The latest auctions are in and bids are running high at some of the largest auction houses in the country.

Here are some of our favorites:The Franklin & Maitland auction house has seen its share of controversy.

In 2015, a company that had operated the Franklin &amps; Mault &amp) auction house was convicted of embezzling more than $100 million from the business.

The Franklin < M. &amplt; auction house paid a $25 million fine and is on probation for at least three years.

The auction house also is under fire from its own employees.

In August, a series of complaints surfaced about poor working conditions and management in the auction house.