A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals | Toronto's Auction House

05/24/2026

Our June Luxury Auction is now online for preview and bidding. These are a few beautiful highlights. Preview to the public opens next weekend.

June 2nd Jewelley, Luxury & Design
June 3rd Motorcycles & Memorabilia including a guitar collection from Myles Goodwyn of April Wine

05/03/2026

PR IMPORTANT CANADIAN INTEREST SILVER COVERED URNS

Lot 1080: A pair of English George III sterling silver covered urns of historical importance. The Routh cups were made in London in 1806 by Joseph Hardy. Chased with an acanthus leaf design and double snake handles, the lids are capped by a hounds head in a crenellated battlement. The cups have significant historical interest for Newfoundland. They were given by subscription in honor of Richard Routh who was Chief Justice and collector of his Majesty’s Customs in Newfoundland. Routh was a Loyalist who left Boston and settled in Newfoundland, eventually worked his way to the high office of Chief justice. He was lost at sea in 1801. The subscribers of the cups included the then Governor of Newfoundland, Vice Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower, as well as many other distinguished Newfoundlanders. The cups come with their original fitted cases.

Combined weight 6192 grams
Height 16.5 in 42 cm

04/30/2026

Our May 5th Fine & Decorative Arts Auction is online now for live and online bidding. We are open for preview this Sunday 12-5 and Monday 10-5 in our Toronto gallery.

03/28/2026

We will be hosting a public preview on Sunday, March 29th from 12pm to 5pm and Monday, March 30th from 10am to 5pm. The auction will be previewed at our One William Morgan Drive gallery.

Tuesday, March 31st: Jewellery &Modern Design Auction
Wednesday, April 1st: Major Books and Fine Art Auction
Thursday, April 2nd: Fine & Decorative Arts Auction

03/27/2026

Richard. E Filipowski’s enigmatic art and jewellery will be featuring at next Wednesday’s sale. Join us on the bidding floor April 1 2026 at 11AM to participate in the auction. Visit us for our public previews Sunday March 29th 12PM-5PM and Monday March 30th 10AM-5PM to view more of Filipowski’s art and jewellery pieces.

03/11/2026

Gray Hoye Mills (1929–2009) was a Canadian multidisciplinary artist whose practice moved fluidly between painting and sculpture. Working across materials such as watercolour, acrylic, wood, aluminum, and steel, Mills developed a body of work defined by disciplined material inquiry.

The featured triptych, “Triptych Inquiry” (2005) executed in graffito and oil patina on mild steel, is a key example of Mills’ late exploration of surface, oxidation, and structure, where the boundaries between painting and sculpture begin to dissolve.

A selection of works from the Estate of Gray Hoye Mills will be offered at auction March 31, 2026. Read our contextual essay and view the full catalogue at the link in our bio.

11/25/2025

11/18/2025

We are pleased to present the auction of Gordon Lightfoot’s personal ephemera including early photos, recordings, instruments, stage amps and clothing, set lists and more. The auction features amazing early recordings and photos from Lightfoots bands the Two Tones and the Two Timers during his early music days in high school. We celebrate Gord’s life on the memory of his birthday.

Auction November 26th at 11am

11/17/2025

Asian Art Preview Runs Today live in our auction gallery or online through our website and liveauctioneers

11/15/2025

On the Passing of the 50th Anniversary of the Sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, A.H. Wilkens is honoured to be hosting the auction of from the Estate of Gordon Lightfoot. The sale, taking place on Wednesday, November 26th, in our Toronto auction gallery will include documents, photographs and awards presented to Lightfoot related to the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald. Bidding begins this Monday online.

11/15/2025

This past week we ran two wonderful auctions of fine jewellery and decorative arts. A few highlights from the sales