<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">auction houses</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31416718</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:52:08</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">auction galleries</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">auction house</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">auction-houses</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">galleries, auction</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">houses, auction</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Buildings designed or used for public sales in which each bidder offers an increase upon the price offered by the preceding, the article put up being sold to the highest bidder. ]]></dc:description></metadata>