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Michel-Alain Forgues is up to his neck in his work, a sterling silver, niobium and 18 karat gold necklace priced at $2200
Michel-Alain Forgues is up to his neck in his work, a sterling silver, niobium and 18 karat gold necklace priced at $2200

Michel-Alain Forgues is up to his neck in his work, a sterling silver, niobium and 18 karat gold necklace priced at $2200

Date2/5/1987
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127384F
Hitting the jackpot: Graeme Stewart, 44 turned silver into gold when the sterling tankard he holds was sold at auction for $70,000
Hitting the jackpot: Graeme Stewart, 44 turned silver into gold when the sterling tankard he holds was sold at auction for $70,000
5/28/1985
Men's doric column ring at 18-karat yellow gold with bezel-set diamond, $5,300, man's 14-karat yellow gold ring with channel-set diamond, $2,975, both by Myles Mindham of Stones Fine Jewellery Ltd
Men's doric column ring at 18-karat yellow gold with bezel-set diamond, $5,300, man's 14-karat yellow gold ring with channel-set diamond, $2,975, both by Myles Mindham of Stones Fine Jewellery Ltd
2/19/1988
Artform: Alain Mikli, a former optician who turned to design, recently appeared at Karir, Toronto's newest high fashion eyewear boutique, to introduce 500 of his sun and prescription glasses
Artform: Alain Mikli, a former optician who turned to design, recently appeared at Karir, Toronto's newest high fashion eyewear boutique, to introduce 500 of his sun and prescription glasses
3/28/1989
Portrait of the artist: Hungarian-born artist Dora De Pedery-Hunt, wears her small sterling silver sculpture entitled The Kiss as a dramatic necklace over a turtleneck
Portrait of the artist: Hungarian-born artist Dora De Pedery-Hunt, wears her small sterling silver sculpture entitled The Kiss as a dramatic necklace over a turtleneck
1/19/1990
Canadian Tribute to the Queen's Silver Jubilee is a $100 commemorative 22-karat gold coin issued by the Royal Canadian Mint and designed by advertisin(...)
Canadian Tribute to the Queen's Silver Jubilee is a $100 commemorative 22-karat gold coin issued by the Royal Canadian Mint and designed by advertisin(...)
10/18/1977
Norman Elder holds 7-FT. Anaconda he brought from Peru. Around his neck is a monkey skull on a necklace of beads
Norman Elder holds 7-FT. Anaconda he brought from Peru. Around his neck is a monkey skull on a necklace of beads
8/26/1965
Golden idylls: From left, women's 18-karat gold rings from Birks: round solitaire, $15,000, pear-shaped solitaire, $5,300
Golden idylls: From left, women's 18-karat gold rings from Birks: round solitaire, $15,000, pear-shaped solitaire, $5,300
2/19/1988
His bud's for you: With a garland of garlic draped round his neck, Ted Maczka - the Fish Lake Garlic Man - extoils the virtues of the aromatic bulb to just about anyone who dares to come near him
His bud's for you: With a garland of garlic draped round his neck, Ted Maczka - the Fish Lake Garlic Man - extoils the virtues of the aromatic bulb to just about anyone who dares to come near him
9/27/1983
Tragic aftermath: Bramalea teenager Jack Riley, 17, a quadriplegic after he broke his neck during a highschool rugby game last May, is visited in the intensive-care unit of Toronto Western Hospital by his parents
Tragic aftermath: Bramalea teenager Jack Riley, 17, a quadriplegic after he broke his neck during a highschool rugby game last May, is visited in the intensive-care unit of Toronto Western Hospital by his parents
2/6/1987
Lucky man: Donald Elborn broke his neck diving into shallow water last month, but was lucky not to injure his spinal cord.
Lucky man: Donald Elborn broke his neck diving into shallow water last month, but was lucky not to injure his spinal cord.
8/2/1989
Out of commission: It will be at least Christmas before David Spencer is free to halo brace, an appliance screwed into his skull to restrict its movement so bones in his neck will heal
Out of commission: It will be at least Christmas before David Spencer is free to halo brace, an appliance screwed into his skull to restrict its movement so bones in his neck will heal
11/8/1986
At work: For a top executive of a multi-million dollar business Marty Silver looks sort of informal surrounded by huge rolls of material used in his furniture business
At work: For a top executive of a multi-million dollar business Marty Silver looks sort of informal surrounded by huge rolls of material used in his furniture business
8/14/1984