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Ornately-carved antique chair which Frank Frank-furter (left) brought to Canada is examined by Heribert Hickl-Szabo
Ornately-carved antique chair which Frank Frank-furter (left) brought to Canada is examined by Heribert Hickl-Szabo

Ornately-carved antique chair which Frank Frank-furter (left) brought to Canada is examined by Heribert Hickl-Szabo

Date2/8/1971
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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_0127438F
Hickl-Szabo: Showing 'stylistic development'
Hickl-Szabo: Showing 'stylistic development'
7/26/1979
Art Nouveau silver flower bowl is examined by Frank Frankfurter (left) owner of the World of Antiques on King St
Art Nouveau silver flower bowl is examined by Frank Frankfurter (left) owner of the World of Antiques on King St
2/8/1971
Leslie Szabo, using antique phone at his Oakville country home on millionaires' row, has a more profound interest in modern telephone systems
Leslie Szabo, using antique phone at his Oakville country home on millionaires' row, has a more profound interest in modern telephone systems
4/26/1978
Frank Crane: The opera singer turned antique dealer was tired of the urban jungle so he retreated into the woods with his wife, Verena, and built himself a log cabin. And you can see the cabin Frank built! It's cathedral sized. Just the thing for housing such treasures as the Chinese tomb figure from the T'ang period (618 to 906 A.D.) which he is holding. These things are on trust, he says.
Frank Crane: The opera singer turned antique dealer was tired of the urban jungle so he retreated into the woods with his wife, Verena, and built himself a log cabin. And you can see the cabin Frank built! It's cathedral sized. Just the thing for housing such treasures as the Chinese tomb figure from the T'ang period (618 to 906 A.D.) which he is holding. These things are on trust, he says.
11/4/1983
Woodcarver Frank Smith, 79, examines one of the hundreds of colorful life-sized models of Canadian birds he carved over the past 50 years
Woodcarver Frank Smith, 79, examines one of the hundreds of colorful life-sized models of Canadian birds he carved over the past 50 years
1/23/1968
Careful melange: Studio/showplace of design team Frank Thibodeau (far left) and Stephen Bailey features a combination of contemporary, antique and art deco pieces, above, with black sofa sections designed by Bailey used as accents
Careful melange: Studio/showplace of design team Frank Thibodeau (far left) and Stephen Bailey features a combination of contemporary, antique and art deco pieces, above, with black sofa sections designed by Bailey used as accents
5/28/1981
Antique treasure: Neal Small, left, stands in entranceway behind walnut armed chair uphostered in gray suede.
Antique treasure: Neal Small, left, stands in entranceway behind walnut armed chair uphostered in gray suede.
4/8/1983
Clockmaker Frank Maw of Buttonville and son Derek examine the grandfather's clock they created with antique wood and a 19th-century design
Clockmaker Frank Maw of Buttonville and son Derek examine the grandfather's clock they created with antique wood and a 19th-century design
3/10/1972
Playful design: Frank Gehry's Easy Edges chairs, first designed in the early 1970s, are made of corrugated cardboard.
Playful design: Frank Gehry's Easy Edges chairs, first designed in the early 1970s, are made of corrugated cardboard.
8/28/1987
On Eve of the confederation of Tomorrow conference, Premier John Robarts examined the chair, brought from Charlottetown, on which Sir John A. Macdonal(...)
On Eve of the confederation of Tomorrow conference, Premier John Robarts examined the chair, brought from Charlottetown, on which Sir John A. Macdonal(...)
11/26/1967
Furniture sleuth: Phil Dunning, curator of Montgomery's Inn, has a sharp eye for antiques and can explain how he knows this chair is authentic early Canadian piece - he took it apart and made sure the screws were old, too.
Furniture sleuth: Phil Dunning, curator of Montgomery's Inn, has a sharp eye for antiques and can explain how he knows this chair is authentic early Canadian piece - he took it apart and made sure the screws were old, too.
1/3/1980
Dana L Sweeny poses in front of the collection of antiques he brought with him from Nova Scotia. Most are English.
Dana L Sweeny poses in front of the collection of antiques he brought with him from Nova Scotia. Most are English.
3/18/1969