DOWNSYZOR Silverware, Furniture & Paintings 2021-12-14

Welcome to the estate auction of Avis (Peggie) Allen-Bill and her husband Dr. Charles E. S. Bill. Mrs. Peggie Allen was born in rural Australia in 1926 and was a talented musician. During her musical career, she performed both solo and with the likes of The Beatles, Wayne Newton, Barbara Streisand, Andy Williams, Tom Jones, Ella Fitzergald, Cliff Richards, Tony Bennet, the New York Metropolitan Opera,The George Mitchell Singers, and The Mike Sammes Singers. One of her most notable performances was for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at the Palladium Theatre in London.Dr. Charles Bill was born in India in 1914. Dr. Bill worked in the Indian Civil Service on behalf of the UK Government for several years, attended Oxford, then decided to pursue medicine. He became a doctor and met Mrs. Bill by chance one day as she advertised her car for sale.The couple moved to Canada from London in 1969 to take over a medical practice in Mount Albert, Ontario and have been established there ever since.Mr. and Mrs. Bill were both world travelers with friends all over the globe, as their collection of art, porcelain, and other items demonstrate.This is a DOWNSYZOR ONLINE ESTATE SALE. Items will need to be picked up by you or a shipping representative from the pickup location at the published date and time. If exact address is not shown, it will be released to winning bidders to protect the seller's privacyA 180-lot sale including a wide selection of Fine Silverware, Vintage Furniture, Ceramics, Paintings, and Memorabilia.Bidding opens on Tuesday, November 30th, 2021 at 6:00 PM (EST) and concludes on Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 at 8:00 PM. All figures are in USD. All sales are final.The timed auction features a soft close feature. Our soft close feature ensures bidding is fair for all. In the closing moments of an auction, if a bid is placed during the last 2 minutes on an item, it will extend the bidding for that item for an additional two minutes. This is similar to a live auction during which the bidding will continue as long as bidders increase the bid amounts.