FRANKLIN Brooke-Hitching’s incomparable travel library, focusing on British ’Exploration and Discovery 1576-1939’, was dispersed in four auctions held by Sotheby’s in the years 2014-15.
On February 15, however, Forum Auctions (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) held a further sale of 96 ‘remaining’ lots from that superb collection.
Most were new to auction, but among them were a number that had not sold at Sotheby’s and were re-appearing here with modified estimates. This time everything sold, giving the saleroom launched only last year its first ‘white-glove’ auction.