A major canvas by A.Y. Jackson and other works by post-war Canadian Artists drew higher than expected bids Tuesday at Joyner Waddington’s Spring Auction of Important Canadian Art.
The Tuesday evening auction attracted fierce competition between bidders both in the packed auction gallery as well as international bidders participating by telephone.
“Sun Gleams Near Bic,” a large [...]

A star piece at a Sotheby’s auction has failed to sell, despite soaring recent prices for Canadian art.
The dynamic painting by Jean-Paul Riopelle – a large abstract work featuring his distinctive palette-knife style – drew hefty bids from the floor and the phone but topped out at $1.7 million.
That figure was short of the reserve [...]

eBay Canada announced that for a limited time, Canada Post is offering savings up to 25 percent off Xpresspost, exclusively through the PayPal shipping tool. Printing an Xpresspost shipping label through PayPal regularly includes an 8 percent discount for domestic purchases, and 9 percent discount for US and international purchases. With the current promotion, sellers [...]

Canadian cellphone pioneer Ted Rogers insists newcomers shouldn’t be given any breaks in the coming auction of wireless spectrum since he believes limited regulation has led to the industry’s fast expansion.
“An auction is a great way of ensuring that radio spectrum goes to those who can put it to the best use,” Mr. Rogers said [...]

A rare Canadian Indian Cree costume sold for $510,000 US at a Sotheby’s auction Friday in New York, but the bidder’s name was not immediately known.
Several Canadian collectors were believed to be interested in bidding on the costume, which Sotheby’s had estimated would sell for $250,000 to $350,000 US.
The Woodland Cree leggings, mittens and coat, [...]

Sales of about $13.5 million were generated during the Ritchie Bros. spring auction in Prince George on Thursday — well below the record $21 million reached in June 2007 but still better than average, says regional manager George Willows.
The auction, which featured more than 1,500 lots ranging from heavy equipment to log cabins to antiques, [...]

Yahoo has decided to close the Yahoo US and Canada Auctions sites. It said it will continue to operate its international auction businesses, including its auction properties in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan.
Yahoo Auctions will no longer accept listings as of June 3, 2007, on the US and Canadian sites, which will close on June [...]

A Sotheby’s auction set for May 28 features a Jean-Paul Riopelle masterpiece pegged to draw between $2 million and $2.5 million and a long-lost abstract piece by Harris expected to go for between $300,000 and $500,000.
The Toronto auction, to be held in conjunction with Ritchies, includes Group of Seven and Beaver Hall pieces and is [...]

The Heffel online fine-art auction broke a Canadian record on the weekend thanks to a soaring Asian art market. The online auction grossed $2.5 million, making it Canada’s largest-ever sale of fine art on the Internet.
Art from Asia led the way, including a canvas from Chinese artists Zao Wou-Ki, titled 5.11.62, which sold for $718,750 [...]

Prior to replacing more than 1,000 of the City of Côte St. Luc’s aging street signs, municipal officials are making plans for a special sale or auction, at which members of the public will be able to purchase the old street signs.
“We’re going to be spending about $300,000 on replacing every street sign in Côte [...]