If you like dessert ... an auction
The world of book, manuscript, map and ephemera auctions has long been dominated by the major cities in the United States and Europe. It’s been this way so long it feels natural, even inevitable. Over the past decade though there has been a broad proliferation of houses that, while continuing to be near major cities, are filling the interstices and increasingly demonstrating strength. The trend is broad and deep. In looking at the December auction schedule I’m struck by the solid strength of the offers across the entire field. True, this month we don’t/won’t have the majestic high flie...