A monumental original mid-century modernist landscape oil painting depicting an atmospheric woodland riverbank, ancient stone ledge, and sculpted boulders emerging from misty waters. Painted with expressive, sweeping brushwork in an organic palette of stone greys, muted sages, warm ochres, and earth tones, evoking the atmospheric post-impressionist landscape traditions of Cézanne and the Canadian modernist school. Housed in a clean-lined, modern brushed-bronze/metallic gallery frame, clean and wired to hang as a commanding architectural statement piece.
Dimensions:
34&#34;x49&#34;
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Monumental Mid-Century Modernist Landscape Oil Painting in Brushed Metallic Frame (approx. 34×49)

An 8-piece English stoneware coffee/tea collection from Denby Pottery in the retired &#34;Daybreak&#34; pattern (produced in England, 1980s–1990s). Finished in a warm speckled oatmeal glaze with soft airbrushed white floral petals, peach-coral stippled centers, subtle sage accents, and russet-trimmed rims.   

Includes: 7 bulbous coffee/tea cups with flared rims and curved loop handles.   

1 matching creamer jug with pour spout.   

Markings: Undersides stamped with clear maker backstamp: &#34;Handcrafted / Denby / Fine Stoneware / England / Oven Microwave Freezer and Dishwasher Safe / Daybreak&#34;.   

Condition: Excellent condition with high gloss glazes and clean interiors. Free of chips, cracks, crazing, or utensil marks.   
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Denby &#34;Daybreak&#34; Fine Stoneware Mug &#38; Creamer Set - 8 Pieces

An original early 20th-century plein-air watercolor by listed Canadian artist Robert Henry Lindsay (1868–1938) of Brockville, Ontario, capturing a crenelated stone lighthouse tower flying a maritime red pennant at the &#34;Needle&#39;s Eye&#34; channel in the Thousand Islands. Signed &#34;R. H. Lindsay&#34; in watercolor at the lower left; preserved in its original presentation mount with a hand-painted metallic gold size border.
Dimensions:
Watercolour Canoers 5.25&#34;x8&#34;
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Original R.H. Lindsay Watercolour

A vibrant and whimsical mid-to-late 20th-century original oil painting by renowned figurative artist Joyce Roybal (b. 1935), famous for his distinctive &#34;puffy people&#34; characters. Rendered with rich impasto and incised linework, the composition depicts four joyful child musicians playing horns, violin, and flute, dressed in theatrical circus-striped tunics and bright patterned stockings against a blended atmospheric grey backdrop.
Dimensions:
13&#34;x17&#34;
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Framed Joyce Roybal &#34;Musicians Quartet&#34; Original Oil on Canvas   

A substantial panoramic Canadian wilderness landscape oil painting by regional painter Gerry Ueber (Gerald Ueberschlag), depicting turbulent turquoise river rapids cutting through a rugged rocky channel. Painted with expressive, tactile impasto knife work across the shoreline foliage and crashing whitecaps, contrasting fiery autumn birch and maple leaves against dense evergreen stands and a soft cloud-swept sky. Signed &#34;UEBER&#34; lower left; beautifully housed in a classic warm-gilt and cream wooden gallery frame accented with a broad natural linen liner. In clean vintage condition and wired to hang, offering an impressive focal presence for a living room, dining room, or rustic retreat.
Dimensions:
art 18&#34;x36&#34;; frame 26&#34;x44&#34; 
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Autumn River Rapids: Large Original Canadian Landscape Oil Painting by Gerry Ueber

A haunting contemporary intaglio print capturing Toronto’s historic Victorian Empress Hotel engulfed in dramatic flames and stylized crimson plumes of smoke rising into an aquatint night sky. Professionally displayed in a clean bevel-cut white mat and a matching wine-red wooden gallery frame, ready for immediate hanging.
Dimensions:
Frame 14&#34;x18.5&#34;; Image 6&#34;x10&#34;
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&#34;Inferno at Empress&#34;: Framed Architectural Photogravure / Etching

A bespoke framed narrative triptych curated and custom framed by Elephant in the Attic, pairing surrealist ink illustrations with typed poetic prose vignettes. The suite presents three expressive figurative line drawings examining nostalgia, longing, and musical interiority, each partnered with a dedicated text window beneath: &#34;no matter how fast I run the ice-cream man is always on the next block&#34;, &#34;when the merry-go-round horse went up and never came down&#34;, and &#34;What kind of music do you want to play on the holes of your skin?&#34;. Set in a multi-aperture olive green suede-textured mat with crisp white core bevels and an inner gilt fillet, housed within a natural woven linen liner and a satin black moulding. Sealed with craft backing paper, studio label, and hanging wire fitted to D-rings; preserved in excellent studio condition ready for gallery or statement home display.
Dimensions:
23&#34;x13&#34;
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Psychedelic Music Lovers Triptych in Hand-Painted Mid-Century Frame

A striking seventeen-piece mid-century modern Japanese ceramic espresso or demitasse coffee service showcasing bold 1960s–1970s Op-Art graphic design. The service includes a tall sculpted coffee pot with matching lid and dark loop handle, a round lidded sugar bowl, a matching creamer pitcher, six straight-sided demitasse espresso cups, and six coordinating saucers featuring wide glossy black rim bands and solid black central wells. Each piece is decorated in a rhythmic geometric totem pattern of terracotta-orange circular medallions nested within raised relief black oval line frames over a warm bisque ground, with the underside of the coffee pot stamped in blue &#34;MADE IN JAPAN&#34;. The entire set is in excellent vintage condition with bright glossy glaze, no chips, cracks, crazing, or repairs, and clean white interior wells throughout.
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Mid-Century Modern Japanese Mod Espresso Coffee Service (17 pcs)

An original mid-century modernist landscape oil painting titled &#34;White Woods&#34; by listed Canadian artist Bill Zuro (Kanata, Ontario). Rendered with bold palette-knife impasto on Masonite board, the composition captures bare birch trunks and branches rising against a warm, dramatic sunset palette of ochre, burnt umber, and glowing gold. Signed by the artist lower right; the reverse retains original studio inventory labels (Ref. No. 2046, #208), titled inscriptions, and an artist biographical exhibition sheet. Housed in its original white wooden gallery frame with hanging wire, measuring 18  24 inches (sight) and preserved in clean vintage condition.
Dimensions:
Frame 25.5&#34;x19.5&#34;, art 18&#34;x24&#34;
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&#34;White Woods&#34;: Original Impasto Oil Painting by Bill Zuro

An evocative vintage mid-century Quebec maritime oil painting on hardboard by Canadian artist Provost, capturing the iconic limestone arch and sea stack of Percé Rock bathed in warm coastal sunlight with wheeling gannets and textured palette-knife waves. Signed &#34;Provost&#34; at the lower left in impasto paint, presented unframed in clean vintage condition and ready for custom framing.
Dimensions:
3&#39;x2&#39;
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&#34;Sunlit Monolith&#34;: Original Percé Rock Oil on Board by Provost

A distinguished framed pair of authentic 18th-century copperplate engravings from Gianfrancesco Pivati’s landmark Venetian encyclopedia Dizionario Scientifico e Curioso (published by Benedetto Milocco, Venice, 1745–1751). Comprising a hand-colored classical antiquity plate depicting a Roman funeral pyre (Rogo Presso i Romani) and an intricate Enlightenment-era scientific diagram of measuring apparatuses, both presented in archival stepped mats and matching rope-twist gilded wood gallery frames with extensive historical provenance documents on the reverse.
Dimensions:
Frames 16.5&#34;x21&#34;; Images 7.5&#34;x10&#34;
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&#34;Science &#38; Ceremony&#34;: 18th-Century Pivati Venetian Engravings (Framed Pair, 1745–1751)

An original oil painting on stretched canvas by Ontario landscape artist Irene Perkins (b. 1938), depicting birch trees and evergreens bathed in dramatic, luminous amber light with rich impasto texturing. Signed &#34;I. M. Perkins&#34; at lower right and complete with an artist biography sheet and juried exhibition label on the reverse, housed in an ornate carved gilt-wood frame with a natural linen liner ready to hang
Dimensions:
22&#34;x28&#34;
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Woodland Sunburst&#34;: Irene Perkins Framed Canadian Forest Oil Painting

A complete vintage Italian suite representing the four seasons (Primavera, Estate, Autunno, Inverno) in stylized 1920s Art Deco fashion illustrations on silver- and gold-toned engraved plaques with rhinestone crystal accents. Signed S. Montello with engraved title plates, set into deep burgundy velvet mats and original stepped gilt-and-silvered wood frames with Artem Creazioni di S. Montebello (Made in Italy) foil maker&#39;s labels on the reverse; clean vintage condition ready to hang.
Dimensions:
Four frames 12&#34;x10.5&#34;; Images 5&#34;x3.5&#34;
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&#34;Four Seasons&#34;: Vintage Italian Art Deco Silver &#38; Gold Plaques (Complete Set of 4)

Vintage 1967 Czech avant-garde art print by noted modernist painter František Tichý (1896–1961), from The Drawings of František Tichý (Hamlyn, Prague). Features a surreal circus study of an acrobat in a horned cap flanked by two performers, rendered in muted watercolor washes and ink splatter. Set under glass in a black wood frame with antiqued gilt coving, fitted with hanging wire and gallery labels on the backing. (Carries an original studio retail label of 145). Condition: Print is clean and well-preserved; frame shows light, intentional vintage distressing.
Dimensions:
12&#34;x9&#34; 
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Framed František Tichý Avant-Garde Circus Print (Prague, 1967)

A dramatic mid-century vintage landscape oil painting depicting a snow-dusted pyramidal alpine peak—reminiscent of Mount Assiniboine or the Canadian Rockies—rising above mist, sheer rock bluffs, and an alpine glacial lake framed by foreground evergreens. Rendered with expressive brushwork and heavy impasto texture on a 16&#34;  20&#34; board.
Dimensions:
16&#34;x20&#34; oil painting on a 22&#34;x26&#34; frame
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Framed Vintage Canadian Rocky Mountain Oil on Board

A matching pair of small terracotta/stoneware display vases with an unglazed, buff-sand ground. Hand-painted with deep charcoal/black blooming lotus flowers and leafy vines, framed by classic Greek key bands at the rim and base. Interiors feature a glazed dark slip finish.   

Markings: Underside of one vase bears a painted studio/artist monogram. 

Condition: Very good vintage condition with clean paintwork, sharp banding, and natural matte clay texture. No chips, cracks, or repairs detected. 
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Pair of Vintage Hand-Painted Terracotta / Clay Baluster Vases

A large-scale contemporary surrealist figurative painting rendered in acrylic/oil on panel, exploring themes of masquerade, high fashion, and psychological duality. The scene features a central aristocratic figure styled in a pink bouclé suit and pearls bearing an expressive vampire bat head, standing beside a wide-eyed child in an oversized sun hat and translucent lace dress, with a costumed jester portrait in the background. Housed in a slim black gallery frame with hanging wire fitted to the reverse; clean condition throughout, custom framed by Elephant in the Attic and ready for gallery, studio, or statement residential display.
Dimensions:
Huge: 31.5&#34;x41.5&#34;
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High Society: Large Framed Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Painting

A striking modern Canadian landscape oil painting on stretched canvas by Montreal artist Patrick St. Germain (BFA, Concordia University), showcasing his signature atmospheric depth and stylized natural forms. The vertical composition depicts a trio of tree trunks rising into rounded, stippled autumnal canopies of rust-orange and forest green against an inky dark background illuminated by a radiant golden-yellow sky along the horizon
Dimensions:
9.5&#34;x14&#34; canvas on a 11.5&#34;x15&#34; frame
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Patrick St. Germain Original Oil on Canvas &#34;Autumn Twilight Trees&#34;   

A 1962 mid-century modern coastal seascape oil on canvas board by Canadian artist Gordon Morrison, capturing powerful emerald breakers exploding against dark coastal rock bluffs beneath turbulent sea spray and soft evening light. Signed &#34;Morrison&#34; in bright red oil at upper left and fully documented on the reverse gallery label.
Dimensions:
Frame 22&#34;x28&#34;; Painting 18&#34;x24&#34;
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&#34;Crashing Surge&#34;: Gordon Morrison 1962 Framed Mid-Century Oil Seascape

<p>An original contemporary mixed-media panoramic painting combining a classical golden-hour mountain valley landscape with a vivid cobalt-blue cyanotype botanical color block. Housed in a custom rustic dark-stained wood floater frame with professional hanging wire on the reverse, ready to display, measurements: <span style"font-size: 12pt;">39"x17.5"</span></p>
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Past &#38; Present&#34;: Panoramic Mixed-Media Landscape with Cyanotype Flora

A classic 1960s/1970s barware piece designed to keep spirits secure under lock and key. The set features a gold-tone brass-plated carry caddy with ribbed side panels, splayed feet, a top swinging handle, and a hinged locking retention bar secured by a miniature brass padlock with its original working key attached.   

Decanters: Three rectangular clear glass bottles with gold diamond-checkered borders and Old English lettering labeled for Scotch, Rye, and Gin. Each bottle is topped with a matching gold-tone metal screw cap.   Hardware: Includes the padlock and original key tied to the frame with cord.  

 Condition: Very good vintage condition. The glass decanters are clean and free of chips or cracks; gold lettering and borders remain sharp and bright. The metal caddy frame shows expected, light vintage surface patina and minor finish wear along the edges consistent with age.  
Dimensions:
10&#34; x 9&#34; x 3&#34;
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Vintage Mid-Century Locking Tantalus Liquor Decanter Caddy with Key

A cheerful six-piece set of vintage 1970s ironstone salad or dessert plates by Nikko (Japan) from their durable &#34;Color-Stone&#34; oven-to-table line. Each plate features a vibrant central bouquet of stylized marigold-orange and sunny-yellow retro blossoms framed by olive foliage and a thin caramel-brown accent band around the rim, set against a speckled off-white stoneware ground. The undersides are stamped with the blue &#34;Color-Stone by NIKKO / MADE IN JAPAN&#34; maker&#39;s mark denoting freezer, oven, microwave, and dishwasher durability.
Dimensions:
10 ½ inches
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Vintage Nikko &#34;Color-Stone&#34; Japanese Stoneware Dinner Plates

Two small carved stone figures:  

Carved Stone Bust / Face in Parka: Light, textured stone carving of an Inuk face framed by a deeply grooved fur ruff hood, left with a rough, natural mineral back.   

Carved Soapstone Seal: Dark mottled gray/black soapstone carving of a seal resting on its belly with flippers detailed and tail arched up.   

Good vintage condition with natural stone inclusions, texture, and light surface handling wear. Unmarked. 
Dimensions:
Man: 4.5&#34;x3.5&#34;, Seal: 2&#34;x2.5&#34;
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Pair of Indigenous / Inuit Style Carved Stone Sculptures

An eclectic 6-piece tabletop and drinkware lot combining mid-century Japanese pottery, studio ceramics, and carved folk art:   

Artisan Studio Pottery Handled Shakers (Pair): Bulbous handled mushroom/jug-form shakers finished in a vibrant green crystalline/crater drip glaze with blue, turquoise, and copper burst rings. Both bases are incised &#34;PEN&#34;. Fitted with threaded plastic/rubber stoppers.   

Pair of Mid-Century Japanese Glazed Ceramic Mugs: Warm mustard/ochre stoneware mugs with dark brown spiral sash accent banding and comfortable squared loop handles. Undersides stamped with black &#34;JAPAN&#34; maker mark.   
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Vintage Ceramic &#38; Folk Art Grouping: Studio Shakers, Mugs &#38; Carved Frog

Arnprior (Ontario, Canada) SELLER MANAGED Downsizing Online Auction - Elgin St. West

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Two posable folklore pixie gnome dolls with molded faces, white beards, red caps, cloth outfits; pair yellow ceramic banana bunch salt and pepper shakers with green tips; ceramic Dutch girl figural lidded mustard or jam pot, white with blue polka dots and rear spoon slot. Five pieces, very good vintage condition, light glaze crazing on pot, paint bright.

Posable folklore pixie gnome doll, green jacket, brown pants

Posable folklore pixie gnome doll, green jacket, black pants

Yellow ceramic banana bunch salt shaker

Yellow ceramic banana bunch pepper shaker

Ceramic Dutch girl lidded mustard or jam pot, blue polka dots

Full lot: two gnome dolls, banana shakers, Dutch girl pot, key for scale

Close detail of smaller gnome and Dutch girl pot

Gnome dolls approx 5-6 in., cloth and molded composition, outfits in green, brown, black. Shakers glossy yellow with green ends, each molded as three bananas. Dutch girl pot about 3 in. tall, white glaze with cobalt blue scarf, polka dots, base rim.

Pixie gnome dolls, banana shakers, Dutch girl pot

A delightfully eccentric five-piece novelty lot brimming with mid-century kitsch, featuring a pair of posable folklore pixie gnomes with molded character faces, fluffy white beards, red stocking caps, and rustic green and brown outfits, a whimsical pair of ceramic yellow banana bunch salt and pepper shakers with green tips, and a charming 1950s Dutch girl figural lidded ceramic mustard or jam pot finished in blue polka dots with an integrated rear spoon slot, shown alongside a standard key for scale. All items are in very good vintage condition with clean textiles and intact beards on the gnomes, bright paint on the banana shakers, and light age-appropriate crazing to the glazed Dutch girl condiment pot with no chips, cracks, or repairs.
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Lot #96: Curio Cabinet Chaos: Vintage Pixie Gnomes, Ceramic Bananas & Dutch Girl (5 pcs)

Only Available Pickup Date/Time: Sun, November 08 2026 Category A: 11:30 AM - 04:00 PM

Pickup Location: Elgin St. West, Arnprior, ON, K7S 1N3 View Map (opens in new window)

Lot #96: Curio Cabinet Chaos: Vintage Pixie Gnomes, Ceramic Bananas & Dutch Girl (5 pcs)

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Only Available Pickup Date/Time: Sun, November 08 2026 Category A: 11:30 AM - 04:00 PM

Pickup Location: Elgin St. West, Arnprior, ON, K7S 1N3 View Map (opens in new window)

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