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Huge 1938 Coca-Cola sign added fizz to Miller & Miller auction

Monumental 1938 Canadian Coca-Cola single-sided porcelain sign, CA$14,160

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A monumental four-by-eight-foot Coca-Cola sign from 1938 achieved $14,160, a single family-owned 1966 Ford Ranger 250 Custom Cab Camper Special pick-up truck with Avion camper sold for $82,600, and a 2006 Harley Davidson Softail Deluxe black cherry motorcycle roared off with $16,520 in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s online-only Petroliana & Advertising auction held on October 29. A total of 474 registered bidders placed 9,077 bids in an auction that grossed $534,215. In all, 90 percent of lots were sold and 60 percent of the top 50 lots exceeded their estimate. All prices quoted are in Canadian dollars.

Canadian folk artists flourished at Miller & Miller sale

Maud Lewis, ‘Winter Sleigh Ride,’ CA$100,300

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A group of 11 original paintings by the acclaimed Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis (1903-1980) sold for a combined $559,510 in an online-only Canadiana & Folk Art auction held October 8 by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. Overall, 344 lots came up for bid in the sale, which grossed a robust $871,695. All figures 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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Northern exposure: Miller & Miller to auction 11 Maud Lewis works, Oct. 8

Maud Lewis, ‘Winter Sleigh Ride,’ estimated at CA$20,000-$25,000

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A painting by acclaimed Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis (1903-1980) titled Winter Sleigh Ride; an exquisite circa-1930 mixed media diorama by Adelard Brousseau of Quebec, titled Maple Sugar Time; and an acrylic on paper by Canadian Woodland artist Norval Morrisseau (1932-2007), titled Ancestral Visitors, are a few of the expected top lots in Miller & Miller Auctions’ online-only Canadiana & Folk Art auction on Saturday, October 8. All estimates quoted in this report are in Canadian dollars. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

Adelard Brousseau carved shelf grocery trade sign Maud Lewis Miller & Miller Miller & Miller auctions Ned Hanlan Norval Morrisseau Purvis Young Quebec shelf trade sign trade signs walking sticks Willard MacKenzie wooden walking sticks

Three 19th century vehicles motor to the top of Miller & Miller sale

1899 Stanley Stanhope Model No. 1 Locomobile, CA$44,250

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – Three motor vehicles from the turn of the previous century – a 1907 REO Model A five-passenger touring car, an 1899 Stanley Stanhope No. 1 Locomobile and a prototype of the 1911 Model H REO pickup truck – sped away for a combined $120,950 in Miller & Miller Auctions’ online-only Petroliana & Advertising auction held on September 10. All figures quoted are in Canadian dollars.

1899 Stanley Stanhope Model No. 1 Locomobile 1911 Model H REO pickup truck prototype 907 REO Model A five-passenger touring car American Hires Root Beer single-sided tin oval sign Canadian Ford V8 dealer double-sided porcelain die-cut sign Canadian White Rose Gasoline double-sided porcelain sign with the coveted Slate Boy graphic double-sided porcelain die-cut sign double-sided porcelain sign Hires root beer Miller & Miller Miller & Miller auctions Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. Paillard Grand Orchestral Cylinder Swiss music box Petroliana single-sided tin oval sign Stanley Steamer White Rose Gasoline double-sided porcelain sign White Rose Gasoline Slate Boy sign

Ah-ooga! Make way for antique autos at Miller & Miller, Sept. 10

1907 REO Model A 5-passenger touring car, est. CA$40,000-$60,000

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – Three turn-of-the-century motor vehicles – a 1907 REO Model A five-passenger touring car, an 1899 Stanley Stanhope No. 1 Locomobile and a prototype of the 1911 Model H REO pickup truck – are the headliners in Miller & Miller Auctions’ online-only 407-lot Petroliana & Advertising auction planned for Saturday, September 10 and beginning at 9 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. All estimates quoted are in Canadian dollars.

1899 Stanley Stanhope Model No. 1 Locomobile 1907 REO Model A five-passenger touring car 1911 Model H REO pickup truck advertising Canadian Ford V8 dealer double-sided porcelain die-cut sign Canadian SSE Clearvision British American double-sided porcelain gasoline pump Edison Opera Cylinder phonograph Edison phonograph Ford V8 sign Locomobile Company of America Miller & Miller Miller & Miller auctions Petroliana porcelain die-cut sign REO Model A REO Motor Truck Company Slate Boy Stanley Steamer vintage Ford sign vintage gasoline pump vintage White Rose sign White Rose White Rose Gasoline White Rose Gasoline double-sided porcelain sign White Rose Service Station sign

1959 Chevy Corvette was top prize at Miller & Miller sale

Fully restored powder blue 1959 Chevrolet Corvette convertible, CA$82,600

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A fully restored powder blue 1959 Chevrolet Corvette convertible sped off for $82,600 in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s online-only Petroliana, Railroadiana & Advertising auction held on June 18. One hundred percent of lots sold, and 86 percent of the top 50 lots exceeded estimate. Overall, the auction grossed $628,674. All prices are given in Canadian dollars.

1937 Ford Model 78 Deluxe convertible sedan 1959 Chevrolet Corvette convertible Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Corvette convertible convertible sedan Eco-Meter 150 Clockface gasoline pump Ford Model 78 gasoline pump Miller & Miller Miller & Miller auctions Petroliana railroadiana vintage advertising vintage gasoline pump

Trains and automobiles fuel Miller & Miller’s June 18 sale

Fully restored 1959 Chevrolet Corvette convertible, est. CA$45,000-$60,000

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A fully restored 1959 Chevrolet Corvette convertible, a 1937 Ford Model 78 Deluxe convertible sedan and a 1930s Service Station Equipment Co., Ltd. Canadian double gasoline pump are just a few of the treasures that await bidders in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s online-only Petroliana, Railroadiana & Advertising auction planned for Saturday, June 18 at 9 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. All estimates quoted are in Canadian dollars.

1937 Ford Model 78 Deluxe convertible sedan 1959 Chevrolet Corvette convertible 1972 GMC 1500 custom pickup truck American General Motors double-sided porcelain sign convertible sedan double gasoline pump double-sided porcelain sign Ford Model 78 GMC 1500 Miller & Miller Miller & Miller auctions Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. New York Central Train schedule board railroadiana railway station bench White Rose Gasoline Slate Boy sign

Rolexes reign in Miller & Miller’s June 11 watches and jewelry sale

Rolex Submariner with 18K yellow gold and stainless-steel case, est. CA$11,000-$13,000

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A 9.22-carat platinum emerald cut diamond ring boasting VS2 clarity, an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore special edition wristwatch, and a circa-1991 Rolex Submariner watch with a solid 18K gold case and bracelet are a few of the baubles that bidders will clamor for in an online-only Watches & Jewels auction slated for Saturday, June 11, at Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd., starting at 9 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. All prices quoted are in Canadian dollars.

Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore wristwatch Breguet Miller & Miller Miller & Miller auctions Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. Patek Philippe platinum diamond ring Rolex Rolex Datejust Rolex Submariner

Maud Lewis paintings motored to $390K at Miller & Miller

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A pair of paintings by the Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis (1901-1970) blasted through their pre-sale estimates to finish at a combined $501,500 (about $390,000), and a group of letters written by Lewis to a fellow artist and confidante hit $82,600 in an online Canadiana & Decorative Arts auction held May 14 by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. All sums given in this story are in Canadian dollars.

archive of correspondence cold painted bronze equestrian painting Franz Bergman John Tansel Joseph Swift letters Maud Lewis Miller & Miller Miller & Miller auctions Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. powder horn watercolor

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