salesroom

The wall painting (Fig. 113) of a salesroom of a bakery, also found in Pompeii, gives a good idea of the appearance of the bread.

It had been washed and buffed and polished until it looked as new as the day I picked it out on the salesroom floor.

But before it is sent to the salesroom, a woman smooths the edge of the umbrella all around with a warm flat-iron.

The sale of the blue diamond took place at the salesroom of Drouot & Co.

Hooker was musing over his "defeat" of yesterday in the salesroom when his thoughts reverted to the fate of his own copy.