Travel & Valuation Days
Cowley Abbott regularly travels across Canada and beyond, meeting with clients and securing consignments for our upcoming auctions. We have witnessed great success through our travels, not only collecting rare works of art, but also special stories related to the history of the artwork and the connection of the pieces to their owners.
Upcoming Travel Dates
Our firm will be visiting the cities listed below in the coming weeks, holding Valuation Days and meeting with clients in their homes. Appointments are required, however meetings with our team are complimentary, confidential and carry no further obligation. To make an appointment with our specialists during our travels, please contact us at [email protected] or call us toll-free at 1-866-931-8415.
If you do not see your region represented below and are interested in our services, please contact us and we can let you know of our future travels and also potentially provide service through e-mail (or standard mail). We look forward to hearing from you and to meeting you soon!
- Halifax, Nova Scotia: Monday, July 1st - Thursday, July 4th
- Charlottetown, PEI: Thursday, July 4th - Saturday, July 6th
- St. John's, Newfoundland: Monday, July 22nd to Friday, July 26th
- St. Andrews, New Brunswick: Saturday, July 27th & Sunday, July 28th
- Fredericton, New Brunswick: Monday, July 29th & Tuesday, July 30th
Artwork Collected Through Travel & Valuation Days
Below you will find a selection of works of art, collected by our team through our travels and Valuation Day events.
WILLIAM KURELEK
Ukrainian Proverb
mixed media on board
signed with initials lower right, inscribed “He who chases two rabbits at the same time catches neither” in Ukrainian and English; dated 1974 and titled (twice) on the reverse
10 x 4.5 ins ( 25.4 x 11.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $41,400.00
Sale date: November 28th 2014
FRANK HANS JOHNSTON
March Midnight
oil on board
signed lower left; titled on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $6,000.00 - $8,000.00
Price Realized $12,650.00
Sale date: November 25th 2015
LAWREN STEWART HARRIS
Algoma (Algoma Sketch 48)
oil on panel
inscribed “Lawren Harris” and “Algoma Sketches XL VIII” by Doris Mills on a label on the reverse
10.5 x 14 ins ( 26.7 x 35.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $400,000.00 - $600,000.00
Price Realized $977,500.00
Sale date: May 31st 2016
JACK HAMILTON BUSH
Five Colour Prints (1965 Portfolio)
complete set of five colour serigraphs
“Red Sash- New York 1962”, “Red Stripes- New York 1962”, “Red Orange Green- 1963”, “Nice Pink- 1965”, “Stripes to the Right- 1965”; each signed, dated 1965 and numbered 57/100, housed in the original portfolio
26 x 20.5 ins ( 66 x 52.1 cms ) ( each )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $57,500.00
Sale date: May 31st 2016
TED HARRISON
The Grecian House (Dawson City)
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1982 on the reverse
48 x 60 ins ( 121.9 x 152.4 cms )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $34,500.00
Sale date: May 25th 2017
DAVID ALEXANDER COLVILLE
Recording Zero Line, Near Nijmegen
watercolour
signed lower left; titled and inscribed “Lt. D.A. Colville, 4 Dec 44 (painted 6,8,12 Dec 44), ‘E’ Troop, 43 BTY, 12 FD REGT RCA, 3 CDN INF DIV, 15” x 22”, For Reference Only” on the reverse
15 x 22 ins ( 38.1 x 55.9 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $34,500.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017
HAROLD BARLING TOWN
Clandeboy Reprise
oil and lucite on board
signed and dated 1959 upper centre; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
30 x 30 ins ( 76.2 x 76.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $15,000.00 - $20,000.00
Price Realized $13,800.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017
MARY PRATT
Baking Bread
oil on board
signed and dated 1974 lower right
16 x 24 ins ( 40.6 x 61 cms )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $29,700.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017
MAUD LEWIS
Horse-Drawn Carriage
mixed media on board
signed lower right
9 x 11 ins ( 22.9 x 27.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $12,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized $25,300.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017
EMILY CARR
European Street Scene
watercolour
signed and dated 1911 lower left
15 x 10.75 ins ( 38.1 x 27.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $150,000.00 - $175,000.00
Price Realized $276,000.00
Sale date: November 23rd 2017
MARCELLE FERRON
Sans titre
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1973 lower left; signed and dated on the reverse
45 x 57 ins ( 114.3 x 144.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $30,000.00 - $40,000.00
Price Realized $49,560.00
Sale date: May 29th 2018
JOYCE WIELAND
White Snow Goose of Canada Crest
embroidery floss crest
5.5 x 4.5 ins ( 14 x 11.4 cms ) ( overall )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $3,540.00
Sale date: May 29th 2018
