Reviewing Auction Houses
Where will you find that perfect watercolor art for your living room, or the next stone sculpture for the front gate? Will it be Canada, England or even Australia? There is a whole world of auction houses to explore on your next vacation! While there are undoubtedly many options within North America, let’s take a look these and more exotic selections.
Started circa 1995 in Vancouver on the West Coast of Canada - far from the wealthy art enthusiast base in Toronto — Heffel House was taking an obvious gamble. The Canadian market is not reported to be particularly busy, but Heffel House aimed to find the best and rarest Canadian art (like Emily Carr’s Eagle Totem priced at $250,000 and a Haida totem pole carved by a Bill Reid). They also took a smart business detour, by putting their entire collection up online in full color for all to see.
Quickly, their business skyrocketed with Vancouver locals, Pennsylvanians and even Torontonians coming in to snag the “undervalued” original art for sale. Owner Robert Heffel told the National Post, “Our goal was, in the first five years, to have a $1-million auction, and in our first auction, we sold over $1-million just like that… I don’t think people realize the power of the internet for this industry.”
Heffel.com is the only Canadian house that puts their entire catalogue of Canadian and international art on their website. They hold monthly fine art auctions online and find that clients are eager to purchase pieces, while the prices are still relatively low. Whether buyers are looking for figures, watercolor art, oil paintings of animals or landscapes, Emily Carr or John Geoffery Caruthers, Heffel house continues to grow at a surprising rate.
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