Where the goods are perishable or the expenses for keeping such goods would exceed their value, the carrier may apply for an earlier sale by auction.

货物易腐烂变质或者货物的保管费用可能超过其价值的，可以申请提前拍卖。

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There were printed bills on the gate, and on bits of carpet hanging out of the Windows, announcing a sale by auction of the Household Furniture and Effects, next week.

大门上面和挂在窗子上的挂毯上面都贴了招租广告，说明这所宅邸的一切家具等物都将于下个星期进行公开拍卖。

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Brightly colored paintings by Congo the chimpanzee are going on sale at a prestigious London auction house alongside works by Andy Warhol and Renoir.

伦敦一家著名的拍卖行将出售黑猩猩刚果的绘画作品。这些色彩明艳的绘画将同画家安廸·沃霍尔和雷诺阿的作品一起被拍卖。

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Across the carpet, Christie's has been masquerading as a dealer called King St Fine Art, through which clients who prefer to dispose of their artworks by private sale rather than public auction are supposed to find an outlet.

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The Fischer sale will be followed on Oct. 14-23 by an auction at Germany's Hermann Historica in Munich featuring arms and armor, hunting collectibles, orders and decorations, as well as other object of historic military interest.

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This improvement is principally due to higher auction and private sale commission revenues, partially offset by an increase in operating expenses that is due, in part, to higher incentive compensation costs, a higher level of direct costs consistent with the volume and composition of auction sales, and the cost of investments in strategic initiatives.

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