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Birks Sterling Silver
One Of Our Most Recent Categories Is Birks Sterling Silver. Click Here To Shop Now & Explore.
Cynthia Findlay Fine Jewellery & Antiques Ships
We ship across Canada and internationally. Here are the landing pages for several cities in the United States. https://www.cynthiafindlay.com/antique-jewelry-in-dallas.html https://www.cynthiafindlay.com/antique-jewelry-in-houston.html...
Shop Our Estate Sapphire Rings & Jewelry Collection!
As seen in the July 9th The Globe And Mail. Vintage Sapphire Rings - - - - Visit our cool blues of summer. We have a stunning selection of significant vintage sapphire solitaire rings……and here are a few of our favourites! More photos and full descriptions available...
New Blue & White Porcelain & Pottery Categroy
Discover the blue and white porcelain and pottery category on our main Cynthia Findlay Fine Jewellery & Antiques site by clicking here.
For Dads, Grads & Newlyweds
Find gifts they will treasure online at www.cynthiafindlay.com/antique-vintage-estate-father-s-day-gifts.
Prop Rentals Updated
Explore our updated prop rentals category by visiting www.cynthiafindlay.com/prop-rentals-toronto.html.
Latest Finds
Please frequent the recent acquisitions page on our main Cynthia Findlay Findlay Jewellery & Antiques site for your antique decor and vintage, estate and modern jewellery!
A Guide To Art Deco Engagement Rings
Check out our post called "A Guide TO 1920s Engagement Rings" on our main site by clicking here. www.cynthiafindlay.com/blog/a-guide-to-1920s-engagement-rings You will learn about the differences between Art Deco Engagement Rings and Edwardian Engagement Rings. What...
Discover our Wonderful Collection of Sterling Silver
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Vintage Engagement Rings at our Antique Store
Enjoy these beautiful styles of modern and vintage diamond and sapphire engagement rings. Click here to browse a wonderful selection of antique, Art Deco, estate, modern and vintage engagement rings online.
Antique & Vintage Spring Finds
Just a quick update and a reminder to visit our main site www.CynthiaFindlay.com for decorative antiques and stunning estate and vintage jewellery! Here's a few ideas that would make a great gift for weddings and birthdays this spring. Miniature Tantalus, English,...
Toronto Star Reader’s Choice Awards Winner
Thank you to everyone that voted for Cynthia Findlay Antiques in the 2019 Toronto Star Readers' Choice Awards. It Helped Win Diamond Awards for the Best Jewellery Store and the Best Antique Store. Please click here to shop Cynthia Findlay now!
Cynthia Findlay Antiques Nominated For Best Of
Cynthia Findlay Antiques - Estate, Vintage & Modern Jewellery Located Inside Toronto Antiques On King Has Been Nominated For The 2019 Toronto Star Readers' Choice Awards For The Best Antique & Jewellery Store. Thank You!!
Lovely Birds Are Singing At Our Antique Store
Hear these charming antique birds made in West Germany sing on this beautiful day. Please visit our main site at www.cynthiafindlay.com for antique, vintage, decor, dining and jewellery.
Spring Is Here!
We are thrilled spring is here and cannot wait to see flowers and butterfly's. Please click here to shop this beautiful Victorian butterfly brooch. Kindly note the link will take you to see the brooch on our main site at CynthiaFindlay.com
Antique, Estate & Vintage Valentines Day Gift Ideas
For more information on our hand picked romantic gift ideas for Valentines please see our shopping site at www.CynthiaFindlay.com
Recent Acquisitions
Here's a few reasons to frequent our Latest Items category on our main site at CynthiaFindlay.com to shop our most recent acquisitions.
Is Your Home Ready For The Holidays?
We wrote a short blog post on our shopping site as a reminder that we have antique and vintage decor and dining items to better help prep your home for the holidays. Click here to take a peek.
Find Out The Top 5 Tips To Decorate Your Cottage
We are thrilled to be featured in Style At Home's Cottage Style edition this summer. We just finished blogging about it on our main shopping site at Cynthia Findlay Antiques. Please click here to discover the top five tips and see how you can add a little...
Latest Items
We have a lot of exciting new pieces to share with you on our Latest Items page. Updated Weekly! Please click here to have a look. www.cynthiafindlay.com/latest-items.html
The Antique & Vintage Father’s Day Gift Guide
Thinking about dad and looking for a special gift, check out our hand picked selection on our main site by clicking this link.
Two New Posts To Check Out
Please click the links to read our latest blog posts on Victorian Acrostic Rings and Winston Churchill the Bull which can be found on our main site at CynthiaFindlay.com.
Have You Thought About Shopping For Art Deco Rings?
In our latest blog post on our main website at www.cynthiafindlay.com/gatsby-revived-art-deco-rings we share some great insight into what it's like to shop for Art Deco Rings. Please click the link above to find out more. The direct link again...
Vintage, Estate, Art Deco, Victorian & Antique Aquamarine Jewellery
This month in Blog CF Antiques - Insider Tips & Shopping News we wrote about the Aquamarine, March's birthstone. Highlighting some stunningly beautiful examples of vintage, estate, Art Deco, Victorian and antique aquamarine jewellery. Please click here to read the...
Latest Post & Latest Items
Please visit our main site at Cynthia Findlay Antiques to read our latest blog on Amethyst, February's birthstone and shop our Latest Items. www.CynthiaFindlay.com
Dauphine Magazine Shows Off Some Of Our Items
Please click here to see the full post on our main site at www.CynthiaFindlay.com
Fall Advertisements – As Seen In…
As we continue to move towards our site at cynthiafindlay.com please click here to see some inspirational ideas about jewellery and decor from a few of our advertisements in the Post City and Canadian Antiques & Vintage magazines this fall.
Peridot – August’s Birstone
There's a new post on our main site about what make August's Birthstone Peridot so saught after in antique and vintage jewellery. Please click here to have a quick read!
Antique & Vintage Bridal Jewellery In The Press
Here's a quick look at some of the beautiful antique/vintage and vintage inspired bridal jewellery from Cynthia Findlay Antiques featured in Wedluxe by John and Glaze.
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Toronto Antique Shops, Stores, Dealers, Vendors & More…
Hello, as we migrated the blog portion of this site to www.cynthiafindlay.com/blog we have have not posted here in years. However because Cynthia Findlay Antiques and Toronto Antiques on King are the same business and our streets signs say Toronto Antiques on King we...
Our Blog Has Moved
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.
Sarah Richardson’s Dining Room
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...
Elle Canada
Check out how Elle Canada's fabulous stylists used props and jewellery from the Cynthia Findlay Collection in the June 2012 issue.
The Blind Earl
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...
Toronto Life Table Settings
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...
Chatelaine Borrows Egg Cups
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...
Memorial Hair Jewellery
“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...
Style at Home Borrows from Toronto Antiques on King
Fashion week is happening across the street from Toronto Antiques on King, which makes us feel, by osmosis, that we are watching trends as they happen. However, we don’t need to see the goings-on across the street to know that vintage is trending. Antiques are in!...
Our Oscar Jewellery
Like the rest of the audience at the Oscars, the attention of the Toronto Antiques on King staff will be directed forty percent at the awards and sixty percent the wardrobe of our favorite stars. Specifically, we will be ogling the historically spectacular jewellery....
Richard’s Rowing Trophy
Richard MacFarlane, a long-time client of Cynthia Findlay Antiques wrote the following as a guest blogger, "What serendipity. Richard MacFarlane, a competitive oarsman of 38 years, and veteran researcher of Ned Hanlan rowing history, working for the City of Toronto...
Berlin Ironwork: A History
Between 1796 to 1806 the Prussian Royal iron foundries produced a fine lace-like jewellery made out of moulten iron and black laquer. Prussian Citizens were encouraged to donate their gold jewellery to aid the war effort against Napoleon. In exchange for their...
Dearest and Regard Jewellery: Romantic Jewellery for Valentine’s Day
In spite of Britain's infamous reputation as a highly reserved people, Queen Victoria was a great romantic who wore her love for her husband and children on her proverbial shirt-sleeve. Queen Victoria’s love of her family inspired a wave of sentimental Victorian...
Grotesque Dwarves
Somewhere between 1612 and 1621 Jacques Callot, an English nobleman, became a master engraver whose work was sought by important people from France, England and Spain, including, notably, Rembrandt. His focus was on was England’s poorest people. He sketched ‘grotesque...
Stanhope
Last fall we educated a television producer who was thinking of making a new reality television series and wanted to learn more about quirky antiques. We had fun, and in talking about our favorite things, we fell in love with this business all over again. I thought...
Bomb Girls Rents Props from Toronto Antiques on King
Bomb Girls, which premiered Jan 4th on Global TV, depicts Canadian history while it also glimpses our future. During World War Two, and in the absences of men, Canadian women worked for the war effort in munitions factories. This history has been partially blotted...
Happy Hanukkah!
From all of us at Toronto Antiques on King, Happy Hanukkah! For holiday gift ideas, cynthiafindlay.com
The Making of a Christmas Card
One of the freelance stylists who rents props from Toronto Antiques on King, Carolyn Souch, agreed to send us some “in action” shots of the making of her Christmas card. These pictures remove the smoke and mirrors from styling to reveal the ticks and talents of the...
Steven and Chris
At Toronto Antiques on King we are always happily surprised by the way decorators incorporate our inventory into decor schemes. For example, who would have know that 1960’ s Lucite, made in France, could fit perfectly with this 1920`s French inlayed table? And who...
House and Home Holiday
The radio is singing “baby it’s cold outside,” which is exactly how I’m feeling. But you know what? I’m enjoying the crisp days because they mean that the holidays are coming! When the weather turns, we all start nesting. We pull out our fleece blankets, turn on the...
Movember!
Around this time every November, I start to get used to everyone in a mustache. For those of you who are struggling to learn how to eat and drink with a mustache, we offer these Victorian mustache cups, perfectly practical for a well-groomed gentleman. To learn more...
A New Arrival!
Hello all, Don't have much time to blog today but I just wanted to share this STUNNING antique diamond brooch with you. I think you will enjoy 🙂 Are you thinking about Christmas yet? For the best Christmas gifts cynthiafindlay.com
Judith Miller at Toronto Antiques on King
We had a great day with Judith Miller, author of the 2011-2012 Antiques Price Guide, on Tuesday. We loaned Judith a load of interesting and quirky antiques to aid her appearance on Breakfast Television Tuesday morning (she supplied her own fake!). She used our...
The Listening Season
Although we try, we can’t really say it is the Christmas season yet. However, this year we are calling this pre-Christmas season the “listening season.” Tread quietly and you will hear the faintly whispered hints from loved ones. Be a good listener and you will be a...
The Chair Affair!
Did you go to the Chair Affair this year? If you did, then you already know that it was a lot of fun and a smashing success. The Chair Affair, put on by the Furniture Bank and in its second year, showcased designs of many prominent Toronto artists who re-design old,...
Fun With Jane Dayus-Hinch
Oh what fun we had! Thank you to everyone who came to our tea party. It was a true success, a triumph of Victorian etiquette and roaring good time. Jane Dayus-Hinch is a well of excellent wedding advice. She also looks lovely in pink, I think you will agree. We also...
Wedding SOS’s Jane Dayus-Hinch: Come For Tea!
Cynthia Findlay cordially invites you to join her for tea and conversation with Wedding SOS's Jane Dayus-Hinch Wednesday September 7, 2011, 2:30-4:30 Toronto Antiques on King 284 King St. W Toronto, Ontario M5V 1J2 RSVP on facebook or by contacting us A Top UK wedding...
Wishful Drinking: Our Staff Party
I’m trying to write a blog about the fabulous night we had last night watching Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher’s one-woman autobiographical show, but I am distracted because Paul Simon just came on the radio and my, the man can create a beautiful sound. “Remember me...
A Happy (Royal) Couple
Who says only royalty can enjoy a royal life? Katherine and Darren have a romance story that rivals that of the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge. First, the couple enjoyed high tea at Dalvay by the Sea, the resort where Prince William and Kate Middleton stayed on their...
New Series: What Cynthia Bought
We’re going to start a new series on this blog called, “What Cynthia Bought.” Every week we will feature one new piece that we think is particularly spectacular. Kind of like the “What I wore” of vintage goods. Take a look at this lamp, isn’t it just amazing? I want...
A Happy Day
In the height of this year's heat wave, this fiancee was literally jumping up and down with joy. We thought we'd share this happy moment with you. Enjoy the summer and stay cool! If you need glittery ideas, check out cynthiafindlay.com
Rubies Mean that Summer’s Here!
Half-way into July (I’ll say it again, half-way into July!!!) and I’d say it’s about time to do a ruby post. With its intense raspberry colour, ruby is birthstone for July. The ruby is one of the most prized gemstones in history. It was thought to promote power white...
Top Chef Alumni Dinner
We are very excited to tell you about our friend, the chef extraordinaire David Chrystian. You might already know him from the second season of Canada’s Top Chef, or as the executive chef at Le Germain’s Victor. David invited his Top Chef roomies to join him in making...
HAPPY CANADA DAY!
Happy Canada Day, readers! Hope you're day is full of barbeque and fireworks.
A Vintage Wedding
Do you ever wonder how to use your favorite vintage items? Check out how Mango Studios used items from the Cynthia Findlay collection in their vintage wedding shoot. Mango Studios borrowed the antique lockets, the brass and glass heart shaped box and the brass elk...
Proposal in a Canoe
Monet called, he wants his garden back. This is a perfect spring proposal to kick off a summer of love. Gary loved telling us about his beautiful girlfriend’s perfect hands. We needed to find these perfect hands a perfect promise ring. We did. Gary proposed in a canoe...
Summering with the Eatons
This is how the Eaton family enjoyed summer.
Georgian Jewellery: A History
Ever since that last Art Deco post I’ve been dying to write more about the history of jewellery, starting with the Georgian period. Georgian refers to jewellery made between 1714 to 1839 in England. Jewellery made during this time but outside of England is often also...
Happy Father’s Day!
Blue Willow: A Love Story
The story is so familiar that it could have been written by Shakespeare's Chinese twin. It is Romeo and Juliet, if Juliet’s name was Kwang-se, her father was a Manderin and instead of dead the lovers become birds. The story involves unrequited love, family feuds,...
Modern Fairy Tale
I wasn’t in the store when Kate and Kyle first came to shop. I was at an early-morning social media marketing workshop. After a morning of discussing SEO and ROI, I wearily walked into Toronto Antiques on King, latte in hand, and I quickly noticed that I had walked...
House and Home ‘Makeovers’ Contest
Whenever we rent props to design magazines we are both excited and a tad confused. Decor magazines tend to do things waaaaay in advance. For example, last November House & Home magazine was renting stuff for their Christmas issue, “leaving it to the last minute”...
Invitation to a Royal Tea Party
Cynthia Findlay cordially invites you to a royal wedding tea party. Come sip some royal tea, watch the wedding and news coverage on a big screen and wear a royal-inspired hat (not required, but highly recommended!). While you’re here, don’t forget that the Cynthia...
Royal Wedding: The Countdown
House and Home magazine stylists Sarah and Morgan indulged in some royal wedding fever yesterday at Toronto Antiques on King. They sported their newly-acquired Kate Middleton rings from the Cynthia Findlay Collection while they reserved their favourite tea cups for...
Calendar Girls
If you’ve seen the movie, I bet you can’t wait to see the play. If you haven’t seen the move, I bet you can’t wait to see the play. Nude calendars mostly exist in first year dorm rooms and garages...unless... the nude calendar supports a good cause. In that case, you...
Royal Wedding: The Countdown
Hello everyone! The royal wedding is fast approaching and we are obsessed. We love romance, rings and large ceremonies. But the real reason is that we (happily) have not recovered from childhood princess fantasies. To be a bride is to be a princess. We see princess’...
Queen Latifah Wears Cynthia Findlay Necklace
“He had it coming!” catapulted Chicago and Queen Latifah to the Oscars and made its way into common parlance. This April marks the tenth anniversary of the filming of Chicago. Ten years ago Toronto Antiques on King Loaned Queen Latifah some fabulous jewellery,...
Make Earth Hour Last All Year by Buying Vintage
On March 26th (tomorrow) millions of people around the world will turn off all their electricity between 8:30 and 9:30 to observe earth hour. For those of us who live in cities, downtown will feel like a super-hopeful Gotham city. This year earth hour organizers are...
Couple Gets Engaged at Toronto Antiques on King
Warning: the following is not for those who cry during romantic comedies. Listen up all you princes and princesses-in-training, here is a story about how to get it done. “It” being the proposal and “done” being the anticipated acceptance. After Aizick treated her to a...
Cash’s Darling: Johnny Cash impersonator’s wife visits Toronto Antiques on King!
Shawn Barker may steal the show as Johnny Cash in The Man in Black, but his wife, Sara Marcoux, stole our eyes. The Toronto Antiques on King staff were going about our regular Friday afternoon activities when in walked a vision from another era. Marcoux had a...
Porcupine Boxes, Veranda Magazine, and Julianne Moore
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...
Getting Ready for Valentines Day
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...
“Railway Children” Coming To Toronto
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,...
Chinese New Year: the Year of the Rabbit
“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...
Amethyst: February’s Birthstone
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...
We Love Hearing Our Customer’s Stories!
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...
McCain Family Donates $1 million to the Metropolitan Community Church: and other “small world” musings
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...
Wonder Bread Uses Props from Toronto Antiques on King
For cheery kitchen decor items that are as beautiful as they are functional, Toronto Antiques on King is the place to go. Even if you just want to dress up a commercial set, we have everything you need. The lovely people at Wonder know this too, and that's why they...
Priscilla Drivers Russ and Rufus shop at Toronto Antiques on King
At Toronto Antiques on King, we have the happy privilege to meet all kinds of wonderful people on a daily basis. And with all of the theatre action happening in the area, we see our fair share of famous faces. But behind the scenes are lots of hardworking folks, who...
Mia Kirshner Visits Toronto Antiques on King: And a Story About January’s Birthstone
Mia Kirshner came into Toronto Antiques on King before Christmas (our hearts have not yet returned to a normal pulse). In addition to being a classic beauty, Kirshner is modest, understated and unassuming. She seemed full of wonderful paradoxes that only made us like...
Popular Fashion Blog Writes About Toronto Antiques on King
Do you take your vitamins? At Toronto Antiques on King we are very passionate about vitamins. We love those little capsules full of everything you need for a healthy day including fashion advice, fast wit, and gift ideas. Oh wait, you thought I was talking about...
Last Minute Christmas Gifts
Don't have your Christmas presents yes? There is still time to find a "wow!" gift at Toronto Antiques on King and the Cynthia Findlay Collection. Say no to boring gifts. Say yes to one-of-a-kind showpieces. Say no to Christmas lineups. Say yes to knowledgeable...
The Good Witch IV rents props from Toronto Antiques on King
How can you tell the difference between a good witch and a bad witch? A good one drinks tea. A really good witch holds a tea party with silver tea pots and fine china cups and saucers from Toronto Antiques on King. Which is exactly what Good Witch Productions...
Kate Middleton, Princess Diana and You
A new generation of Royalty got hitched with an old generation engagement ring. However, Princess Diana's ring is anything but 'dated' on Kate Middleton's finger. That sapphire and diamond engagement ring has a timeless beauty fit for a princess and future queen....
Turquoise: The December Birthstone, a Success Story
In 1870 Tiffany & Co. pontificated, If cold December gave you birth The month of snow and ice and mirth Place on your hand a turquoise blue; Success will bless whate'er you do. In 1870 Tiffany & Co. was making and selling beautiful pieces of jewellery. Now, in...
Toronto Antiques on King Lends Dining Ware to Style at Home
The holiday edition of Style at Home has hit news stands and it brings tidings of great joy to home decorators. Do you want to learn how to make a garland out of green ornaments? Do you want to sparkle with gold and silver? Do you want to learn how to set an amazing...
House and Home Features Casual and Fine Dining Items from Toronto Antiques on King
Toronto Antiques on King is thrilled that so many of our casual and fine dining items made it into November's edition of House and Home. This edition has caused quite a stir among home decorators and Toronto Antiques on King is happy these heirlooms are finding new...
November Birthstone: Topaz!
Topaz reminds me of fall. The stone looks like the autumn leaves that this week have gone from the top of trees to the bottom of our feet. Topaz looks like the fabulous fall squashes that have been abundant in gardens this year. It looks like the colour of cocktails...
Toronto Antiques on King Loves “Priscilla: Queen of the Desert”, Especially its Vintage Jewellery
The staff at Toronto Antiques on King are squinting today and it's not because we've been looking directly at the sun. It's because we've been selling a lot of vintage costume jewellery and boy, does it sparkle something fabulous. Nothing excites our enthusiasm for...
Breakfast Television Star is Wearing our Jewellery on Monday October 25th!
When the holiday's come Toronto Antiques on King gets ready for a happy onslaught of clients looking for jewellery that sparkles. Gone is the fabulous chunky-plastic summer jewellery and out comes the glamourous glitz. One of the best ways to sparkle at the holiday...
Upcoming Textile Show!
Our good friend Roushell Goldstein visited Toronto Antiques on King on Tuesday. In addition to being an avid antique collector, Roushell is also a textile artist. We were excited to hear about her upcoming show—so excited that we thought you would be too! Roushell is...
Check out this Furniture Bank Charity Fundraiser: The Chair Affair!
We have very exciting news. Today Elaine Frost, a friend of the store, visited to tell us about an event she is organizing through the charity Furniture Bank. Furniture Bank accepts donations of gently used household furnishings from Torontonians and gives (at no...
The Hot New Movie Red with Bruce Willis Features Antique Props From Our Store
The staff at Toronto Antiques on King moonlight as movie enthusiasts. You can imagine we are all a bit excitable as we anticipate the opening of Red, starring Helen Mirren, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, and John Malkovich. Aside from the thrilling...
October Birthstone: the Opulent Opal
Opals have traditionally been rooted in spirituality. Archeologist Louis Leakey, for example, found opal adornments in a 6000 year old Kenyan tomb. The most recent folklore originated in the nineteenth century. According to this superstition, opals bring good luck to...
September Birthstone: the Sumptuous Sapphire
The cool, clear blue of a crisp September night sky calls to mind the striking richness of a quality Sapphire, birthstone of September babies. Sapphire is a variety of the mineral corundum, which can be found in any color seen in the sky, except red, which is...
Kennedy Miniseries Picks Props from Toronto Antiques on King
Last we heard, filming is still ongoing in Toronto for the History Channel's forthcoming miniseries The Kennedys, slated for broadcast in 2011. Greg Kinnear as former U.S. president John F. Kennedy, and Katie Holmes as first lady Jacqueline Kennedy are on location in...
Toronto Antiques on King Goes 3D!
In the much anticipated CBC presentation of the first Canadian 3D television broadcast, a documentary called “Queen Elizabeth in 3D”, airing on September 20th at 7pm, our very own Alex Stairs will make a brief guest appearance to explain a bit about stereoscopes, the...
House and Home November Issue Features Holiday Dining Ideas Inspired by Swedish Gustavian Design
This year's holiday issue of Canadian House and Home Magazine is coming to newsstands in November and we wanted to give you a preview of the cool dinnerware from Toronto Antiques on King that you'll find inside! Pieces in light, icy blues, greens and metallics were...
Moustache Cups: A Brief History
Hey folks! Here's a quick history lesson for you, all about Moustache Cups! Moustache Cups were invented in the mid 1800's by an English potter named Harvey Adams. In those Victorian times, most men had impressive moustaches, and many men waxed or even dyed their...
See the Latest in House and Home from Toronto Antiques on King!
We always like to give you a sneak peek at the items from our collection that magazine stylists, writers and designers choose for upcoming issues; so here's a hint: be sure to look out for the November 2010 House and Home Magazine! It's the Holiday issue, full of...
Muskoka Antique Show: Celebrity Hot-Spot!
We had a wonderful time at the Muskoka Antique Show this past weekend in Port Carling. It was lovely to see all of our friends who came out antiquing and enjoyed the beautiful surroundings; but it wasn't just the scenery that caught our attention! The big highlight of...
August Birthstone: Peridot, the Evening Emerald – Toronto
Here we are in August, when green growth around us is at its peak and the heat of the day gives way to cooler evenings. It is the month of Peridot, a cool, clear green stone, found in a range of hues that call to mind summer lushness, like vibrant grass, ripening...
Toronto Antiques on King does Breakfast Television and Sherway Gardens Show…We Really Get Around!
Look for our appearance on Breakfast Television this Tuesday morning when we will be discussing the finer points of the antique business, particularly our participation in the 39th and final Sherway Gardens Antique Show, Toronto’s largest antiquing event. Running...
Just Look For The Pointing Finger – We Have Brand New Banners!
It's official! After moving over a year ago, one major house cleaning necessity was finally completed late Tuesday evening. Just look for the magical hand with the pointing finger to guide you into our fabulous storefront location! Thank-you for your patience and...
Thought for the Day: Lessons from the Sandbox
We love this inspirational little piece... Good advice for business and life in general. Pass it on! Business Principles don't have to be complicated. Remember the rules in nursery school: Share your toys Play fair Don't hit people Put things back where you found them...
Congratulations Spain for your World Cup Win!
After the thrilling World Cup finals which saw Spain capture the championship for the first time in a 1-0 victory over Netherlands, we're still experiencing a touch of football fever. To that end, we thought you'd get a "kick" out of this great vintage football player...
Queen’s Visit Renews our National Pride
We loved the coverage of the Queen's visit celebrating Canada's 143rd Birthday. She certainly has a way of affirming our pride in being Canadian, and her red and white ensemble was terrific! Especially that diamond Maple Leaf brooch, a piece originally presented to...
Aynsley “Muskoka” Dessert Plates At Muskoka Antique Show
Looking forward to the 27th annual Muskoka Antique Show on July 23-25, we are featuring this set of four antique dessert plates from a rare John Aynsley Canadian Topographical Dessert Service, beautifully hand painted with serene Muskoka views. Impressed AYNSLEYS and...
Dessert Plates to be Featured in Chatelaine
Chatelaine Magazine recently chose some lovely serving items from our collection to dress up a photo shoot due out in their upcoming August issue. Apparently, the theme is to be pretty outdoor dessert buffet and picnic place setting ideas, of both a formal and...
Cheryl Tiegs Wears Jewellery from the Cynthia Findlay Collection
ARABELLA Magazine has featured a great interview with cover girl and business woman extraordinaire Cheryl Tiegs in the current Summer Dreams issue, on sale today. Already stunning, Cheryl looks even more glamorous all dressed up in jewellery from the Cynthia Findlay...
July Birthstone: The Ravishing Ruby
The heat of summer is upon us and those born in July surely feel it all the more with Ruby as their birthstone. The deep red colour of the ruby has long been associated with heat and power; its glow reputed to come from an internal flame that cannot be extinguished,...
Happy Canada Day!
In honour of Canada and its illustrious emblem, we’ve put together some items featuring… you guessed it! Beavers.
Father’s Day Finds: Great Gift Ideas for Dad
In honour of Father's Day this weekend, we've put together some unique gift ideas to help inspire you. We know it can be difficult to shop for the father in your life who seems to already have everything he needs; but rest assured, these functional, elegant and...
Old Meets New: Stylists Love the Cynthia Findlay Collection
Nicola Smith, stylist and owner of Her Hidden Agenda, chose lots of beautiful jewellery from the Cynthia Findlay collection to style a photo shoot for Issue #8 of Contra Magazine. Some of the pieces she used are pictured above. You can contact us for more...
June Birthstone: The Elegant Pearl
Summer is in our sights and we could not be more pleased. We love June, and imagine you do too. What better way to celebrate the coming season, a June wedding or the birthday of your someone special, than by giving the timeless gift of pearls, which just so happen to...
Linda Reeves Recommends our Black Tiffan Candlesticks
Watch House and Home's Linda Reeves discuss these Black Tiffan glass candlesticks in her video blog - decorating favourites.
Happy Victoria Day!
Queen Victoria's Birthday is May 24th and every year England and Commonwealth celebrate the birth of England's longest reigning monarch. During her 63 year reign she saw her small island nation become a world dominating empire, she saw the industrial revolution...
Rock of Ages/Idol Star also an Antiques Lover!
The star of Broadway's Rock of Ages, Constantine Maroulis (well known to American Idol fans for finishing 6th on the fourth season and for his hard rock style) was in town for the opening of the Toronto run of the musical. He made sure to stop by Toronto Antiques on...
May Birthstone: The Vibrant Emerald
(This elegant 5.6 ct emerald ring with tapered shank set in platinum and 18kt yellow gold is a true beauty. The colour of the emerald is an intense very slightly blueish green. This ring is available online and in our store at 284 King St. W!) Isn’t it fitting that as...
Toronto Antiques on King Celebrates Earth Day, Every Day!
The beautiful thing about antiques is that they are intrinsically green. Buying antiques helps us to consume less and reuse more, one of the most important pillars of the green movement. The mass production of consumer goods over the last century has been filling our...
E.C. Woodley: Auguststrasse 25
We are proud to be a part of the Koffler Centre of the Arts' latest exhibition, running at the Kiever Syangogue (25 Bellevue Avenue) in Kensington Market from April 22 to May 30, 2010. The exhibition, E.C. Woodley: Auguststrasse, is the recreation of a typical 1920s...
Green Glazed Wedgwood Plates
Our green glazed Wedgwood plates are featured in the April issue of House and Home magazine. Pick up an issue to have a look! These bright plates with wicker, floral and leaf patterns will add a touch of Spring to any table.
Good Luck Alex and Luke!
On March 20th Alex Sabine, a former employee and friend of the Toronto Antiques on King team, is embarking on an exciting adventure that involves using the power of social media to enable an exploration of North America. Equipped with a small car, a trunk load of...
Winston Spencer Churchill
We’ve been pondering the legacy of Sir Winston Churchill after the death of his grandson, 27 year British Conservative MP Winston Spencer Churchill, on March 3rd. He was 69. The “British Bulldog” cast a long shadow over his descendants, one that time and death...
Alice in Wonderland
Tim Burton’s magical adaptation of Lewis Carrol’s Alice in Wonderland is out in theatres tomorrow. We decided to jump down the rabbit hole and join the Alice-mania by bringing out this spectacularly amusing Wonderland themed painting. The Mad Hatter is front and...
International Week of Clowning, Laughter and Health Care
This week is the International Week of Clowning, Laughter and Health Care. Welcome to all the medical clowns gathering at The Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre for the workshops going on all week to promote the use of laughter therapy in health care. It is...
Aquamarine, Diamond and Pearl Necklace
(The stunning aquamarine, diamond and pearl necklace seen above, set in platinum, has one bezel-set oval faceted aquamarine weighing 19.72ct! This exceptional piece is available at Cynthia Findlay Antiques (416) 260-9057) It is hard to believe that it’s March...
Remembering our Last Great War Veteran: John Babcock
At an antique store, time can seem to stand still as we are surrounded by objects that contain much historical significance and many past remembrances. Learning on Thursday that our last WWI veteran had passed away, we here at Toronto Antiques on King & The...
Cynthia Findlay Antiques Visits The Country Day School
Recently we attended the annual CDS Designer Fair, which was a great success!This video showcases a beautiful late Victorian diamond ring made around 1890 with the center stone weighing 2.27ct. Also featured are two pink gold Etruscan wire bangles and exquisite pearl...
Come check out our booth at the Oakville Antique Show this weekend!
WHERE: St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. W (Hwy 5) Oakville, Ontario WHEN: Saturday November 14th and Sunday November 15th, 2009 WHAT: One of the GTA’s best shows with great quality and varitey of antiques, estate jewellery, collectibles, folk art,...
Topaz is the official gemstone of November
A few interesting facts about topaz: The name topaz is either derived from an Sanskrit word meaning “fire” or from an island in the Red Sea fomerly called Topazos, now called Zabargad, which was the ancient source of the stone peridot. Topaz does not just come...
Victorian Hairwork and Mourning Jewellery
This design on the face of this beautiful Victorian brooch is not what it seems at first sight. Believe it or not, it is actually made out of human hair - a notion that never fails to cause a strong reaction in people, whether shock, awe, disgust or delight....
Movie “Amelia” Features Historic Antiques from Cynthia Findlay Antiques
The Movie “Amelia” features these historic antiques from Cynthia Findlay Antiques (via CynthiaFindlay).
Actress and Antique-lover, Kate Walsh
I wanted to mix 20th century design with French and Spanish antiques - and not have it look like a garage sale! Actress Kate Walsh shares her deepest design desires and secrets in the November 09 issue of Instyle (pg.267). Everywhere you look these days, from...
Our Antique Channel on YouTube!
Link: We now also have our own Antique Channel on YouTube!
Toronto Antiques on King is on TWITTER!
Link: Toronto Antiques on King is now on TWITTER! Click here to follow us!
Read More About Tuesday Night’s Concierge Event
Link: Read More About Tuesday Night's Concierge Event by Clicking Here! Our apologies to Steam Whistle Brewing, whose name was spelled incorrectly in the release.
SNEAK PEAK: Holiday Trends from House & Home and Toronto Antiques on King
Torontonians are generally less than eager to leave thoughts of sunshine, bbqs, and cottaging behind before the very last of a summer glow has faded from our cheeks, but the chilly weather lately has us all thinking flannel, warm apple pie and roaring fires. Autumn...
Dear Cynthia Findlay Team,…
Dear Cynthia Findlay Team, Thank you all so much for all of your hard work pulling so many items together for House & Home - and so quickly! It means a lot. Sincerely, Michael & Stacey stylists at House & Home
“Everything you ever wanted, needed and desire – where I come to shop!”
Jane Dayus-Hinch, host of Wedding SOS on Canada’s Slice network
Wedding SOS on Canada’s Slice Network Finds Solutions at Toronto Antiques on King!
With a savvy solution to any wedding-related problem and a knack for making something spectacular out of utter chaos, it is no wonder Jane Dayus-Hinch recently led her wedding planning team to the treasure trove of Toronto Antiques on King to film on location for an...
The United Way and Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Silent Auctions
At Toronto Antiques on King, we take pride in our commitment to community involvement. What better way to help others than to do what we do best - antiques! Recently we donated items to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award silent auction, ’Come Wine with the Best of Us’, a...
Emily Carr The Soul Within
Emily Carr, “Indian Church” (1929), oil on canvas, 108.6 x 68.9 cm, Art Gallery of Ontario.* Once again Toronto Antiques on King is proud to announce that items from our inventory have been chosen as props to grace the silver screen and bring historical accuracy and...
Queen Latifah wears Cynthia Findlay’s Jewellery in the movie Chicago
(Queen Latifah’s necklace and earrings from Cynthia Findlay Antiques at Toronto Antiques on King, as worn in the movie Chicago) When your business is antiques you are awarded the wonderful opportunity to meet all sorts of fascinating people. Every day tourists and...
Wedding Shoot “To the Manor Bound” with Bridal Jewellery for Arabella Magazine
One day this past spring I drove up to Woodbridge with a chest full of beautiful jewellery to participate by special invitation in the wedding shoot “To The Manor Bound” in the Summer 2009 issue of Arabella, a magazine dedicated to showcasing Canadian Art,...
Canadian House & Home Works With Toronto Antiques on King To Create Beautiful Features and Articles.
My very first boss when I worked for Royal Doulton, Ken Ridgway, was the descendant of the man who designed the blue willow pattern. Who would have thought all those years ago that one day I would see a beautiful display of blue willow patterned china borrowed from my...
Junior League of Toronto Showhouse With Gluckstein Design & Spraggett Stevens Inc.
Recently Toronto Antiques on King had the opportunity to participate in the Junior League of Toronto Showhouse at MacLean House. Working with Gluckstein Design and Spraggett Stevens Inc., we contributed items to the Living Room on the main floor as well as the Ladies’...
We are now on facebook!
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How Buying Antiques Helps Preserve the Planet
At Toronto Antiques on King we are very conscientious about doing our part to preserve the planet. That is why we would like you to know that buying antiques has positive effects on the world around us. Choosing to buy antiques, vintage items and second hand goods...
We Moved All Our Antiques, Whoopi Goldberg Visits & Today We Started Blogging!
We may be an antique store, but that doesn’t mean we are old fashioned! We are very excited to now have this forum to share our latest news, upcoming store events, and all things antique with you. And what a great time to start blogging just after moving into our...