A beautifully appointed room would be incomplete without including a cherished work of art. We believe a painting that speaks to someone stands on its own merit and does not need to conform or fit[…]Read more
It’s interesting to discover how some people channel their passions. Some become collectors, and when the time comes, they might donate their collection to a museum, sell it, or leave it to a beneficiary. In[…]Read more
Salvage Garden, with its eclectic collection of salvaged architectural objects, is a store one would expect to find in large city centres like New York, Chicago or Toronto. Cities that are always demolishing the “old”[…]Read more
When Rob Parent originally purchased his limestone house in eastern Ontario it still had remnants of its previous use as a duplex. By 2005, when Rob moved to the area, the house had been returned[…]Read more
What a rare treat it was for Rogues’ Hollow Antiques to spend the day with two collectors of early Ontario chairs. Due to the sheer volume of examples, we decided to focus on children’s chairs.[…]Read more
We recently came upon a rare collection of “Canadian Sports” pottery carefully assembled over a 45+ year period by Dr. Peter Bell. Much of Peter’s collection is displayed in a green painted cabinet of the[…]Read more
Anyone who owns works of art will invariably come across one that might need restoration. It could be a tear or stain on the canvas, surface dirt, or flaking of the paint itself, which detracts[…]Read more
Dr. Peter Bell has a collection of rare Portneuf pottery (shown below) that he displays in his kitchen. It features a fine selection of plates, bowls, mugs and cups – export wares that were produced[…]Read more
Profile of a 19th Century Secretary from Elgin County, Ontario
Portraits of Dogs Throughout History Portraits of dogs go back thousands of years to when dogs were portrayed on the walls of caves. The earliest depictions of canines were found recently in Saudi Arabia’s Shuwaymis[…]Read more
