Past Auction Highlights

Artwork by Peter Clapham Sheppard, Painting Muskoka Rapids (Self Portrait)
PETER CLAPHAM SHEPPARD
Painting Muskoka Rapids (Self Portrait)

oil on board
signed lower right; titled and dated 1932 with the artist’s estate stamp on the reverse
13 x 16 ins ( 33 x 40.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $5,000.00$3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized $20,400.00
Sale date: July 20th 2021

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 James Edward Hervey MacDonald, Surf, Barbados, B.W.I.
JAMES EDWARD HERVEY MACDONALD
Surf, Barbados, B.W.I.

oil on board
signed with initials lower left; signed, titled and inscribed “Barbados ‘32” on the reverse
8.5 x 10.5 ins ( 21.6 x 26.7 cms )

Auction Estimate: $20,000.00$15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $21,600.00
Sale date: December 3rd 2020

Artwork by William Kurelek, Geese Flying South, Coniston, Ontario
WILLIAM KURELEK
Geese Flying South, Coniston, Ontario

mixed media on board
signed with monogram and dated 1966 lower right
12.5 x 24.25 ins ( 31.8 x 61.6 cms )

Auction Estimate: $30,000.00$20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $23,000.00
Sale date: November 22nd 2016

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Artwork by Alexander Young Jackson, Go Home Bay
ALEXANDER YOUNG JACKSON
Go Home Bay

oil on canvas
signed lower right
21 x 25.25 ins ( 53.3 x 64.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $40,000.00$30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $35,400.00
Sale date: November 20th 2018

Artwork by Bill Ronald Reid, Haida Medallion Brooch
BILL RONALD REID
Haida Medallion Brooch

22 karat gold repoussé sculpture
signed and dated 1963 on the reverse (incised)
1.75 x 1.75 ins ( 4.4 x 4.4 cms ) ( diameter )

Auction Estimate: $25,000.00$20,000.00 - $25,000.00
Price Realized $29,500.00
Sale date: November 20th 2018

Artwork by Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, Sledding
FREDERIC MARLETT BELL-SMITH
Sledding

watercolour
signed and dated 1879 lower left
5.75 x 9.5 ins ( 14.6 x 24.1 cms )

Auction Estimate: $6,000.00$4,000.00 - $6,000.00
Price Realized $20,400.00
Sale date: December 1st 2022

Artwork by Emily Carr, European Street Scene
EMILY CARR
European Street Scene

watercolour
signed and dated 1911 lower left
15 x 10.75 ins ( 38.1 x 27.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $175,000.00$150,000.00 - $175,000.00
Price Realized $276,000.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017

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