Best Auction Houses & Dealers in Canada
The best Canadian auction houses compared — Heffel, Waddington's, Cowley Abbott, and Miller & Miller. Canadian art, Inuit art, collectibles, fees, and how to sell at auction in Canada.
The Canadian Auction Market
Canada's auction market is defined above all by Canadian art — the Group of Seven, Tom Thomson, Emily Carr, and a strong tradition of Inuit and First Nations work — alongside a healthy trade in decorative arts, collectibles, and Canadiana.
Heffel Fine Art Auction House, founded in Vancouver in 1978, is the national leader for Canadian fine art and consistently sets records for the country's most important painters. Waddington's in Toronto is one of Canada's oldest and most broadly based houses, while Cowley Abbott (also Toronto) specialises in Canadian historical, post-war, and contemporary art. For collectors, Miller & Miller in Ontario has become the go-to for petroliana, advertising, Canadiana, watches, and other specialist collections.
Buyer's premiums at Canadian houses vary more than in Europe — from around 17% at fine-art specialists to 21-25% at collectibles houses, sometimes with an added surcharge for third-party online bidding. Sales tax (GST/HST/PST) applies depending on the province.
Cowley Abbott
Auction HouseToronto fine art auctioneer specialising in Canadian art.
Heffel Fine Art Auction House
Auction HouseCanada's national fine art auction house, founded 1978.
Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd.
Auction HouseOntario house for petroliana, Canadiana, watches and collectibles.
Waddington's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Auction HouseCanada's oldest and most complete auction house, leading the market for Canadian, Inuit, and First Nations art since 1850.
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