by TAOK | Aug 18, 2011 | Cynthia Findlay, Entertainment District, Interior Decorator
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...
by TAOK | Jul 15, 2011 | Birthstones, Celebrities, Entertainment District, Estate Jewellery, Gemstones, History, Rubies, Toronto Antiques on King
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...
by TAOK | Apr 19, 2011 | Entertainment District, Events, Fundraising & Charity
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...
by TAOK | Feb 11, 2011 | Entertainment District, Events, Film & Television Props, History
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,...
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 | Oct 30, 2010 | Entertainment District, Events, Gift Ideas, Holiday, Musicals
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...
