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Holiday Closure


Our offices will be closed Monday, August 4 for the Civic Holiday.

We look forward to connecting with you on Tuesday, August 5. 

Thomas Garland Greene, Canadian
SIMCOE MOONLIGHT

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Sell With Us for Superb Results


We’re always looking for exceptional items for our auctions.

With almost 100 auctions a year, we provide the broadest range of opportunities to sell desirable items to an international network of buyers.

Let’s work together—contact us at [email protected].

Jack Hamilton Bush
SOLO SOPRANO #1, 1975
Price Realised: $208,150

Solo Soprano #1, 1975 © Estate of Jack Bush / CARCC Ottawa 2025

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ONLINE AUCTION

Asian Art


BEGINS TO CLOSE:
August 21 at 2 PM ET

This auction features large selections of early Chinese ceramics, highlighted by a Song black-glazed ‘oil-spot’ tea bowl and Qing dynasty porcelains, jade carvings, Chinese paintings, Japanese woodblock prints, and netsuke. Other objects of interest include dragon robes, samurai armour, swords, yatate, inkwells, water droppers, and Gandharan, Indian, and Himalayan carvings and bronzes from important Canadian collections.

Please contact us for more information.

ONLINE AUCTION

Discovery Art


BEGINS TO CLOSE:
August 21 at 2 PM ET

This auction offers a diverse selection of fine art, including paintings, prints, sculptures, and First Nations artwork by notable artists such as Herbert S. Palmer, Peter Haworth, Andre Lapine, Tom Roberts, Leonhard Oesterle, Ray Cattel, Joachim Gauthier, Armand Tatossian, Thomas Garside, Regina Seiden, René Richard, John W. Beatty, William Winter, Arthur Lloy, Nori Peter, Mark Fletcher, Leonard C. Lane, Guido Odierna, Elizabeth McGillivray Knowles, Antoine St. Gilles, Ed Bartram, Tom Stone, William Ogilvie, among many others.

Please contact us for more information.

Thomas Keith Roberts (Canadian, 1908-1998)
LATE WINTER – ST. JOSEPH
Estimate: $2,400—2,800

ONLINE AUCTION

Waddington's West: Discovery Art


BEGINS TO CLOSE:
August 21 at 2 PM ET

Explore a collection of First Nations and Inuit sculpture and graphic works by prominent artists including Christian Morrisseau, Norman Tait, Joe David, Daphne Odjig, and Chief Henry Speck. This auction also features beautiful Northwest Coast jewellery and accessible artwork by Peter Ewart, Toni Onley, Herbert Siebnern, and Mildred Valley Thornton, among others.

Items are located in Vancouver, BC.

Previews are available by appointment only.
Local pick up by appointment; shipment from Vancouver.

Please contact us for more information.

Peter Maxwell Ewart (1918-2001), Canadian
BIRK’S CORNER
Estimate: $300-500

ONLINE AUCTION

Historical Canadian Art


BEGINS TO CLOSE:
August 28 at 2 PM ET

This auction features early Canadian artworks from the 19th and early 20th century by artists such as Cornelius Krieghoff, Frederick Verner, George Agnew Reid, Laura Muntz Lyall, Estelle Kerr, and Sir William Van Horne. From visual accounts of the landscape by William Armstrong and Otto Reinhold Jacobi to bronzes of pioneers by Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, this auction provides a glimpse of pre- and post-confederate Canada as seen by European settlers.

Please contact us for more information.

Frederick Arthur Verner (1836-1928), Canadian
MISTY MORNING, 1881
Estimate: $3,000—5,000

ONLINE AUCTION

Important Canadian Folk Art


BEGINS TO CLOSE:
August 28 at 2 PM ET

From intricate carvings of figures and animals to vividly painted rural scenes, whimsical constructions, and religious shrines, this auction highlights Canadian folk artists who express regional, cultural and personal visions in a style that is largely unschooled yet deeply informed, rooted in tradition, and often wildly imaginative and humorous. Represented artists include Edmond Chatigny, Ewald Renz, Eddie Mandaggio, Phil Melvin, Maud Lewis, Angus Trudeau, and Curtis Turk, among others.

Please contact us for more information.

ONLINE AUCTION

Decorative Arts: Discovery


BEGINS TO CLOSE:
August 28 at 2 PM ET

This auction offers an exciting and accessible selection of ceramics, glass, silver, and sculpture, and design, carefully curated to provide a wide variety of offerings appealing to both seasoned collectors and those looking to enhance their interiors. Included is English silver, Moorcroft pottery, glassworks by Daniel Lotton, and much more.

Please contact us for more information.

ONLINE AUCTION

Fine Spirits


BEGINS TO CLOSE:
September 16 at 4 PM ET

For consignment information please contact us at [email protected] or visit the Fine Wine & Spirits Consignments page for more information.

ONLINE AUCTION

Fine Wine


BEGINS TO CLOSE:
September 16 at 6 PM ET

For consignment information please contact us at [email protected] or visit the Fine Wine & Spirits Consignments page for more information.

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Invitation to Consign: Major Fall Auction


We’re delighted to welcome consignments to our major Canadian & International Fine Art auction.

Contact us to arrange a complimentary auction appraisal.

Alexander Calder (1898-1976), American
RED SERPENT, 1965
Estimate: $80,000—100,000

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Summer Hours - We Close at 4 pm ET on Fridays


July - August

We’re closing at 4 pm ET on Fridays throughout July and August.

Please be sure to arrange pick ups and deliveries accordingly.

We hope you’re enjoying summer!

 

Notable Sales

Jack Hamilton Bush

Jack Hamilton Bush

SOLO SOPRANO #1, 1975 [STANNERS 3.29.1975.23]


May 29, 2025

Estimate $125,000-$175,000

Realised: $208,150

Marion Tuu’luq

Marion Tuu’luq

UNTITLED (WINTER SCENE), CA. 1977


May 29, 2025

Estimate $50,000-$70,000

Realised: $67,850

Jules Olitski

Jules Olitski

NIGHT LIGHT, 1988


May 29, 2025

Estimate $40,000-$50,000

Realised: $59,310

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

LOS DESASTRES DE LA GUERRA, 1810-1815


May 01, 2025

Estimate $80,000-$120,000

Realised: $97,250

Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky NAS (One 75 CL)

Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky NAS (One 75 CL)


June 03, 2025

Estimate $3,100-$3,600

Realised: $4,200

Single Graduated Strand of Natural Pearls

Single Graduated Strand of Natural Pearls


March 06, 2025

Estimate $8,000-$12,000

Realised: $80,050

Pair of Meissen ‘Schneeballen’ Vases and Covers, mid-19th century

Pair of Meissen ‘Schneeballen’ Vases and Covers, mid-19th century


June 12, 2025

Estimate $5,000-$7,000

Realised: $18,950

Takao Tanabe

Takao Tanabe

SUMMER FOOTHILLS 5/82, 1982


May 29, 2025

Estimate $10,000-$15,000

Realised: $30,000

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Auctions & Events

Discovery Art

Begins closing: August 21, 2025 AT 2:00 PM

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Asian Art

Begins closing: August 21, 2025 AT 2:00 PM

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Waddington’s West: Discovery Art

Begins closing: August 21, 2025 AT 2:00 PM

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Important Canadian Outsider and Folk Art

Begins closing: August 28, 2025 AT 2:00 PM

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