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Recent Appraisal Projects
We examine, research and expertly appraise very diverse items across many fields in the art, antiques and collectables categories. Recent projects include...
Frey Wille Set
Frey Wille (Austria) two piece jewellery ensemble including a bangle bracelet and a pendant necklace, both with enamel designs, in the original fitted presentation box.
S.G. Hughes Aquatints
S.G. Hughes (19th Century British)
Pair of antique colour aquatints.
“Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831.” Printed and published 1894 by Raphael Tuck & Sons, London, Paris and New York
Plate I - A Train of the First Class of Carriages with the Mail
Plate II - A Train of the Second Class for Outside Passengers with three Third Class Carriages behind.
Plate III - A Train of Waggons with Goods
Plate IV - A Train of Carriages with Cattle
Both are fully framed and under glass.
Each approx. 10” x 26”.
Pair of antique colour aquatints.
“Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831.” Printed and published 1894 by Raphael Tuck & Sons, London, Paris and New York
Plate I - A Train of the First Class of Carriages with the Mail
Plate II - A Train of the Second Class for Outside Passengers with three Third Class Carriages behind.
Plate III - A Train of Waggons with Goods
Plate IV - A Train of Carriages with Cattle
Both are fully framed and under glass.
Each approx. 10” x 26”.
Breitling Aerospace Evo
Gent’s Breitling Aerospace Evo chronometer wristwatch in titanium case and bracelet, ref. E79363, serial # 6329809. Originally purchased 12/14/2021. With box, extra links, guarantee and drop tag.
"Beautiful Flowers" (1909)
“Beautiful Flowers and How to Grow Them” - Volumes 1 and 2. Pair hardbound illustrated books, with dust jackets, by Horace J. Wright and Walter P. Wright. London: T.C & E.C. Jack, 1909. Bindings and covers in good condition, some page foxing noted within.
John Calcott Horsley
John Calcott Horsley (1817-1903, British)
“A Lady in Waiting”
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1875 lower right
Exhibited Royal Academy of Art, 1875.
Provenance: Roberts Gallery, Toronto
16” x 12½”
“A Lady in Waiting”
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1875 lower right
Exhibited Royal Academy of Art, 1875.
Provenance: Roberts Gallery, Toronto
16” x 12½”
Antique Kyotoware Lotus Vase
Antique Kyoto Ware (Japan) handpainted pottery lotus vase, signed beneath, approx. 10” tall, on a wood stand. Early Meiji Period (1868-1912).
Capodimonte Stein
Capodimonte (Italy) glazed white porcelain ornamental stein, with printed blue factory mark beneath. Approx. 14½” tall.
Stevens & Williams
Antique Stevens & Williams (Great Britain) art glass vase, with cased and intaglio foliate motifs on a lavendar ground, deep relief flowerhead rim, signed with etched signature beneath. Circa 1910. Approx. 15½” tall.
James Wilson Carmichael
James Wilson Carmichael (1800-1868, British)
“Scene at Italian Beach”
Oil on canvas
Signed and titled on a label on reverse
11¾” x 15¾”
“Scene at Italian Beach”
Oil on canvas
Signed and titled on a label on reverse
11¾” x 15¾”
Chinese carved jade covered urn
Antique Chinese carved jade covered urn, with temple lion finial, ring handles, approx. 9” tall, on a wood stand.
Questar Telescope
Questar telescope with accessories and fitted
carrying case.
carrying case.
William H. Watson
William H. Watson (1886-1964, British)
Highland sheep
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1924 lower right
14” x 21”
Highland sheep
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1924 lower right
14” x 21”
Mahogany formal dining suite
English style mahogany dining suite, with carved and inlaid details, including a set of 8 shield back dining chairs of George III influence with patterned ivory fabric seats, on cabriole legs, rectangular William IV style dining table with crossbanded top and two extension leaves, on a pair of platform pedestal bases (opens to 112” length, 44” width)
Antique English Dueling Pistols
Pair of antique Venables (Oxford, England) dueling pistols, each approx. 14½” long, with accessories, in the original fitted hinged top lined wooden storage box.
Wayne Gretzky Autographed Photo
Wayne Gretzky #99 New York Rangers framed colour photo, approx. 14” x 10”, hand signed lower left. NHL photo file edition monogram.
Stanley Cosgrove
Stanley Morel Cosgrove (1911-2002, Canadian)
“Still Life with Grapes”
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left
Signed and titled on stretcher verso
12” x 16”
“Still Life with Grapes”
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left
Signed and titled on stretcher verso
12” x 16”
Antique KPM Plaque
Antique KPM (Germany) handpainted porcelain plaque, depicting a young woman reading by a lamp, signed lower right by H. Meisel, and inscribed ‘Nach P. Barthel’, after an original by Paul Barthel, (1862-1933, German). Titled in pen on the reverse ‘Im Zwielicht nach P. Barthel’. (In the Twilight). With impressed KPM factory marks to the underside. 9” x 12¼”
David Blackwood
David Lloyd Blackwood (b.1941, Canadian)
“Lost Party Waiting”
Aquatint
Signed, dated 1972, titled and inscribed ‘A/P’ in the lower margin.. 9¾” x 8”
“Lost Party Waiting”
Aquatint
Signed, dated 1972, titled and inscribed ‘A/P’ in the lower margin.. 9¾” x 8”
Robert Sargent Austin
Robert Sargent Austin (1895-1973, British)
The Puppet Master
Etching, executed 1926.
Pencil signed and inscribed in the margin
Initialled ‘RSA’ in the plate lower centre
7½” x 7”.
The Puppet Master
Etching, executed 1926.
Pencil signed and inscribed in the margin
Initialled ‘RSA’ in the plate lower centre
7½” x 7”.
Marion Long
Marion Long (1882-1970, Canadian)
Still Life - flowers in a blue vase
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right
16” x 18¼”
Still Life - flowers in a blue vase
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right
16” x 18¼”
Jules Dupré
Jules Dupré (1840-1916, French)
Crossing the River
Oil on panel
Signed lower right
19¾” x 24¼”
Heavily ornamented gilt finish frame
Crossing the River
Oil on panel
Signed lower right
19¾” x 24¼”
Heavily ornamented gilt finish frame
Frederick Sproston Challener
Frederick Sproston Challener (1869-1959, Cdn.)
Meadow with trees
Oil on board
Signed faintly lower centre
4” x 6½”
Meadow with trees
Oil on board
Signed faintly lower centre
4” x 6½”
Frank Milton Armington
Frank Milton Armington (1876-1941, Cdn.)
“Une Vieille Cour a Rouen, 1923”
Etching
Signed and numbered 28/50 lower margin
8¾” x 11”
“Une Vieille Cour a Rouen, 1923”
Etching
Signed and numbered 28/50 lower margin
8¾” x 11”
Limited edition Paul Henderson signed stick
“Goal of the Century” - Limited edition Paul Henderson autographed hockey stick, commemorating the September 28, 1972 historic goal in the Canada/Russia Hockey Series, With certificate of authenticity, and hand signed on the blade and numbered 203/1972. Mounted in showcase shadowbox frame.
Belisario Gioja
Belisario Gioja (1829-1906, Italian)
Elegant salon interior scene
Watercolours
Signed lower left
19” x 13½”
Elegant salon interior scene
Watercolours
Signed lower left
19” x 13½”