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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">auction houses</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>business enterprises by function</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>auction firm</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>auction firms</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>auction house</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>houses, auction</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Businesses which hold sales, often public, where items such as artworks are sold to the highest bidders.  ]]></note></mads>