Buy & Sell

Waddington’s is Canada’s most complete provider of auction, appraisal and collection management services. Unique in the breadth of our knowledge, we are pleased to offer a wide range of services to assist our clients with selling, buying, appraising and managing their valuables.

How to Buy

We make it easy for you to start bidding in our auctions.

How To Buy

How to Sell

Find out why Waddington's is the best choice to sell your works of Asian, Canadian, Inuit, First Nations, Métis, and International Art, Decorative Arts & Design, Fine Jewellery & Watches, Fine Wine & Spirits and specialty items.

How To Sell

Notable Sales

Takao Tanabe

Takao Tanabe

SUMMER FOOTHILLS 5/82, 1982


May 29, 2025

Estimate $10,000-$15,000

Realised: $30,000

William Perehudoff

William Perehudoff

AC-77-15, 1977


May 29, 2025

Estimate $15,000-$20,000

Realised: $39,790

William Kurelek

William Kurelek

VIEW ON FROBISHER BAY, 1968


May 29, 2025

Estimate $15,000-$20,000

Realised: $56,870

Gordon Appelbe Smith

Gordon Appelbe Smith

FEB 15, 1990


May 29, 2025

Estimate $40,000-$60,000

Realised: $110,550

Jack Hamilton Bush

Jack Hamilton Bush

SOLO SOPRANO #1, 1975 [STANNERS 3.29.1975.23]


May 29, 2025

Estimate $125,000-$175,000

Realised: $208,150

David Lloyd Blackwood

David Lloyd Blackwood

FOR EDGAR GLOVER: THE SPLITTING TABLE, 1999


May 01, 2025

Estimate $2,500-$3,500

Realised: $6,000

Jean Paul Riopelle

Jean Paul Riopelle

ÉTÉ INDIEN, 1969 [YSEULT RIOPELLE, 1969.02EST.LI]


May 01, 2025

Estimate $8,000-$10,000

Realised: $12,500

Gregory Richard Curnoe

Gregory Richard Curnoe

DOC MORTON, FRONT WHEEL, 1980


May 01, 2025

Estimate $10,000-$15,000

Realised: $16,250

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Our Specialists

Working with Waddington's means partnering with industry leading experts who are passionate about their specialties, and are backed by a market leading company.

Amelia Zhu
Amelia Zhu

Senior Specialist / Business Development

Asian Art

[email protected]

416-847-6185

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Andrew Brandt
Andrew Brandt

Specialist, Rugs & Carpets, Ethnographic Art & Artifacts

Decorative Arts & Design

[email protected]

416-847-6168

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Bill Kime
Bill Kime

Senior Specialist, Ceramics, Glass and Silver

Decorative Arts & Design

[email protected]

416-847-6189

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Goulven Le Morvan
Goulven Le Morvan

Director, International Art, Montreal

International Art, Appraisals & Consignments

[email protected]

438-528-8489

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Jacqui de Leeuw
Jacqui de Leeuw

Director

Waddington's Vancouver

[email protected]

778-837-4588

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Sean Quinn
Sean Quinn

Senior Specialist, Clocks, Sculpture & Lighting

Decorative Arts & Design

[email protected]

416-847-6187

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Seeking Consignments

For a complimentary auction appraisal, we invite you to fill out our confidential Consignment Form.

Consignment form

Waddington’s welcomes consignments for our upcoming auctions including the following:

  • American, Modern and Contemporary Fine Art
  • Antique & Modern Silver & Gold
  • Bordeaux and Burgundy First Growth Wines
  • British Paintings
  • Bronze & Marble Sculpture
  • Canadian Fine Art by:
    – F.A. Verner
    – Paul Kane
    – Tom Thomson
    – Emily Carr
    – David Milne
    – William Kurelek
    – Sorel Etrog
    – Alex Colville
    – Christopher Pratt
    – Mary Pratt
  • Canadian Fine Art by artists affiliated with:
    – Group of Seven
    – Beaver Hall
    – Les Automatistes
    – Les Plasticiennes
    – Painters 11
    – Regina Five
  • Canadian Historical Maps, Documents
  • Chandeliers, Sconces & Decorative Lighting
  • Continental Paintings
  • Fine Prints and Photography
  • Inuit sculpture and graphics from the 1950s & 1960s
  • Lalique, Gallé, Daum, Baccarat, Venini, Orrefors, Tiffany, Steuben & other Signed Glass
  • Maps & Militaria
  • Old Master and Related Works
  • Fine Jewellery
  • Signed Designer Pieces of costume & silver jewellery
  • Studio & Art Pottery, including Doulton, Martin Bros., Rookwood, Weller, Harlander, Deichmann, etc.
  • Watches

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