Category Archives: Birthstones

May Birthstone: The Vibrant Emerald

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: May 12, 2010
(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 the green buds of spring [...]
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April Birthstone: The Eternal Diamond

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: April 1, 2010
(The above slideshow is a selection of our truly unique antique, vintage and estate diamond rings available at Cynthia Findlay Antiques at Toronto Antiques on King.  Whether you are looking for an engagement ring or a diamond ring for its own sake (and who doesn’t want that?) – go to cynthiafindlay.com to view the rings.) [...]
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Topaz is the official gemstone of November

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: November 8, 2009
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 in the golden-brown tones for which it is most [...]
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