by TAOK | Mar 9, 2011 | Bridal Jewellery & Accessories, Cynthia Findlay, Musicals, Toronto Antiques on King, Vintage Jewellery
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...
by TAOK | Feb 23, 2011 | Cynthia Findlay, Gift Ideas, History, Toronto Antiques, Toronto Antiques on King
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...
by TAOK | Feb 11, 2011 | Antiques, Bridal Jewellery & Accessories, Cynthia Findlay, Engagement Rings, Estate Jewellery, Gift Ideas, Holiday, Vintage Jewellery
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...
by TAOK | Feb 10, 2011 | Collecting Doulton & Beswick Magazine, Cynthia Findlay, Entertainment District, Gift Ideas, History, Holiday, Royal Doulton
“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...
by TAOK | Jan 28, 2011 | Cynthia Findlay, Gemstones, Gift Ideas
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...
by TAOK | Jan 25, 2011 | Bridal Jewellery & Accessories, Cynthia Findlay, Engagement Rings
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...
