Canadian Living 40th Anniversary Issue - April 2015

“Easter made Easy”

Stylist Alanna Davey uses vintage and antique pewter water jugs to hold bouquets of spring flowers for

her Easter table setting.

We love how stylists use antiques in new ways, so when Alanna stopped by the shop this week we asked

her if she could talk about her “Easter made Easy” feature inCanadian Living, April 2015 (pages 94-101).

Alanna said, “I wanted to do a take on Easter light blue but not kitschy”; something “very simple, clean,

and fresh”; “something that was easy going, almost casual”; and “something attainable for everybody.”

Alanna’s use of vintage and antique pewter jugs to hold spring bouquets with Queen Anne’s Lace is a

charming example of how to use antiques in new and interesting ways while highlighting just what Alanna

means by “Easter made Easy.”

Pewter Water Jugs

Left to Right:

Arts and Crafts Hammered Pewter Water Jug, Halo’ England, John Turton, Sheffield Pewter

Height 8 ½”

$465.00

Tulip Pewter Water Jug Bedford England, C.1880

Height 6 ½”

$295.00

Round Pewter Water Jug, Pewter by Galstaff, Hand Wrought

Height 6”

$145.00

Alanna also used a plain white ironstone platter and the simple yet elegant Birks Regency Plate “York”

pattern flatware for her Easter table setting.

White Ironstone Platter, Alfred Meakin England

12 ¼” x 9”

$95.00 (as found)

Birks Regency Plate “York” Pattern (all monogrammed)

Birks produced their most popular patterns in both silver plate and in sterling silver. For example, Birks

Regency Plate “York” (above) is called “Saxon” in sterling silver. We have both and can fill your pattern

or help you find the pieces you have been looking for. Please contact us for prices.

Overall, we have a large number of individual pieces and place settings. If you have half a set or inherited a

set and want to finish it, or if you don’t know what your set is called we can also pattern match.

Whether you want to add to your flatware service or are looking for inspiring ways to set the table, stop by

the shop, we would be pleased to help.  

Franklin's Lost Ships - Prop Rental

Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 8PM on CBC’S Nature of Things

A neat little prop rental for a historical project:

Franklin’s Lost Ships:

Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 8 PM on CBC’S Nature of Things

Co-produced by 90th Parallel Productions and Lion Television

Here are the props from the rental for Franklin’s Lost Ships:

Nineteenth-Century English Silver Plate Flatware

Fork $20.00 (As Found)

Fork $25.00

Spoon $45.00

Nineteenth-Century Scrimshaw Paginator

$695.00

Nineteenth-Century Steel Rimmed Eye Glasses

$195.00

Style At Home's Special Issue

Cottage Style: Fresh Looks for Easy Living - Spring 2015

We are very pleased to be part of styleathome's special cottage issue.

Credits:

Producer: ANN MARIE FAVOT

Photography: VIRGINIA MACDONALD

A small pink transferware dish helps to create the cottage-style palette (10).

V&B Waller France Pink Transferware Small Dish, C.1880

$30.00

(This dish is actually a rim soup from a child’s play set.)

In “Classic Pieces: What a Dish!” Ann Marie Favot workswith pretty

pastels andflorals to create a “cottage-style shelfor table” (38-39).

Mid-Century Shorter Pink with Tiny White Dots Ceramic Jug

$75.00

Foley Floral Bouquet Teacup, C.1950s

$35.00 (Teacup and Saucer)

Belleek Pink Neptune Pattern Teacup

Second Green mark 1955-1965

$125.00 (Cup Only)

Late Victorian Rose Spray Transfer Finish Bavarian Biscuit Barrel

$45.00

In “Vintage Pieces: Retro Revival” Ann Marie chooses vintage “statement” pieces

andsuggests“bright” pops of colour one way to create a “cottage-style home” look (64-65).

[Far left of group shot individual pictures not included]

Weller White Two Handled Ceramic Vase, C.1930s-40s

$265.00 (As Found)

Pair of Van Briggle Colorado Springs Turquoise Double Vases, C.1950s

$195.00

Swedish Orange Glass Vase, C.1960s

$325.00

Mid-Century G.W. Alior India Round Green Ceramic Vase

$95.00

Pair of Victorian Turquoise Enamel Decorated Bristol Glass Vase, C.1890s (showing one of two)

$450.00 (pair)

Keith Murray Wedgwood White Ceramic Vase, C.1950s

$495.00

Mid-Century West German Green Ceramic Vase with Green Squares

$55.00

Mid-Century Crown Ducal Celery Green Ceramic Pitcher

$295.00

Mid-Century Japanese Ceramic Study of Two Cardinals on a Branch

$195.00