Sentence examples for consignment is from inspiring English sources

In a season when collectors are jittery because of the volatility and uncertainty of financial markets, Mr. Norton's consignment is particularly important for Christie's.

Not mentioned by Hagerty but a nevertheless significant consignment is a 1935 Duesenberg Model JN Convertible Coupe previously owned by Clark Gable, also offered by Gooding.

Winebow said that, in a first-round shipment, it could give New York only 150 cases (a second consignment is due later this month).

Foreign ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic told Reuters: "If investigations by the Greek authorities show that the consignment is going to receivers other than those stated in the documentation, and if that is shared with us, naturally measures could be taken".

"In an otherwise bleak retail scene, consignment is a thriving area," Ms. Fluhr said, noting that her business is 30percentt ahead for the first four months of 2008.

Economic assessments suggest that for every day a consignment is delayed, it adds to the retail cost by 1%.

The Russian consignment was almost as opulent, when it finally arrived, having been held up by ice in the Baltic.

The shop's most valuable consignment was a few blocks away, at Sotheby's, under high security: a Stradivarius viola, known as the Macdonald.

But Mrs. Cowles's painting, which Mr. Gagosian took on consignment, was eventually sold for only $2 million after assertions by the gallery — disputed by Mrs. Cowles — that it was damaged.

The officials added that the consignment was hidden in sugar bags marked as "part of the humanitarian aid provided by the European Union" to Palestinians in Gaza.

A week before the consignment was due she received a text saying the date had been put back to 30 June.