Archive for November, 2007

Multi-million dollar Ritchie Bros. Toronto auction to feature complete dispersals for local earthmoving companies

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

On December 11 & 12, 2007, Ritchie Bros.Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial auction company, will sell morethan 2,000 heavy equipment items to the highest bidders at an unreservedauction in Bolton (Toronto), Ontario. The multi-million dollar public auction
features complete dispersals for two local earthmoving and site grading
companies, H. Davis Equipment Rental Ltd. and D.V.C. Contracting, as [...]

Heffel Fine Art Auction sells 6 Thomson paintings for $3.4M

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

A Toronto auction that included works by Canadian artists Tom Thomson, Lawren Harris and David Milne has become the second highest grossing Canadian fine art auction in history.
“It was a pleasure to preside over so many exciting battles for paintings this evening,” said Robert Heffel who, with his brother, David, owns the Heffel Fine Art [...]

Canadian court approves Pope & Talbot asset auction

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

A Canadian court approved a financing plan late Wednesday that will result in an auction for all of the assets of wood-products company Pope & Talbot Inc.
The Portland-based wood products company (Pink Sheets: PTBT) filed a Chapter 11-type bankruptcy in Canada in late October. On Monday it filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware.
The plan [...]

Thomson painting sets record

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

A Tom Thomson panel the artist painted a few months before his death sold for a record-breaking $1.46 million at a Toronto auction Tuesday.
Spring Thaw, a novel-sized 13 x 18-centimetre oil sketch Thomson painted in the spring of 1917, soared to a sale price of $1,463,500 (including buyer’s premium) Tuesday night during Joyner Waddington’s fall [...]

Thomson sketch fetches C$550,000 at auction

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

An oil sketch by famed Canadian artist Tom Thomson sold for C$550,000 at auction in one of its first-known public appearances.
Thomson’s “Algonquin Park,” which depicts the lush autumn colors at the Ontario park, was among several notable pieces in the private art collection of Michael Dunn, which were recently returned to Canada following the collector’s [...]

Westbridge Fine Art Auctions – Vancouver

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Westbridge Fine Art Auction House offers regular specialty fine art and related auctions in an exclusive, intimate gallery setting. Our previews are open to the public however because of the size of our premises we are limited to the number of clients permitted to attend each sale. Participation is therefore intended for serious bidders only. [...]

Heffel Fine Art Auction Nov 23

Friday, November 16th, 2007

In the next Heffel auction in Toronto Nov. 23, there will be 19 Lawren Harris works up for sale.
There will also be seven Tom Thomsons, eight Emily Carrs, three E.J. Hugheses, four Jean-Paul Riopelles, five Maurice Cullens, seven Frederick Varleys, seven Cornelius Krieghoffs, eight A.J. Cassons, and 22 A.Y. Jacksons.
The local viewing for the auction [...]

Podolinsky Equipment to host unreserved Ritchie Bros. agricultural auction in Petrolia

Monday, November 5th, 2007

On December 14, 2007, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will conduct an unreserved agricultural equipment auction at
Podolinsky Equipment Ltd., a John Deere dealership located in Petrolia,
Ontario. Ritchie Bros., the world’s largest auctioneer of industrial
equipment, conducts five regular auctions each year at its permanent auction
site in Bolton, Ontario, in addition to many offsite sales, but this will [...]