By Tara Deschamps The latest round of Hudson’s Bay treasures to hit the auction block is packed with ephemera and Indigenous art. Heffel Fine Art Auction House revealed Monday that the 198 pieces that will go up for sale Tuesday include canoe paddles, marionettes, coins, suitcases and model boats that once belonged to the fallen department store. Heffel has been auctioning off tranches of Hudson’s Bay’s 4,400 pieces of art and artifacts since November to help the defunct retailer recoup cash for its creditors. While the lone in-person auction Heffel hosted in November focused on art and the first online sale, which ran through December, added HBC point blankets to the mix, the next auction focuses heavily on retail-era curios. There’s an HBC typewriter, hockey jersey, model train tanker, a… <\/p>\n
By Tara Deschamps The latest round of Hudson’s Bay treasures to hit the auction block is packed with ephemera and Indigenous art. Heffel Fine Art Auction House revealed Monday that the 198 pieces that will go up for sale Tuesday include canoe paddles, marionettes, coins, suitcases and model boats that once belonged to the fallen department store. Heffel has been auctioning off tranches of Hudson’s Bay’s 4,400 pieces of art and artifacts since November to help the defunct retailer recoup cash for its creditors. While the lone in-person auction Heffel hosted in November focused on art and the first online sale, which ran through December, added HBC point blankets to the mix, the next auction focuses heavily on retail-era curios. There’s an HBC typewriter, hockey jersey, model train tanker, a... <\/p>\n