Nick Whale, from the auctioneers, said the car was missing its engine and gearbox.
"The French were by far the pioneers in this, "says Stuart Holbrook, President of Thierault's Auctioneers.
This is a big advantage over smaller auctioneers and brokers when presenting consignors with an appraisal.
Auctioneers of Richmond, British Columbia, sells more used equipment than anyone in the world.
The auction was led by Antiquorum Auctioneers, the international auction house that specializes in timepieces.
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Jonathan Benson, of Reeman Dansie auctioneers in Colchester, said they had generated a "lot of interest".
And eBay's charges are typically no more than 7.5%, compared with over 25% for offline auctioneers.
It also sheds light on the complex psychological three-way relationship between auctioneers, sellers and buyers.
But was the auctioneers' bullishness really warranted, or does a detailed breakdown reflect a gloomier reality?
Auctioneers Silverstone Auctions said it needed "much love and attention to return it to its former glory".
Auctioneers, however, say the masks had been bought and sold in the past and were legally acquired.
The appraisers and auctioneers will stay, but the business will all now be done globally on DoveBid.com.
There's Bid4real.com, which promises a Web site where real estate auctioneers can sell properties to thousands of buyers.
According to the auctioneers, the seller had "sat on them" for years with "no idea" of their worth.
As well as being auctioneers, these commissaires priseurs are state officials, charged with ensuring that sales are fair.
However, the blame for France's decline as an art market cannot all be laid on its musty auctioneers.
The bell-ringing and the guttural chants of the tuna auctioneers lend the place the air of a lamasery.
The auctioneers said the stockings were "something a client turned up with, they were not part of family hand-downs".
The sale will take place at McTear's Auctioneers in Glasgow on 28 April.
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But it is uncommercial: once certified, most French auctioneers face no competition within their region, nor may they advertise.
Chris Albury, from Dominic Winter Auctioneers, said the books were from Rayner Unwin of the publishing firm, Allen and Unwin.
Cheffins auctioneers are selling the vehicle, kept in a shed for more than 30 years, in Sutton on 20 October.
Even attempts to privately blackball him had scant effect, since he could always sell to dealers and auctioneers through intermediaries.
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Each chapter also looks at a country's art-market structure and performance, with information on auctioneers, dealers, museums, exhibitions and fairs.
The two biggest Chinese auctioneers, Beijing Poly and China Guardian, seem to think it worthwhile: they have applied to join.
Auctioneers Ludgrove's International had planned to auction the cap in London next month, but substantial private offers hastened an immediate sale.
Duke's Auctioneers are selling Sooty on 2 December to raise money for the charity Whizz-Kidz, which provides wheelchairs for disabled children.
Christie's Mr Pylkkanen and his fellow auctioneers will have a hard time calming them with soothing words, however much they try.
Brian Clements, managing director at McTear's Auctioneers, said the painting was remarkable.
It was displayed on the mantelpiece of a New York family who had no idea of its real worth, auctioneers Sotheby's said.
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