The Belzile collection of 18th/19th century antiques from Quebec will be auctioned May 13 in Quebec

NEW HAMBURG, Ontario - May 1, 2023 - PRLog -- For the first time ever, Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. will leave the cozy confines of its home province of Ontario to venture into Quebec, and with good reason. The firm will auction the outstanding Jean-Marc and Danielle Belzile collection of 18^th and 19^th century Quebec furniture, folk art, sculpture and Canadiana on Saturday, May the 13^th.

Instead of a customary online-only sale, Miller & Miller will hold the event live, at the Marriott Courtyard West Island/Baie-d'Urfé in Quebec (20000 Route Transcanadienne, Baie-d'Urfé, QC H9X 0B3), starting at 9am Eastern time, as well as online, via LiveAuctioneers.com and MillerandMillerAuctions.com. Phone and absentee bids will be accepted for the sale's 359 lots.

"Beginning in the 1960s, Jean-Marc and Danielle Belzile set out to find the rarest, the most iconic and the most unusual antiques in all of Quebec," said Ethan Miller, the president of Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. "They retained most of what they collected, and many of the highlights in this collection are documented in reference books."

Mr. Miller added, "This highly anticipated sale is our first outside of Ontario. Every collector knows that Quebec is the epicenter of Canada's earliest historic treasures. We may never see a more exciting, fresh-to-the-market collection of French Canadiana anytime soon."

Two important Quebec furniture pieces, both circa 1820, are expected to finish near or at the top of the leader board for prices realized. The first is a bow-front Quebec corner cupboard with a large single-door having applied diamond motif and original blue paint (est. $10,000-$15,000).

The other is a Quebec armoire in exceptional polychrome paint (est. $30,000-$40,000). The case, doors, cornice, frieze, and stiles are in a strong alligatored yellow paint, giving it the family nickname "Armoire Crocodile". The yellow is in dramatic contrast with the deep blue found on the moldings, panel edges and lower rail.

All estimates quoted in this report are in Canadian dollars. Open-house previews will be held at the venue Thursday, May 11^th, from 2-8 pm; Friday, May 12^th, from 10 am to 8 pm; and Saturday, May 13^th, auction day, from 8-9 am. All times Eastern.

Here is an online link to the auction: https://live.millerandmillerauctions.com/auctions/4-8X3LNV/the-jean-marc-danielle-belzile-collection. To learn more, please visit www.millerandmillerauctions.com.