Sentence examples for is consigned by from inspiring English sources

The ancient jewelry at Christie's is consigned by several different private collectors; the provenances are unknown, which is the case in most jewelry sales.

In the novel, Tomas, a superior surgeon, is consigned by the authorities to wash windows because of a politically provocative essay he once wrote about Oedipus and the guilt of unknowing crimes.

Many were listed as being consigned by a woman in Switzerland known only as "Madame Andre".

The collection was consigned by his son, Achille Paganini, to a Paris luthier named Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume in 1846.

The box, which weighs 2.7 troy ounces, was consigned by Eddy G. Nicholson, a serious collector of Americana.

The book had been consigned by the General Theological Seminary of New York, whose dean had acquired it in 1898 for $15,000.

The Buddy L toys have been consigned by Richard Keats, a well-known New York toy designer who owned Buddy L from 1976 to 1990.

The pictures have been consigned by a New York collector and were recently shown in London as part of a marketing tour.

A 1979 Porsche 928 featured in the 1983 film "Risky Business," starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay, was consigned by Profiles in History for its auction in July.

Butcher may have been consigned by many south of the border to football's history books but the old fires still burn.

John D. Block, who heads Sotheby's jewelry department, confirmed the report that the ruby was consigned by a Far Eastern dealer but would not disclose the name.