Category Archives: Victorian

Father’s Day Finds: Great Gift Ideas for Dad

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: June 16, 2010
In honour of Father’s Day this weekend, we’ve put together some unique gift ideas to help inspire you. We know it can be difficult to shop for the father in your life who seems to already have everything he needs; but rest assured, these functional, elegant and collectible pieces are sure to impress! Shown above are: Timeless […]
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Happy Victoria Day!

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: May 22, 2010
Queen Victoria’s Birthday is May 24th and every year England and Commonwealth celebrate the birth of England’s longest reigning monarch.  During her 63 year reign she saw her small island nation become a world dominating empire, she saw the industrial revolution ignite and witnessed scientific advancements that helped shape our world.  This portrait shows her […]
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Spring Butterfly Jewellery

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: April 9, 2010
[slideshow id=22] Most Beautiful Butterfly Jewellery Featured In Arabella Magazine The butterfly has long been a symbol of resurrection, transformation and celebration.  We are celebrating some of our most beautiful pieces of butterfly jewellery in our ad for thespring issue of Arabella Magazine. Fabulous Capodimonte Porcelain We had lots of fun pairing our butterflies with […]
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Jewellery Lecture at Shao Design

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: February 19, 2010
[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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Victorian Hairwork and Mourning Jewellery

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: November 7, 2009
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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