Gardner Galleries Estate and Fine Art Auctioneers

08/03/2026

Ready, 1,2,3, say cheese!

Hundreds of vintage and antique cameras from the collection of Dr. Richard Buchanan Gardiner (no relation), a prominent UWO professor and mycologist who was administrator of the electron microscope, now up for auction

Also included are his American Flyer model trains & accessories, scientific equipment, antique telephones including military examples, maps, advertising pieces and many other interesting items including an early telephone operator's switchboard

07/29/2026

Opening Friday, August 7th at gardnergalleries.com exquisite antique furnishings and collectibles from the estate of David MacBrien Knight

Together with a selection of Persian rugs, Chinese and Japanese porcelain, sterling silver, gold necklace, Royal Doulton figurines, bronze sculptures, art glass, Indigenous stone carvings and wooden totems, antique tea caddies and lap desks, artwork, mirrors, excellent selection of lighting, oil lamp collection, fine china, pottery, silver plate, box lots of brass, copper and metalware, cast iron banks, comic books, Stanley and other wood planes, Emile Henry and Le Creuset bakeware, along with many more quality items

07/19/2026

The last session of Talking Earth Pottery from the estate of John McIntyre now up for auction, together with carvings and porcelain, sterling silver objects and other interesting items

Check this out and many more auctions at www.gardnergalleries.com

06/13/2026

The Stephen Joy Estate Art Collection now active at www.gardnergalleries.com

06/05/2026

Session VIII from the vast collections of Robert Carter coming soon at Gardner Galleries

Check out www.gardnergalleries.com to view this and many other amazing current & upcoming online auctions

05/13/2026

Sherlock Holmes books and ephemera from a single owner collection now up for auction, together with volumes by L.M. Montgomery including "Emily of New Moon", "Anne of Green Gables" and "The Story Girl", an essay proof by Tom Wolfe with handwritten notes and corrections, 18th/19th century examples, Stephen King including first editions, Canada & local interest, signed books (Michael Caine, Larry King, Michael Ondaatje, Margaret Atwood, Bret Hart, etc.), unique collectibles, artwork, antique maps and more.

NOTE: This special collection of Sherlockiana was accumulated over 50 years by Jack Winn, founder of The Stratford On Avon Sherlock Holmes Society, a scion society of The Toronto Bootmakers, comprised of books, pamphlets, games, assorted ephemera & more; there are bound Strand magazines containing several first edition stories, rare editions including Christ's Irregular Guide and author signed books by such august scholars as Tupper Bigelow and Christopher Redmond; there are two annotated volumes and almost 300 booklets of the Baker St. Journal published in New York that have much of the original scholarship; most major movies and silent films will also be included in this sale.

Visit www.gardnergalleries.com to see this and many more auctions now online

04/16/2026

Bidding ends this Monday for our semi annual fine art auction, as well the Gary Prouk Estate Art Collection, jewellery, rugs and Bechstein concert grand piano!

Check out the above and more at:
www.gardnergalleries.com

04/12/2026

What is being described as "one of London's greatest private art collections" is now up for auction at www.gardnergalleries.com, thank you to CBC and the London Free Press for your amazing interviews last week!

Our spring 2026 fine art sale is highlighted by a spectacular 1931 oil on panel by Group of Seven member A.Y. Jackson titled "Saint-Irénée, Quebec", together with works from a single owner private London collection including a major 20 x 26-inch oil on canvas by  A.J. Casson, Edwin Holgate, Franklin Carmichael, Goodridge Roberts, J.W. Beatty, Maurice Cullen, Robert Pilot, Manly MacDonald, Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, Frances Anne Hopkins, Lucius O'Brien, John B. Wilkinson, Clarence Gagnon, Frederick Simpson Coburn, Florence Carlyle, Paterson Ewen, William St. Thomas Smith and Horatio Walker

04/08/2026

Bidding starts this Friday, April 10th for our Spring 2026 Fine Art Auction, which includes one of London's great art collections, removed from an Old South home - see The London Free Press article below:

Londoners will get an “extremely rare” chance to view one of the city’s “greatest private art collections” going up for auction.

04/05/2026

The first sessions from the estate of Robert Carter are now active at www.gardnergalleries.com featuring his antique motorcycles, amazing furnishings & rarities.

Other auctions now active include jewellery, vintage toys and collectibles, visit our website today.

Gardner Galleries have encountered exceptionally large estates over the years, but Robert Carter's is without comparison in terms of quantity, quality and diversity. New auctions from the Carter Estate will be posted throughout the spring and summer seasons.