Rare Portrait by Landscape Painter Tom Thomson Up for Auction
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TORONTO (For Immediate Release) – A rare 100-year-old portrait by Tom Thomson is going up for auction online.  Consignor Canadian Fine Art says Daydreaming is a portrait of artist Thoreau MacDonald, the son of Group of Seven member J.E.H. MacDonald.  The auction house dates the work to sometime between 1913-1915, a few years before Thomson’s… Read more »

Questions To Consider When Valuing Your Artwork
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Consignor regularly receives contact from clients, looking to receive guidance regarding the possible valuation of their artwork.  It is our pleasure to be of service in providing preliminary “verbal” auction estimates at no charge, based on the auction market for comparable works of art.   If you are interested in speaking with our specialists and… Read more »

Tech-Savvy Auction House Brings Canadian Fine Art To The Forefront of Innovation.
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Consignor Canadian Fine Art Launches Premiere Online Auction Event September 16 – 25 TORONTO (September 10, 2013) The drop of a gavel is being replaced by the press of a button. Buying and selling Canadian fine art is now user-friendly with Consignor Canadian Fine Art (consignor.ca), Canada’s newest auction house that bridges the gap between… Read more »

If You Build It, They Will Come
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Last evening we held our grand opening in Toronto.  As it was a very busy night in Toronto, including AGO First Thursdays and the opening night of TIFF, we were not sure what to expect.  You know how they say two is company and three is a crowd? Well… 150 is party worth blogging about. 

Bidding On Fine Art Only A Click Away
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WINNIPEG (Ashley Prest, Winnipeg Free Press) Winnipeg art dealer and gallery owner Ryan Mayberry has stepped into the online-auction side of the business as a partner in Consignor Canadian Fine Art.  The new company, which will officially open its doors Aug. 1, will be located in Toronto across the street from the Art Gallery of… Read more »

Consignor Canadian Fine Art Brings New Partnership Between Mayberry Fine Art and Auction Industry Veterans
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(Toronto – For Immediate Release) A new partnership between one of the country’s leading Canadian art galleries and two auction industry veterans brings a new presence to the Canadian auction landscape. Consignor Canadian Fine Art will officially open its doors on August 1st at 326 Dundas Street West (directly across the street from the Art… Read more »