Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Molly Lamb Bobak, Beach Crowd
MOLLY LAMB BOBAK
Beach Crowd

oil on canvas
signed lower right
36 x 48 ins ( 91.4 x 121.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $60,000.00$40,000.00 - $60,000.00
Price Realized $108,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2021

Artwork by Robert Bateman, Cheetah on the Mara
ROBERT BATEMAN
Cheetah on the Mara

acrylic on board
signed and dated 2000 lower right
11.75 x 18 ins ( 29.8 x 45.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $15,000.00$12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $21,240.00
Sale date: May 28th 2019

Artwork by William Henry Edward Napier, Sleigh Riding, Montmorency Falls
WILLIAM HENRY EDWARD NAPIER
Sleigh Riding, Montmorency Falls

oil on canvas
titled to a label on the reverse
18 x 14 ins ( 45.7 x 35.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $38,400.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

Artwork by David Alexander Colville, Recording Zero Line, Near Nijmegen
DAVID ALEXANDER COLVILLE
Recording Zero Line, Near Nijmegen

watercolour
signed lower left; titled and inscribed “Lt. D.A. Colville, 4 Dec 44 (painted 6,8,12 Dec 44), ‘E’ Troop, 43 BTY, 12 FD REGT RCA, 3 CDN INF DIV, 15” x 22”, For Reference Only” on the reverse
15 x 22 ins ( 38.1 x 55.9 cms ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $34,500.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

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Artwork by Jack Hamilton Bush, Column on Browns
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Column on Browns

oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1965 on the reverse
80 x 64 ins ( 203.2 x 162.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $350,000.00$250,000.00 - $350,000.00
Price Realized $870,000.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Morning Mist - September
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Morning Mist - September

oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $20,700.00
Sale date: May 28th 2015

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Bridge over Humber River
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Bridge over Humber River

oil on board
signed and dated 1916 lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
9.25 x 11.25 ins ( 23.5 x 28.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $32,200.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

Artwork by James Edward Hervey MacDonald, Cedars, Little Turtle Lake, 1922
JAMES EDWARD HERVEY MACDONALD
Cedars, Little Turtle Lake, 1922

oil on wood-pulp board
signed, titled and inscribed “Studio Building, 25 Severn St.” on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $90,000.00$70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Price Realized $204,000.00
Sale date: June 8th 2023

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