Auctions(拍卖行) are everywhere. Here are just a few standouts and some of the areas they specialize in. All have brick-and-mortar(实体的) sales rooms in addition to online buying.

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers

Headquarters(总部): Chicago

Founded: 1982

Best bets: contemporary art, jewelry

The founder, Leslie Hindman, has been on an expansion kick from her Chicago base and now runs eight offices across the country. Ms. Hindman said that plenty of items sell at her house for around $500. As in the auction world generally, jewelry and contemporary art receive lots of attention from bidders(出价者)， and in2017 a diamond ring sold for $97,000.

Swann Auction Galleries

Headquarters: New York

Founded: 1941

Best bets: books, works on paper, African-American art

Founded as a rare-book auctioneer, Swann still holds dozens of such sales a year. The president, Nicholas D. Lowry, noted that Swann was the first auction house to sell old photographs, in 1952.The house has also had a department of African-American art for 12 years.

Stair Galleries

Headquarters: Hudson, N.Y.

Founded: 2001

Best bets: English and Continental furniture and paintings, modern and contemporary art

Colin Stair, the founder and president, comes from a long line of antiques dealers (商人). Stair is frequented by dealers and bargain hunters, and it's a place to find interesting things like a George I carved walnut wing armchair, coming up as part of a sale on April 28 and 29.

Heritage Auctions

Headquarters: Dallas

Founded: 1983

Best bets: coins, sports memorabilia, movie posters

With roots in coin auctions, Heritage has grown quite large. But their bread and butter are items that the company president, Greg Rohan, calls "the kinds of things that everyone has. " "People aren’t buying what were selling for decoration or for resale, " he added. "They’re buying things they absolutely love. "

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