Waddington's is a Canadian auction house that has been dealing in fine art, luxury goods and collectibles since 1850. Waddington's conducts monthly online auctions, live fine art auctions and periodic specialty auctions featuring large collections of specific items, such as rugs and textiles. In 2014 they offered 60 auctions online on Invaluable.com for Canadian fine art; Inuit art; Russian paintings; vintage wine accessories; maps, militaria and arms; jewellery, and more, including live auctions.
Waddington's has built a reputation of achieving great results for their sellers. In a November 2014 auction featuring 170 works of Canadian art, the auction drummed up $2.5 million in only 3 hours, setting five record prices. For example, bidding for a work of art by John Graham Coughtry titled Two Figure Series XIX, 1964 reached $129,800 after originally being estimated between $30,000- $50,000.
Services & Staff
Waddington's employs a skilled team of specialists who offer expertise in Asian, Canadian, and international art. Other areas of expertise include ceramics, glass, silver, sculpture, decorations, clocks and lighting and jewellery.
Waddington's auctioneering services allow for traditional bidding as well as absentee bidding, phone bids and live online bidding. Their appraisal services include informal verbal appraisals as well as formal appraisals for the purposes of estate planning, tax reporting, insurance claims, or charitable giving. Prospective sellers who are considering consigning with the auction house can request free online appraisals for their items.
Follow them Online
Waddington's has a regularly updated blog that details items fetching high bids at recent auctions; the blog also previews upcoming auctions with photos of highly anticipated lots. You can also stay in the loop on what's coming up at Waddington's through high-quality online videos. Last but not least, Waddington's has an extensive social media presence; you can find them on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, and YouTube.
Waddington's is a Canadian auction house that has been dealing in fine art, luxury goods and collectibles since 1850. Waddington's conducts monthly online auctions, live fine art auctions and periodic specialty auctions featuring large collections of specific items, such as rugs and textiles. In 2014 they offered 60 auctions online on Invaluable.com for Canadian fine art; Inuit art; Russian paintings; vintage wine accessories; maps, militaria and arms; jewellery, and more, including live auctions.
Waddington's has built a reputation of achieving great results for their sellers. In a November 2014 auction featuring 170 works of Canadian art, the auction drummed up $2.5 million in only 3 hours, setting five record prices. For example, bidding for a work of art by John Graham Coughtry titled Two Figure Series XIX, 1964 reached $129,800 after originally being estimated between $30,000- $50,000.
Services & Staff
Waddington's employs a skilled team of specialists who offer expertise in Asian, Canadian, and international art. Other areas of expertise include ceramics, glass, silver, sculpture, decorations, clocks and lighting and jewellery.
Waddington's auctioneering services allow for traditional bidding as well as absentee bidding, phone bids and live online bidding. Their appraisal services include informal verbal appraisals as well as formal appraisals for the purposes of estate planning, tax reporting, insurance claims, or charitable giving. Prospective sellers who are considering consigning with the auction house can request free online appraisals for their items.
Follow them Online
Waddington's has a regularly updated blog that details items fetching high bids at recent auctions; the blog also previews upcoming auctions with photos of highly anticipated lots. You can also stay in the loop on what's coming up at Waddington's through high-quality online videos. Last but not least, Waddington's has an extensive social media presence; you can find them on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, and YouTube.
