The clavichord was on the auction block.

这架古钢琴被交付拍卖。

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New York (CNN) -- A portrait of actress Elizabeth Taylor by Andy Warhol raked in $26, 962, 500 on the auction block Thursday.

纽约（CNN）--由安迪沃霍尔创作的一幅演员伊丽莎白泰勒的肖像在周四的一次拍卖会上以26962500美元的价格成交。

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The bulk of an auction house's art sales are public; the work goes on the block before an audience.

大多数拍卖行的艺术品销售过程是公开化的，出售中的作品会展示在公众面前。

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Men,women and children are no longer shackled, put on the auction block and sold like prize cattle to the highest bidder.

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If no investor steps up, the business will likely be on the auction block once again.

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Yet Smith's artwork, which is based on bookbinding, fetches impressive prices on the auction block.

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The formerly state-owned carrier, Varig, is badly run, bankrupt and on the auction block.

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