala ("Ultima Thule" carafe and snaps glasses) and Timo Sarpaneva's "Festivo" glass candlesticks, alongside an Orrefors "Carat" candlestick pair by Lena Bergström. The current catalogue of 238 items also includes Swedish silver and metalwork, such as 830-standard silver cake forks, Ystad metal candlesticks, and an ENICAR automatic wristwatch, reflecting the house's mix of design, antiques and collectibles. Among the lots, a Carl Roos sculpture from Hammerdal and an Athena alabaster figurine add a touch of sculptural variety to the sale.

Centennial Livestock Auction Co. runs a livestock sale schedule rather than art or collectibles, with regular sales of hogs, sheep, llamas, goats, horses, and several cattle categories including slaughter, breeder, baby calves, feeder calves and yearlings, plus Holstein and Holstein-cross specials and a monthly hay auction. The house also publishes a holiday calendar for 2025 through 2028 to help buyers time their marketing of sheep and goats around religious and cultural observances. Its listed upcoming-events section currently shows no scheduled events.

Specializes in surplus government goods sold by tender or public auction, with buyers able to register for auction sale notices and acquirer lists. The site describes a service where ministries, public bodies, municipalities and Quebec state corporations declare and sell excess property, and a Babillard exchange board lets agencies declare, reserve and request specific items. There are no specific lots, makers or categories named in the text, so the color here is procedural: this is a government disposal channel rather than a conventional auction house.

Specializes in heavy equipment and truck auctions, with a recent focus on fleet dispersals such as the King Asphalt Fleet Realignment Live Virtual Public Auction. The house's news feed also runs a steady stream of buyer guidance, covering inspection tips, transporting newly bought machinery, and financing options for heavy equipment purchases.

Lloyd Ralston Toys runs online toy auctions on the BidSpirit platform, with its featured sale billed as "Wonderful New Years Toys." Bidders need a verified phone number and a card on file before placing bids, and one BidSpirit account works across the house's auctions, the bidspirit.com site, and its app.

Lubbock Auto Auction specializes in vehicle auctions, with its online sale featuring a current run list and highlighted units including a 2021 Ford F-250, a 2025 Ford Transit Van, and a 2024 Chevy Silverado. The house, which describes itself as Lubbock's premier auto auction since 1946, also runs dealer-only auctions and a DealShield-branded program.