Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Samuel Borenstein, White Flowers and Dark Background
SAMUEL BORENSTEIN
White Flowers and Dark Background

oil on canvas
signed lower left; signed on the reverse; signed, titled and dated 1958 on the stretcher
30 x 24 ins ( 76.2 x 61 cms )

Auction Estimate: $18,000.00$14,000.00 - $18,000.00
Price Realized $22,420.00
Sale date: November 20th 2018

Artwork by Homer Ransford Watson, The Old Mill
HOMER RANSFORD WATSON
The Old Mill

oil on canvas
signed and indistinctly dated lower right
30 x 40 ins ( 76.2 x 101.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $12,000.00$9,000.00 - $12,000.00
Price Realized $38,400.00
Sale date: June 9th 2021

Artwork by Edward John Hughes, Steamer in Grenville Channel, 1952
Lot #123
EDWARD JOHN HUGHES
Steamer in Grenville Channel, 1952

graphite
signed lower left
14 x 18 in ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $35,000.00$25,000.00 - $35,000.00
Price Realized $156,000.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Late Afternoon, Letterkenny
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Late Afternoon, Letterkenny

oil on panel
12 x 15 ins ( 30.5 x 38.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$25,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $18,000.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2012

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Artwork by Helen Galloway McNicoll, The Chintz Sofa, circa 1912
HELEN GALLOWAY MCNICOLL
The Chintz Sofa, circa 1912

oil on canvas
signed lower left; studio stamp and titled on the reverse
31.75 x 39 ins ( 80.6 x 99.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $350,000.00$250,000.00 - $350,000.00
Price Realized $888,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Harold Barling Town, Inscape, Window
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Inscape, Window

oil and lucite on board
signed and dated 1959 lower centre; signed (twice), titled, and dated 1959 (twice) on the reverse
48 x 48 ins ( 121.9 x 121.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $21,600.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

Artwork by Alfred Joseph Casson, Haliburton
ALFRED JOSEPH CASSON
Haliburton

oil on canvas, laid down on board
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated 1939 on the reverse
9.5 x 11.25 ins ( 24.1 x 28.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $17,700.00
Sale date: September 24th 2020

Artwork by Alex Simeon Janvier, Ancient Relics
ALEX SIMEON JANVIER
Ancient Relics

oil on linen
signed upper right; titled on the bottom edge; titled and dated “circa 1980” on a label on the reverse; unframed
48 x 72 ins ( 121.9 x 182.9 cms )

Auction Estimate: $50,000.00$30,000.00 - $50,000.00
Price Realized $312,000.00
Sale date: December 6th 2023

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