Antique Canadian furniture and works by Canadian folk artists highlight Miller & Miller auctions

NEW HAMBURG, Ontario - Feb. 13, 2025 - PRLog -- Outstanding antique Canadian furniture items and original artworks by acclaimed Nova Scotia artists Maud Lewis (1903-1970), Joe Norris (1924-1996) and Charlie Tanner all scored big in two days of online-auctions held February 8^th and 9^th by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. In all, 399 lots came up for bid over the course of two days.

The Saturday, February 8^th Select Canadiana Furniture, Folk Art, Textiles and Pottery auction was packed with 325 lots of Canadiana, pottery and stoneware, textiles, art glass, lamps and lighting. The Sunday, February 9^th Post-War Canadian Folk Art sale was a smaller event, with just 74 lots of post-war Canadian folk art by Lewis, Norris, Tanner, Robert Wylie and others.

The overall top performer of the two days was a late 18th/early 19th century Quebec arbalète dry scraped commode, which was featured in the book Les Meubles Anciens Du Canada Français by Jean Palardy (p. 303, Plate 495). The commode, measuring 32 inches tall by 46 inches wide, had an estimate of $30,000-$50,000, but ended up changing hands for $70,800.

All prices quoted in this report are in Canadian dollars and include an 18 percent buyer's premium.

Also on Day 1, a tall walnut chest of drawers from Waterloo County, commissioned as a wedding gift by Samuel Bricker (1776-1868) to his eldest daughter Mary, blasted through its $6,000-$8,000 estimate to finish at $35,400. The chest, in very good condition, stood 70 ½ inches tall by 43 ¾ inches wide, and was illustrated in the book A Provincial Elegance.

"The Bricker chest offered on Saturday sparked a national news story that set the tone for the whole day," said Ethan Miller of Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. "Quality Canadiana and folk art are very much in demand. Many new faces, and the diehards. Two days later, I can still feel the afterglow."

Maud Lewis is no stranger to Miller & Miller auctions. Many of her vibrant and colorful paintings have been featured in prior sales, always with strong results. This sale was no exception, as several of her oil renderings came up for bid and outperformed estimates. They included Three Black Cats ($44,840) and Harbour Scene with Cape Islanders ($24,790).

To learn more about Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. and their calendar of upcoming sales, visit www.MillerandMillerAuctions.com.