Antique Québec commode, $49,076, Miller & Miller

A late 18th/early 19th century Québec arbalète dry scraped commode sold for $49,076 in auctions held Feb. 8-9 by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. in New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada. Also, a walnut chest of drawers commissioned as a wedding gift by Samuel Bricker (1776-1868) to his daughter Mary, 70 ½ inches tall, rose to $24,500; and an oil painting by Maud Lewis (Nova Scotia, 1901-1970), titled Three Black Cats, achieved $31,100.