Auctions and Events
Prints and Photography
August 08 - 13, 2020
Collecting prints and multiples offers access to the work of the world’s greatest artists. Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Paul Cezanne, Marc Chagall, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eadweard Muybridge, James Rosenquist, Antoni Tàpies, Barbara Hepworth, Richard Hamilton and William Scott are some of the boldface names represented in this exciting summer online auction.
Featuring prints and photography from the Old Masters period to the 21st century, this auction showcases the evolution of the multiple, juxtaposing Martin Schongauer’s centuries-old biblical scenes of the Passion alongside a plate of eggs and a frying pan by William Scott. Fans of Salvador Dali will be pleased to note several examples by the master. Those interested in Canadian art should look for prints by Alexander Colville, Carol Marino, Nigel Scott, Peter MacCallum, Robert Tombs and General Idea.
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Jewellery
August 15 - 20, 2020
This auction features approximately 210 lots of gold jewellery, including rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, pendants and brooches.
The jewellery portion includes an eclectic selection of contemporary styles mixed with pieces from the 19th and 20th centuries, featuring many works set with diamonds and gemstones at accessible prices.
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Unmounted Gemstones
August 15 - 20, 2020
Unmounted gemstones representing a brilliant array of colours, cuts and sizes.
Featured are a variety of sapphires, (yellow and star), rubies, emeralds, garnet, amethyst, blue, brown and mystic topaz, diamond, illite, spinel, tourmaline, tourmalinated quartz, apatite, kyanite, aquamarine, ametrine, peridot, morganite, citrine, prasiolite, tanzanite, kunzite and spodumene.
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Asian Art
August 22 - 27, 2020
It only takes one item to spark a passion for collecting.
Waddington‘s is pleased to present “100 Objects in Asia,” the second sale presented by the Asian Art department this summer. This online auction highlights objects from across Asia dating from the 15th to early 20th century. Highlights include three wonderful Japanese woodblock prints by ukiyo-e master Utagawa Hiroshige (lots 3-5), an 18th century Japanese giltwood figure of Bosatsu (lot 24), and Qing Dynasty treasures such as a rare pair of Cloisonné vessels (lot 92) and fine carved jade pieces (lots 78-81).
Many of the objects offered in this auction were originally purchased in the 1980s and were held in important private Toronto collections until now, presenting a fantastic opportunity for local and international connoisseurs to begin or enhance their holdings.
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Rugs and Carpets
August 22 - 27, 2020
With over 60 pieces spanning the 20th century, this auction includes items from Persia, Turkey, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Armenia, India and Pakistan. including examples of fine wool, silk, pile weave, flat weave and bagface rugs and carpets.
Highlights include a large Sarouk carpet from 1913, a Kashan rug from 1925, a fine Tabriz wool and silk carpet from the 1960’s, a Nain carpet and a silk Qum rug, as well as a Feraghan gallery carpet from the 1940’s from which proceeds will benefit ‘Dancing with Parkinson’s Canada’.
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Fine Wine
September 14 - 22, 2020
Consignment Deadline: July 10, 2020
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Fine Spirits
September 14 - 22, 2020
Consignment Deadline: July 10, 2020
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Inuit Art
September 16, 2020 AT 7:00 PM
We’re pleased to share the full gallery for our September 2020 Inuit Art Auction.
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Canadian Fine Art Auction Highlights
September 17, 2020 AT 7:00 PM
We’re pleased to share highlights from our September 2020 Major Canadian Fine Art Auction.
Assembled from prominent private collections from across North America, this auction features a mix of Canada’s most sought-after artists from the 19th to 21st centuries.
We always strive to present the best works that are fresh to market, and this auction is no exception. The majority of the artworks have never before been offered at auction, or have not been available for decades. Watch this space as we release more of the artworks to be offered this fall as we complete the final touches of our catalogue. Please contact us for additional details, images and condition reports about any of the artworks. To find out more contact us at Canadian Art.
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Contemporary Art
September 26 - October 01, 2020
Our fall contemporary auction will feature a mix of collecting categories and a wide range of media, including painting, drawing, photography, and sculpture.
Highlights include work by Kent Monkman, Edward Burtynsky, Chris Cran, Wanda Koop, Steve Driscoll, Rodney Graham, Philip Iverson, Mara Korkola, Kevin Sonmor and James Lahey—an excellent opportunity to collect work by Canadian powerhouses.
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Cabinet of Curiosities
September 26 - October 01, 2020
We are pleased to consider consignments for this auction which will include a wide scope of interesting categories such as Ancient Cultures, Maps and Exploration, and Militaria, Weaponry and Armour, to name a few.
Please contact Sean Quinn to discuss consignment opportunities.
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It’s Elemental: Line and Colour in Contemporary Art
October 24 - 29, 2020
A beautifully cohesive auction with expressive works by established artists, “It’s Elemental” focuses on the intersection of line and colour in contemporary art. Carefully curated over many months, this auction asks collectors to reconsider the basic principles of design and how they manifest in the work of this diverse group of artists.
Canadian artists of note include John Hartman, Rita Letendre, Wanda Koop, Thomas Sherlock Hodgson, Yves Gaucher, Melanie Authier, Nicole Katsuras, Lynne Cohen, Greg Hardy and Angela Leach. Ahead of 2021, which has been proclaimed as the Year of Public Art in Toronto, collectors should keep an eye out for Shayne Dark’s maquette for “Double Take,” a public sculpture located on Ted Rogers Way.
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