For over 30 years Mayberry Fine Art has quietly brokered sales for countless Canadian and International works of art from private collections.

We provide complete services to confidentially assist you with the sale of complete collections or single works of art.

What to expect when selling or consigning your artwork with Mayberry Fine Art

• Use our Appraisal and Valuation form to send us details on the work(s) of art you may wish to sell. Some of the details we will need include.
  • Artist Name
  • Size (measurements)
  • Date
  • Signature
  • When and where aquired
  • Condition
  • Good quality photograph
• After a fair market value has been agreed upon, we may need to examine the artwork for condition and authentication.
• In the case of larger works or collections which may be awkward to transport, we will visit your location to view the works.
• Crating and shipping is available when needed.
• Purchase options include outright purchase or consignment sale.
• Commission with regard to consignment sales is an agreed-upon percentage between Mayberry Fine Art and the seller. It is based on the value of the artwork. Commission on higher valued works can be as low as 5%.
• Unless specifically expressed otherwise all values and prices discussed or published are in Canadian funds.

Click here to complete the valuation form.

Charles J. Collings

1848 - 1931
 
Charles Collings was born in Devonshire, England in 1848. Although he received some training in London, he was primarily a self-taught artist. His watercolour landscapes were exhibited at the Royal Academy in London (1893-5) and at the Intl. Society of Sculptors, Painters and Engravers (1898).

He immigrated to Canada in 1910 at the age of 58, and settled at Seymour Arm, Shuswap Lake, B.C. There he painted landscapes of the Rocky Mountains, but also travelled to Niagara and Nipigon, Ont.; Whitehorse, Yukon and throughout British Columbia. His principal market was in Great Britain. The National Gallery of Canada acquired his watercolour, Departing Winter No.9 from the Carroll Gallery, London in 1915. This painting reveals an oriental-like approach to his subject. His work is represented in galleries collections across Canada, including the Winnipeg Art Gallery. He died in Seymour Arm at the age of 83.

Ref:
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Vol.1, by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks, 1997