Author Archives: Toronto Antiques on King

Our Blog Has Moved

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: June 25, 2012
Hello and welcome to Cynthia Findlay Antiques & Toronto Antiques on King. Previously we used this site for blogging but have moved it to www.cynthiafindlay.com/blog. Please contact us with your questions, we look forward to your visit.
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Sarah Richardson’s Dining Room

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: May 30, 2012
Sarah Richardson’s latest Decor column in the Globe and Mail dares the home decorator to ‘inject some spirit’ into their dining rooms. Traditionally, Richardson argues, dining rooms  are museums for stuffy, formal decor. Instead, Richardson designed this eye-catching dining room, full of “youthful energy,” suitable for both dinner parties and informal family gatherings. Richardson’s beautiful […]
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Elle Canada

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: May 16, 2012
Check out how Elle Canada’s fabulous stylists used props and jewellery from the Cynthia Findlay Collection in the June 2012 issue.
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The Blind Earl

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: May 15, 2012
  With Spring finally in full swing, we thought we’d share this story about Blind Earl china. I close my eyes and rub my fingers all around these Royal Worcester “Blind Earl” pieces. While we can’t always see history, antiques allow us the opportunity to feel our past. The tactile experience of handling antiques often […]
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Toronto Life Table Settings

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: May 7, 2012
This is a weekend for hosting family and friends and sharing special meals together. Toronto Life has created some inspiring place settings that make decorating the table an easy art, and that turn any dinner into an occasion. We are honoured that Toronto Life borrowed many of these items from Toronto Antiques on King & […]
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Chatelaine Borrows Egg Cups

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: April 5, 2012
This won’t come as a shock, but we love re-purposing antiques for modern uses. Old biscuit barrels? Great toilet paper holders! An old table celery server? Why not use it for bread sticks? This is why when, Julia, a stylist for Chatelaine, asked to borrow napkin holders to use as egg cups, we were very […]
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Memorial Hair Jewellery

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: March 28, 2012
“Hair is at once the most delicate and lasting of our materials, and survives us, like love. It is so light, so gentle, so escaping from the idea of death, that with a lock of hair belonging to a child or friend, we may almost look up to heaven and compare notes with the angelic […]
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