Report by Terence Ryle
While many in the trade believe the future lies in specialisation, Gloucestershire auction house Dominic Winter (20% buyer’s premium) is making significant inroads into the general market beyond its renown as expert in books, maps and other works on paper.
For the past few years auctioneer Henry Meadows has been holding three sales annually at the South Cerney rooms offering material across the spectrum with growing success – as evidenced by the June 15 sale when 80% of the 550 lots got away to a total of £283,000.