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Circa-1820 Quebec armoire with strong alligatored yellow paint that earned it family nickname Armoire Crocodile, CA$29,500

Folk furnishings from single-owner collection boosted day’s total at Miller & Miller

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Circa-1820 Quebec armoire with strong alligatored yellow paint that earned it family nickname Armoire Crocodile, CA$29,500

Circa-1820 Quebec armoire with strong alligatored yellow paint that earned it family nickname Armoire Crocodile, CA$29,500

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A circa-1820 Quebec armoire in alligatored yellow paint that earned it the family nickname Armoire Crocodile sold for $29,500, and a Louis XIII armchair from the Bastien family on the Huron-Wendat reserve in Loretteville, Quebec achieved $21,240 at the sale of the Jean-Marc and Danielle Belzile collection held May 13 by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd., online and live in Quebec, Canada. It featured 359 lots of 18th- and 19th-century Quebec furniture, folk art, sculpture and Canadiana in a sale that grossed $351,079. All prices quoted are in Canadian dollars. Read more

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 at forefront of Miller & Miller May 13 sale

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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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Canadian 1940s White Rose Gasoline double-sided porcelain sign, CA$44,250

White Rose Gasoline signs bloom at Miller & Miller petroliana sale

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Canadian 1940s White Rose Gasoline double-sided porcelain sign, CA$44,250

Canadian 1940s White Rose Gasoline double-sided porcelain sign, CA$44,250

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A pair of Canadian White Rose Gasoline service station signs from the 1940s sold for a combined $63,130, and a red 1951 Ford Custom convertible car sped off with $17,700 in an online-only Petroliana & Advertising auction held on March 11 by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. Prices quoted are in Canadian dollars.

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Cobalt double overlay kerosene stand lamp, estimated at CA$9,000-$12,000

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

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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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1951 Ford convertible in Carnival Red, estimated at CA$20,000-$25,000

1951 Ford convertible starts petroliana party at Miller & Miller, March 11

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1951 Ford convertible in Carnival Red, estimated at CA$20,000-$25,000

1951 Ford convertible in Carnival Red, estimated at CA$20,000-$25,000

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – The Ford brand will take center stage in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s online-only Petroliana & Advertising auction planned for Saturday, March 11 and beginning at 9 am Eastern time. The likely top two lots in the 309-lot sale are a 1951 Ford convertible in Carnival Red, an excellent survivor car; and a scarce 1940s Canadian Ford Monarch porcelain dealer sign. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. All prices quoted are in Canadian dollars.

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

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

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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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Maud Lewis, ‘The Three Black Cats,’ estimated at CA$25,000-$30,000

Purrfect! Cat painting among six Maud Lewis works at Miller & Miller, Feb. 11

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Maud Lewis, ‘The Three Black Cats,’ estimated at CA$25,000-$30,000

Maud Lewis, ‘The Three Black Cats,’ estimated at CA$25,000-$30,000

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – Six original paintings by renowned Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis (1903-1970) are expected headliners in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s online-only Canadiana & Folk Art auction slated for Saturday, February 11, beginning at 9 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. Nearly 300 lots in a wide array of popular collecting categories will be offered. All prices quoted are in Canadian dollars.

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Detail of a cutaway model of a 1962 Vickers VC-10 BOAC jet plane, one of only two known to exist, CA$18,880

Babe Ruth card, rare jet plane model took off at Miller & Miller sale

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Left, 1923 Willards Chocolates Babe Ruth baseball card, graded PSA 3 VG (Very Good), CA$23,600; Right, Cutaway model of a 1962 Vickers VC-10 BOAC jet plane, one of only two known to exist, CA$18,880

Left, 1923 Willards Chocolates Babe Ruth baseball card, graded PSA 3 VG (Very Good), CA$23,600; Right, cutaway model of a 1962 Vickers VC-10 BOAC jet plane, one of only two known to exist, CA$18,880

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A 1923 Willards Chocolates Babe Ruth baseball card was a hit for $23,600 and a cutaway model of a 1962 Vickers VC-10 BOAC jet plane soared to $18,880 in an online-only Advertising & Historic Objects auction held January 21 by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. Both lots blasted through their $2,000-$3,000 estimates. Overall, the auction grossed $369,163. All prices quoted are in Canadian dollars.

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Detail of a cutaway model of a 1962 Vickers VC-10 BOAC jet plane, estimated at CA$9,000-$12,000

Rare BOAC airplane model poised for takeoff at Miller & Miller, Jan. 21

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Cutaway model of a 1962 Vickers VC-10 BOAC (later renamed British Air) jet plane, one of only two known to exist, estimated at CA$9,000-$12,000

Cutaway model of a 1962 Vickers VC-10 BOAC (later renamed British Air) jet plane, one of only two known to exist, estimated at CA$9,000-$12,000

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A cutaway model of a 1962 Vickers VC-10 BOAC (later renamed British Air) jet plane, one of only two known to exist, made by Walkers Westway in England, is expected to soar to new heights in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s online-only Advertising & Historic Objects auction planned for Saturday, January 21 at 9 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. All estimates quoted are in Canadian dollars.

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1963 red Corvette split window coupe, one of the most coveted Corvette models, CA$129,800

1963 Corvette crosses Miller & Miller finish line at $95K

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1963 red Corvette split window coupe, one of the most coveted Corvette models, CA$129,800

1963 red Corvette split window coupe, one of the most coveted Corvette models, CA$129,800

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A bright red 1963 Chevrolet Corvette coupe with a desirable split rear window roared off for $129,800 in an online-only Automobiles, Advertising & Toys auction held December 3 by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. The runner-up lot was a 1940s double-sided porcelain Chrysler Plymouth Fargo dealer sign that made $29,500. Prices quoted are in Canadian dollars.

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