ROADSHOW CANADA TOUR 2006

David Freeman, Jennifer Valentyne & Maureen Wickham

Roadshow Archive 2006

Roadshow appraiser Henry Jones appraises a Staffordshire dog:

The British Roadshow attracted tens of thousands to malls in communities right across Canada earlier in the year and as you would expect, the events were massively oversubscribed.

Not surprising as REGINAS' SELL OUT ROADSHOW alone brings in nearly a MILLION in Treasures! With Ottawa, 1000 Islands and Oakville topping a whacking 2.4 million in just 2 weeks!

Watch for new Roadshow events scheduled across the Dominion for the spring 2007 and repeat shows in British Columbia, Ontario and the mid west

The 2006 VANCOUVER Roadshow: 

'English Rose

Thomas Alfred Jones Painting

 The city of Vancouver and the city starts of the Roadshow Tour of Canada for 2006 with 3 Massive  SELL OUT  with these 3 ROADSHOWS topping the $5,000,000.00 Million dollar mark

 Two stunning  oil paintings by Sir Thomas Alfred Jones. President of the Royal Hibernian Academy of Art. showed up in Chilliwack. BC along with a raft of Scottish and Dutch art that made heads turn.

This called 'English Rose' and another 'Margurite in the Temple' (from Faust)  topping the $100,000.00 level.

Thank you Chilliwack where we were Completely SOLD OUT

Where yet more rare books, first editions and fine paintings take the day.

First edition copy of the Honolulu Star

 <Genuine first edition copy of the Honolulu Star, the extra edition published in the PM after the bombing of Pearl Harbour on December 7, 1941

Springtime from Willem Maris

Another Geneva bible variation!

From 1615 this time.

The History of England 1720 by Laurence Echard - Printed for Jacob Tonson, London, 1718

1720., LIBRO: (HISTORIA DE INGLATERRA). ECHARD, LAURENCE:, THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE FIRST ENTRANCE OF JULIUS CAESAR AND THE ROMANS TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE REIGN OF KING JAMES THE SECOND AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF KING WILLIAM AND QUEEN MARY UPON THE THRONE IN THE YEAR 1688., London: printed for Jacob Tonson, 1720.

First ever edition of the Readers Digest Magazine Number 1 Vol 1

Reader's Digest, 1922. Digest Magazine. Volume 1, Number One. $750

First ever edition of the Beano Comic $25,000.00

The first edition of The Beano was dated 30 July 1938 i cost 2 pence when it was brought out by the publisher DC Thomson of Dundee in 1938. The Beano arguably being the most famous of all British children’s comics with its most famous character Dennis the Menace.

A Bean first edition comic sold at auction in March 2004 for a staggering £12,100, by today's money about $25,000.00 Canadian dollars. The highest price ever paid for a British comic was £20,350, which was paid for a mint copy of the first copy of The Dandy comic, published back in 1937.

 The first edition Beano comic, of which only 12 copies are believed to still exist, is still the number one prize for collectors of British comics.

Lots of stories to follow including :

Edmonton and the Northgate Centre for their 2nd Sell Out event in a year.

Sponsors 630 Ched AM. Radio

Thanks to Global TV and Shaw Cable TV for their excellent coverage.

Funds raised for Youth Emergency Shelter Society

A Rare Battle of Gibraltar Painting tops in the $ ratings. The not so Phoney Pony and from the same era; Magical rare Carnival Glass along with Superb Meissen circa 1880.

Be warned: Don't clean your 19th century oil paintings with scouring powder!!!

Fabulous christening font. seldom seen - Ringo figurine & lots more.

Thank you to: Lloydminster, St Paul, Oakville, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, The Pas and Thompson Manitoba.

Rare Books First edition of Miltons Paradise Lost First American Edition $10,000.00

Southlamd Mall - Regina : It's 3 Masters together & hoard of rare books thanks to:

1st a visit from a Chinese Master 'Pu Ru' [Pu Hsin-yu]

Royal Artist - Poet & Calligrapher. One of the 'Three Painters from Across the Straits'

Here all 3 talents are expressed in this exceptional water 30" watercolour and an original poem.

Pu Ru Painting

Another Sell Out! & Town 'n Country Mall

Below: Riocan's Property Manager Julie Renaldi  with Cheryl Charters taking  a lesson in appraising with Marshall Gummer.

Group of Seven Painting discovered

Canadian Master

A Y Jackson

Sir John Gilbert RA. (1817-1897)
Il Pifferaro - 1861

ROADSHOW - LONDON  ONTARIO

 Thanks to White Oaks Mall, the Management and staff and to   Realty because for the 2nd time in less than a year White Oaks Mall in London, were hosts to the first Roadshow of the 2005 Canadian Tour. They are to be congratulated for yet again providing the London community with another sell out event packed with great surprises and fantastic finds.  

Franz Johnston

Including paintins by Thos.R Curtin: Haddon, Burke, Ellis,  W.E. Atkinson ( 1862-1926)

In Brief - Some Top Stories:

Paul Storr: A Royal Regency Masterpiece

A Punch Bowl fit for a king.

Aunt Beatrice' $15,000.00 bundle of books!" Rescued from the yard sale! 

Grannies old glass brooch?

Turns out to be a cluster of Deco Diamonds !!!

The treasures that came in two by two.

Albrecht Durer - Sam Bough & Antoine Bouvard

See 2005 - TREASURES  PAGE

For stories

The Roadshow is all about people

They're the real treasures

Meet Frasia and Hayleigh above with their Newlyn school water colour of a Cornish fisherman  'Winding the hand line' by British Artist F.M.Evans

 Eric above, is a treasure in himself and a Nonagenarian with a rare distinction.

He has fought for King and Country through two world wars.

Eric is pictured here with his rare CRAB Railway carriage reading lamp

We greatfully acknowlege the support of the shopping centres and staff, owned or run by: Redcliff Realty - Riocan Investment Trust and Chez Belle -

Last Years / Previous Roadshows

April 1-2nd          Moose Jaw - Saskachewan / RIOCANS - Town & Country Mall  SOLD OUT

April 4-5th           Regina, Saskachewan / RIOCANS - Southland Mall  SOLD OUT

April 8 - 9-10th    Edmonton, Alberta/ Returning to - Northgate Mall  SOLD OUT

April 12-13th       Lloydminster / Calloway REIT - Lloyd Mall

April 15-16th       St. Paul's, Alberta / Co-Op Mall / in conjunction with the Town of St Paul SOLD OUT

April 22- 23rd      Oakville, Ontario / Returning to Hopedale Mall SOLD OUT

May 13-14th        Prince Albert - Manitoba - South Hill Mall SOLD OUT

May 16-17th.       City of The Pas/OCN - Manitoba- Otineka Mall SOLD OUT

May 19-20th        Yorkton Cancelled

June                     Pittsburgh USA Cancelled

Barrie-Kozlov Centre SOLD OUT

Kingston    Cancelled                                   

Etobicoke SOLD OUT

Huntsville, Ontario SOLD OUT

Vancouver Cancelled                                   

Abbotsford CANCELLED

Kelowna Cancelled

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