Circa-1820 Quebec armoire at forefront of Miller & Miller May 13 sale

Circa-1820 Quebec armoire, the case, doors, cornice, frieze, and stiles all in a strong alligatored yellow paint, earning it the family nickname Armoire Crocodile, estimated at CA$30,000-$40,000
Circa-1820 Quebec armoire, the case, doors, cornice, frieze, and stiles all in a strong alligatored yellow paint, earning it the family nickname Armoire Crocodile, estimated at CA$30,000-$40,000
Circa-1820 Quebec armoire, the case, doors, cornice, frieze and stiles all in a strong alligatored yellow paint, earning it the family nickname Armoire Crocodile, estimated at CA$30,000-$40,000

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – For the first time, Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. will leave its home province of Ontario to venture into Quebec, and with good reason. The firm will auction the outstanding Jean-Marc and Danielle Belzile collection of 18th- and 19th-century Quebec furniture, folk art, sculpture and Canadiana on Saturday, May 13. Instead of an online-only sale, Miller & Miller will hold the event live at the Marriott Courtyard West Island/Baie-d’Urfe in Quebec (20000 Route Transcanadienne, Baie-d’Urfe, QC H9X 0B3), starting at 9 am Eastern time, as well as online. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. All estimates quoted are in Canadian dollars.

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Canadiana, artful kerosene lamps on offer at Miller & Miller, Mar. 25-26

Cobalt double overlay kerosene stand lamp, estimated at CA$9,000-$12,000
Left, Maud Lewis, ‘Traffic Jam,’ estimated at CA$30,000-$35,000; Right, cobalt double overlay kerosene stand lamp, estimated at CA$9,000-$12,000
Left, Maud Lewis, ‘Traffic Jam,’ estimated at CA$30,000-$35,000; Right, cobalt double overlay kerosene stand lamp, estimated at CA$9,000-$12,000

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. will be a hive of activity later this month, with a Canadiana & Decorative Arts auction on Saturday, March 25, followed the very next day by a Historic Lamps & Lighting auction. Both sales have start times of 9 am Eastern and are online-only. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. All estimates quoted are in Canadian dollars.

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Miller & Miller bidders were mad for Maud Lewis; paying $200K for six works

Maud Lewis, ‘Three Black Cats,’ CA$44,250
Maud Lewis, ‘Three Black Cats,’ CA$44,250

Maud Lewis, ‘Three Black Cats,’ CA$44,250

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – Six original paintings by the renowned Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis (1903-1970), plus a watercolor and pen on paper by Lewis, sold for a combined $198,830 in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s online-only Canadiana & Folk Art auction held on February 11. Nearly 300 lots in a wide array of categories came up for bid. All prices quoted are in Canadian dollars.

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Ethan Miller: champion for Canada’s art and antiques

Ethan Miller poses with the 7¼-in gauge steam locomotive model that brought $15,340 plus the buyer’s premium at Miller & Miller's September 2021 auction. Image courtesy of Miller & Miller and LiveAuctioneers. Price converted to US dollars.
Ethan Miller poses with the 7¼-in gauge steam locomotive model that brought CA$13,000 plus the buyer’s premium at Miller & Miller’s September 2021 auction. Image courtesy of Miller & Miller and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – Ethan Miller, co-owner of Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. in New Hamburg, Canada, credits his late father, Jim, a longtime antiques dealer, for giving him a front-seat view to the antiques world and the details of collecting and selling. Ethan and his brother Justin began selling on eBay back in 2006 and, 10 years later, transitioned to an auction house model. Today, the firm is known for high-value goods and collections, particularly those significant to Canada’s cultural heritage.

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Mountie magic at Miller & Miller May 15 sale

Canadian 1930s Goodrich Tires Mountie porcelain sign, estimated at CA$16,000-$20,000
Canadian 1930s Goodrich Tires Mountie porcelain sign, estimated at CA$16,000-$20,000
Canadian 1930s Goodrich Tires Mountie porcelain sign, estimated at CA$16,000-$20,000

NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – A Goodrich Tires Mountie porcelain sign from the 1930s, a pair of circular Supertest Service Station double-sided porcelain hanging signs, and a 1930s Good Year Tires double-sided porcelain flange sign – all Canadian in origin – are just a few of the headliners in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s online-only Petroliana & Advertising auction, featuring the Bill McNevan collection, slated for May 15 at 9 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Miller & Miller to offer Canadiana & folk art collection, April 17

Circa 1960 painting on green board by Maud Lewis (Canadian, 1903-1970), estimated at $8,000-$12,000.
Circa 1960 painting on green board by Maud Lewis (Canadian, 1903-1970), estimated at $8,000-$12,000

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – An online-only Canadiana & Folk Art auction featuring the lifetime Canadiana collection of Marty Osler will be held on Saturday, April 17th at Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. In all, 306 lots will cross the auction block. In addition to Canadiana and folk art, categories will include furniture, paintings, pottery, stoneware, tools, toys and banks, and architectural and nautical items. There will be no in-person event due to COVID-19. Absentee and live online bidding will be via LiveAuctioneers.com.

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