Tag Archives: Jewelry

Jewellery Lecture at Shao Design

[slideshow id=5] We attended an educational evening at Shao Design hosted by Cheryl Fraser, a loyal customer of Toronto Antiques on King & The Cynthia Findlay Collection.  Cheryl delivered her first ever lecture and we found it both entertaining and informative. She discussed western jewellery from the Victorian era to Art Deco at Shao-Pin Chu’s […]
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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 & pink sapphire earrings that have a matching pendant. All gorgeous treasures to […]
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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. Personally, I think Victorian hairwork jewellery […]
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