High-end design auctions are muscling their way into the already crowded May auction calendar, in New York City as well as at other houses nearby. Typically the big two auction firms, Christie’s and Sotheby’s, schedule their design sales in June and December. But, anxious to get a jump on their rivals, some of the upstart auctioneers are pushing ahead with earlier sales. And, more importantly, the booming auction market is bringing some truly desirable objects onto the block. A brief sampling:
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