Miller & Miller's online auctions, Feb. 8-9, will feature fine Canadian furniture, original artworks

NEW HAMBURG, Ontario - Jan. 22, 2025 - PRLog -- Several spectacular signed pieces of museum-quality Canadiana furniture, as well as original paintings by the English-born Canadian artist Ted Harrison (1926-2015) and acclaimed Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis (1903-1970) are expected highlights in two days of online auctions slated for Saturday and Sunday, February 8^th and 9^th, by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd., beginning promptly at 9am Eastern time both days.

The Saturday, February 8^th Select Canadiana Furniture, Folk Art, Textiles and Pottery auction is packed with 325 lots of Canadiana, pottery and stoneware, textiles, art glass, lamps and lighting. The Sunday, February 9^th Post-War Canadian Folk Art sale is a tidier event, with just 74 lots of post-war Canadian folk art by Harrison, Lewis and others such as Charlie Tanner (1904-1982) and Joe Norris (1924-1996).

"This is a landmark sale," said Ethan Miller of Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.  "The three signed pieces of furniture include an untouched original schrank in paint, inlaid with initials for the maker John Klempp of Neustadt, Ontario; a Sam Bricker chest of drawers, prominently inlaid 'MB', known as the dowry chest he made his daughter Mary; and a Quebec arbalète commode with carved feet and leg brackets in superb condition with 200 years of impeccable provenance."

Online bidding will be provided by MillerandMillerAuctions.com and LiveAuctioneers.com. Phone and absentee bids accepted.

The Quebec arbalète commode is shown in the book Les Meubles Anciens Du Canada Français by Jean Palardy (p. 303, Plate 495). It could very well take home top lot honors, with a pre-sale estimate of $30,000-$50,000 (Canadian dollars).

The circa 1880 Ontario "schrank" (German for cabinet or cupboard), in original paint, has upper panels bearing the initials "J" and "K", for the famed maker John Klempp (1857-1914), a hotel proprietor and cabinetmaker known for his inlaid furniture and smaller objects from 1870-1890. It's in excellent untouched condition and beautifully crafted in pine, with elegant proportions and supported by a scalloped base with a center drop and a carved cartouche (est. $18,000-$25,000).

Here is a link to the February 8^th auction on the Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. website: https://live.millerandmillerauctions.com/auctions/4-FNB4TX/select-canadiana-furniture-folk-art-textiles-and-pottery. Here is a link to the February 9^th auction, also on the Miller & Miller site: https://live.millerandmillerauctions.com/auctions/4-FNB8BR/post-war-canadian-folk-art.

To learn more, visit www.MillerandMillerAuctions.com.