under the hammer

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LONDON (Reuters) - Billed as the largest private collection of Barbie dolls, the lifelong passion of a Dutch mother will go under the hammer next month.
作爲芭比娃娃最大的私人收藏者，荷蘭一位母親畢生收藏的芭比娃娃將於下月被拍賣。
The4.5m, 20-step section, which once linked the tower's second and thirdlevels, is expected to fetch up to 30, 000 euros (US$44, 000) when itgoes under the hammer at an auction in Paris.
這段長4.5米，含20級台堦的樓梯，曾經連接著埃菲爾鉄塔的第二層和第三層。儅它在巴黎被拍賣時，價格預計會被拍到30，000歐元（44，000美元）。
A collection of rare objects owned by Qing dynasty emperors will fall under the hammer, including a white-jade seal carved for Emperor Qianlong that is expected to fetch more than US$6.5 million.
一批曾爲清朝皇帝所有的稀世藏品將被拍賣，其中包括乾隆皇帝的一枚白玉印章，預計成交價將超過650萬美元。

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