Author Archives: Toronto Antiques on King

Grotesque Dwarves

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: January 27, 2012
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 people’ who made money at the market by selling viewings to their disfigured bodies. His [...]
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Stanhope

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: January 12, 2012
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 I’d share with you a few items that [...]
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Bomb Girls Rents Props from Toronto Antiques on King

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: January 6, 2012
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 from our national memory, an oversight that Bomb Girls remedies with [...]
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Closed Boxing Day

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: December 26, 2011
As a quick Happy Holiday reminder we are closed today Boxing Day and re-open tomorrow from 10am-6pm and our shop site cynthiafindlay.com is offline for maintenance.
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The Earrings Draw!

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: December 21, 2011
Yesterday was the final day of our contest. Right before we were going to draw all the names (compiled the old-fashioned way, by writing down all the names and literally pulling them from a bag) and old friend of Cynthia’s walked in. Tom Hierlihy is no ordinary ghost from the past. His Uncle worked for [...]
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