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Porcupine Boxes, Veranda Magazine, and Julianne Moore

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: February 23, 2011
The March 2011 edition of Veranda clarified a point that we have suspected for years. We have much in common with Julianne Moore… looks, talent, fame…. ahem…. style? Yes. We have style in common. According to Veranda, Moore’s “favorite thing” is an antique box made out of porcupine needles and ebony that has been in […]
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Getting Ready for Valentines Day

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: February 11, 2011
We love Valentines day. It brings bright red hearts to dreary February nights, rich chocolates to cold afternoons and spring-time flowers to the middle of winter. Valentines day celebrates all kinds of love, not just romantic. It is a holiday that makes us remind all those around us that we love them. That said, it […]
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“Railway Children” Coming To Toronto

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: February 11, 2011
Who hasn’t played a “chu-chu” train game? We have all enjoyed a wooden train set, pretended the fork was a train in order to feed a stubborn mouth, or acted like a train engine carrying “cargo” around the living room floor. Trains spark the imagination of children, but they also evoke romanticism in adults. Train […]
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Chinese New Year: the Year of the Rabbit

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: February 10, 2011
“Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it’s getting!” exclaims Carroll’s rabbit in Alice and Wonderland. With the Chinese New Year celebrations almost over we want to wish everyone a happy 2011, the year of the rabbit. Traditionally, the rabbit brings the welcome promise of prosperity. The rabbit, which bears dozens of offspring at a […]
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Amethyst: February’s Birthstone

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: January 28, 2011
The god of intoxication, Dionysus, drunkenly pursued the maiden Amethystos. Amethystos prayed and asked the gods that she remain chaste. Artemis obliged her request by turning Amethystos into a white stone. After seeing what he had caused, Dionysus was so upset that he poured wine over the stone as an offering, which dyed the crystal […]
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We Love Hearing Our Customer’s Stories!

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: January 25, 2011
We love being a part of our customer’s happiest moments—engagements, “push-presents,” birthdays, anniversaries—we feel like we see people at their most tender, most excited, and most loving. These moments are very rewarding; frankly they are the reason why we come to work in the morning. You can imagine that when we read this blog on […]
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McCain Family Donates $1 million to the Metropolitan Community Church: and other “small world” musings

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: January 18, 2011
Growing up in New Brunswick, I knew the McCain family well. Aside from my mother’s hand-cut french fries, McCain frozen fries were my absolute favourite snack. When I married my boyfriend, best friend and future business partner, we were honoured that Margaret McCain agreed to play the organ at our wedding. New Brunswick is a […]
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