Auction 1129: Canadian and International Paintings & Prints

Wednesday, April 16 at 9AM PT to Wednesday, April 23 at 2PM PT 2025
Auction 1129 - Online Only


Over 120 lots of Canadian and International paintings and prints from several estates including the personal collection of long time Vancouver Island resident Les Kellow.  Les Kellow was the owner of Willow Point Old and New in Campbell River for over 40 years, he was a corner stone in the art and antiques buisness on Vancouver Island for more than half a century.

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Auction Preview Tuesday April 22nd 10am - 4pm

Bidding Opens Wednesday April 16th at 9am

Auction starts to close Wednesday April 23rd at 2pm

Lots start closing one at a time every minute, bidding extended for three minutes if active bidding at closing time.

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Successful Bidders Pick-up on Scheduled Pick-up Days or By Appointment

Pick-up day Thursday April 24th 9am-5pm & Friday April 25th 10am-2pm


Lot 1

toller cranston (1949-2015), oil on canvas, 14" x 18", "untitled-space garden"

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 CAD

Sold for $600.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:01 PM PT

Lot 2

attributed to florence carlyle (1864-1923), oil on canvas, 18" x 15", "portrait of a young woman"

Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 CAD


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:02 PM PT

Lot 3

wai ming (b. 1938), oil on canvas, 36" x 48", "the little fish girl"

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 CAD

Sold for $1,020.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:09 PM PT

Lot 4

frederick frary fursman (1874-1943), oil on canvas, 14" x 18", "saugatuck"

Estimate $400 - 600 CAD

Sold for $456.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:10 PM PT

Lot 5

r. guidici, oil on canvas, 10 3/4" x 9", "street scene"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $108.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:11 PM PT

Lot 6

anthony miles (1932-1986), oil on canvas, 36" x 24", "old bob"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $132.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:07 PM PT

Lot 7

william christian symons, (1845-1911) double sided watercolor, 9 1/2" x 12 `1/4", "landscapes with figures

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:07 PM PT

Lot 8

william christian symons, (1845-1911), watercolor, 9 1/2" x 13", "windmill - sussex"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:08 PM PT

Lot 9

frank f. brichta (act.1888-1898), oil on canvas, 12" x 24", "shore scene with figures and paddle steamer"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $192.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:09 PM PT

Lot 10

henry john dobson (1858-1928), watercolour, 22" x 30", "news from the front"

Estimate $300 - 500 CAD

Sold for $132.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:11 PM PT

Lot 11

late 19th century german oil on metal, 8" x 6 3/4", "young bavarian couple"

Estimate $100 - 150 CAD

Sold for $36.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:11 PM PT

Lot 12

late 19th century german oil on metal, 8" x 6 3/4", "old bavarian couple"

Estimate $100 - 150 CAD

Sold for $36.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:12 PM PT

Lot 13

walter stuart lloyd (1845-1959), oil on canvas, 16" x 20", "near henley on thames"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $192.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:16 PM PT

Lot 14

unsigned watercolour, 15" x 9 1/2", "portrait of a young lady" - partial dedication verso

Estimate $75 - 100 CAD

Sold for $108.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:18 PM PT

Lot 15

thomas william fripp (1864-1931), watercolour, 5" x 6 1/2", "lake scene"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $132.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:21 PM PT

Lot 16

frank j. egginton (1908-1990), watercolour, 14 1/2" x 20 1/2", "along the river lagan, belfast"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $90.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:19 PM PT

Lot 17

pair of 19th century gilt framed oil on canvas paintings, unsigned, 10" x 8", "surrey country scenes"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $180.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:26 PM PT

Lot 18

early 20th century canadian school unsigned double sided oil on board, 7 1/2" x 10", "west coast forrest" & "west coast shoreline"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $66.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:18 PM PT

Lot 19

daniel sherrin (1868-1940), oil on canvas, 16" x 24", "end of the day"

Estimate $300 - 400 CAD

Sold for $360.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:21 PM PT

Lot 20

jose weiss (1859-1919), oil on canvas, 24" x 36", "corfe castle, dorsetshire, england" - from the collection of james h. porter, vancouver bc

Estimate $500 - 700 CAD

Sold for $216.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:21 PM PT

Lot 21

hermanus ii koekkoek (louis van staaten, 1836-1909), watercolour, 15" x 21", "dutch harbour scene with windmill"

Estimate $150 - 250 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:21 PM PT

Lot 22

early 20th century figural candelabra of "sir walter raleigh" on matching pedestal, ht. 77"

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 CAD

Sold for $1,020.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:22 PM PT

Lot 23

william knox (1862-1925), watercolour, 11" x 14", "view of venice"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $54.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:23 PM PT

Lot 24

patrick hall (1906-1992), watercolour, 13" x 22", "venice scene"

Estimate $100 - 150 CAD

Sold for $30.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:24 PM PT

Lot 25

einar gross (1895-1962), oil on canvas, 33" x 45", "fischerboote im dunstigen, morgendlichen licht"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $192.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:26 PM PT

Lot 26

large antique gilt framed canvas print "joyful little girls", overall 46" x 35 1/2"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:26 PM PT

Lot 27

large antique gilt framed canvas print "marching band", overall 46" x 35 1/2"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:27 PM PT

Lot 28

e. pollack, oil on canvas, 12" x 18", "tall ship full sail - fredericton nb 1843"

Estimate $100 - 125 CAD

Sold for $144.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:30 PM PT

Lot 29

a. taylor, oil on canvas, 10" x 14", "landscape"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $102.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:31 PM PT

Lot 30

19th century english school oil on canvas, 12" x 16", "landscape with trees and cows"

Estimate $100 - 125 CAD

Sold for $132.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:34 PM PT

Lot 31

wallace hester, watercolour, 9" x 12", "st. agnes, cornwall"

Estimate $25 - 50 CAD

Sold for $19.20
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:32 PM PT

Lot 32

19th century italian school signed d'avino, oil on canvas, 14" x 20", "interior scene with figures"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $168.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:35 PM PT

Lot 33

early 20th century unsigned oil on canvas, 18 1/2" x 12", "portrait of a boy"

Estimate $50 - 75 CAD

Sold for $30.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:33 PM PT

Lot 34

frank hider (1861-1933), dated 1891, oil on canvas, 24" x 42", "edge of the woods"

Estimate $300 - 400 CAD

Sold for $120.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:34 PM PT

Lot 35

einar gross (1895-1962), oil on canvas, 27" x 38", "fischerboote im hafen"

Estimate $100 - 150 CAD

Sold for $66.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:40 PM PT

Lot 36

joseph langsdale pickering (1845-1912), oil on canvas, 40" x 60", "the wilderness sevenoaks"

Estimate $800 - 1,200 CAD

Sold for $312.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:38 PM PT

Lot 37

late 19th century english school oil on canvas, 14" x 24", "a welsh scene", circa 1893

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $84.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:37 PM PT

Lot 38

late 19th century english school oil on panel, 11 1/2" x 14 1/2", "near grosford", circa 1892

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $48.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:38 PM PT

Lot 39

pair of early 20th century gilt framed oil on boards, 15" x 23", "fishing boats"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $78.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:39 PM PT

Lot 40

jose trinidad (1924/29-2019), oil on canvas "landscape with river"

Estimate $200 - 300 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:40 PM PT

Lot 41

josebtrinidad (1924/29-2019), oil on canvas, 30" x 24", "stillife", dated 1970

Estimate $100 - 150 CAD

Sold for $36.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:41 PM PT

Lot 42

art nouveau period watercolour and gouache, unsigned, 14" x 10", "young lady with blue ribbon and dog"

Estimate $50 - 100 CAD

Sold for $36.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:42 PM PT

Lot 43

a. langford, dated 1904, watercolour, 10 1/4" x 16", "street scene"

Estimate $25 - 50 CAD

Sold for $12.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:43 PM PT

Lot 44

early 20th century scottish school, oil on board, 18" x 10", "highland landscape with cattle"

Estimate $40 - 60 CAD

Sold for $54.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:44 PM PT

Lot 45

pair of gilt framed 19th century english school watercolours, 18" x 10", "landscapes"

Estimate $40 - 60 CAD

Sold for $66.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:45 PM PT

Lot 46

early 20th century english school unsigned oil on canvas, 8" x 10", "thatched cottage by seaside"

Estimate $40 - 60 CAD

Sold for $42.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:46 PM PT

Lot 47

bearing initials c.w.e., dated 1890, watercolour, 7" x 9 1/2", "stillife" - alex fraser galleries label verso

Estimate $25 - 50 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:47 PM PT

Lot 48

19th century gilt framed hand coloured print "queen victoria coronation robes", overall 9" x 7 1/4"

Estimate $30 - 40 CAD

Sold for $30.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:48 PM PT

Lot 49

gertrude l. pew (1876-?), colour drawing, 4 1/2" x 3", "portrait of a young lady - new york"

Estimate $50 - 75 CAD

Sold for $54.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:52 PM PT

Lot 50

alice blair thomas (1857-1945), watercolour, 4 3/4" x 6 1/2", "lake scene"

Estimate $100 - 125 CAD

Sold for $114.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:50 PM PT

Lot 51

three watercolours bearing initials n. mc., 2 3/4" x 4", "vanguard bay", "campbell river" & "bowen island"

Estimate $25 - 50 CAD

Sold for $48.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:55 PM PT

Lot 52

d.j. pullen, two watercolours, 4" x 5" and smaller, "vanvouver island sea scapes"

Estimate $25 - 50 CAD

Sold for $54.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:55 PM PT

Lot 53

bearing initials e.r.m., pair of watercolours, 5 1/2" x 3 1/2", "arrow lake" & "mt. baker"

Estimate $25 - 50 CAD

Sold for $30.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:54 PM PT

Lot 54

bearing initials e. m., watercolour, 7" x 5 1/2", "vancouver island - fall landscape"

Estimate $25 - 50 CAD

Sold for $19.20
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:54 PM PT

Lot 55

early 20th century watercolour, unsigned, 7" x 4 1/2", "oyster bay - vancouver island"

Estimate $25 - 50 CAD

Sold for $24.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:56 PM PT

Lot 56

early 20th century watercolour bearing initials a.m.h., 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", "sea scape from vancouver island"

Estimate $25 - 50 CAD

Sold for $60.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:59 PM PT

Lot 57

m. robbie, watercolour, 5" x 2 1/4", "view from vancouver island"

Estimate $20 - 30 CAD

Sold for $14.40
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:57 PM PT

Lot 58

early 20th century watercolour, unsigned, 7" x 10", "wild flowers"

Estimate $40 - 60 CAD

Sold for $19.20
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:58 PM PT

Lot 59

w. sands, watercolour, 4 1/2" x 8", "thatched cottages"

Estimate $25 - 50 CAD

Sold for $12.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 2:59 PM PT

Lot 60

m. blair, watercolour, 5" x 6 1/2", "mountain landscape"

Estimate $25 - 50 CAD

Sold for $12.00
*Includes Buyer's Premium


Bidding Closed: April 23 2025 at 3:00 PM PT

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