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I've been smiling all week, says John Turner of Tudor Gate, North York, over his painting by Winston Churchill, bought for $86,000 at a London auction Friday
I've been smiling all week, says John Turner of Tudor Gate, North York, over his painting by Winston Churchill, bought for $86,000 at a London auction Friday

I've been smiling all week, says John Turner of Tudor Gate, North York, over his painting by Winston Churchill, bought for $86,000 at a London auction Friday

Date3/8/1977
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Object NumberTSPA_0135070F
Nephew of britain's wartime leader, John Spencer-Churchill, 68, sits beside a statue of Sir Winston Churchill
Nephew of britain's wartime leader, John Spencer-Churchill, 68, sits beside a statue of Sir Winston Churchill
4/10/1977
Two items Jack Himself Cohen won't sell are tiny china plates bearing picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill he paid 50 cents for 25years ago.
Two items Jack Himself Cohen won't sell are tiny china plates bearing picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill he paid 50 cents for 25years ago.
6/13/1972
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon H. McCullough of Etobicoke admire the two Cornelius Kriefhoff paintings that cost them $17,000 at the Collectors' Choice auction at the St. Lawrence Hall last night. The auction was estimted to have raised close to $50,000 for the National Ballet School scholarship fund. The bidding was fast and furious as Metro's 400 went all out for the paintings and antiques.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon H. McCullough of Etobicoke admire the two Cornelius Kriefhoff paintings that cost them $17,000 at the Collectors' Choice auction at the St. Lawrence Hall last night. The auction was estimted to have raised close to $50,000 for the National Ballet School scholarship fund. The bidding was fast and furious as Metro's 400 went all out for the paintings and antiques.
10/24/1968
Helping needy: Midland Walwyn's Rod Syms, right, presents his firm's $86,000 cheque to Daily Bread Food Bank chairman Larry Lancefield, with Gerald Kennedy, Daily Bread executive-director, at the Toronto Stock Exchange
Helping needy: Midland Walwyn's Rod Syms, right, presents his firm's $86,000 cheque to Daily Bread Food Bank chairman Larry Lancefield, with Gerald Kennedy, Daily Bread executive-director, at the Toronto Stock Exchange
1/7/1992
LT.-Col. William G. Heard, former commanding officer of Toronto Irish Regiment,, holds Victoria Cross of Edward Bellew of Vancouver, which was bought at British auction and given to Canadian Military Institute by Stephen Roman.
LT.-Col. William G. Heard, former commanding officer of Toronto Irish Regiment,, holds Victoria Cross of Edward Bellew of Vancouver, which was bought at British auction and given to Canadian Military Institute by Stephen Roman.
11/18/1974
Alex Hacker and Anna Spencer on veranda of general store at Campbellville, Ont. Railway crossing sign was bought for $11 at auction.
Alex Hacker and Anna Spencer on veranda of general store at Campbellville, Ont. Railway crossing sign was bought for $11 at auction.
10/4/1974
Lionel Conn : He's president of Tudor Energy, but his subsidiary makes the Universal Skate Sharpener, which is about the size of a soft drink machine. It can do either hockey or figure skates and the whole process takes only seconds and costs only $2.50 a throw.
Lionel Conn : He's president of Tudor Energy, but his subsidiary makes the Universal Skate Sharpener, which is about the size of a soft drink machine. It can do either hockey or figure skates and the whole process takes only seconds and costs only $2.50 a throw.
4/12/1985
Trinidad-born Churchill Piggott is applying his professional management skills to put Caribana on a solid financial footing
Trinidad-born Churchill Piggott is applying his professional management skills to put Caribana on a solid financial footing
7/15/1984
Still prepared to attend the gala, said Churchill Piggott, chairman of the Caribbean Cultural Committee, organizers of Caribana
Still prepared to attend the gala, said Churchill Piggott, chairman of the Caribbean Cultural Committee, organizers of Caribana
7/24/1984
Fit for a king: James Batt, left, Lord Charles Spencer Churchill and Mayor Art Eggleton tuck into an edible bust of Edward VII to mark the 85th birthday of his namesake hotel.
Fit for a king: James Batt, left, Lord Charles Spencer Churchill and Mayor Art Eggleton tuck into an edible bust of Edward VII to mark the 85th birthday of his namesake hotel.
6/28/1988
Some statue, some site Churchill arrives at City Hall square
Some statue, some site Churchill arrives at City Hall square
n.d.
Sample auction: Joe Shanab, purchasing vice-president of Shoopers Drug Mart, and Christine Cattell, a TV commercial spokesman, get ready to auction off merchandise samples to the drug chain's head offfice staff, to raise money for The Star Santa Claus Fund
Sample auction: Joe Shanab, purchasing vice-president of Shoopers Drug Mart, and Christine Cattell, a TV commercial spokesman, get ready to auction off merchandise samples to the drug chain's head offfice staff, to raise money for The Star Santa Claus Fund
12/15/1981