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Douglas Stocks greets me at the

door of Maus Park Antiques

with a welcoming smile. At 58,

he cuts a courtly figure with his

thick silvering hair and well-cut

tweed jacket.

He would make a convincing

lord of the manor, and indeed,

he very nearly is one. Next door

to the huge interlocking barns

that house his extensive antique

collection, Stocks’ home — a 22-

room, 1850s-era stone farm-

house — is as classic as he is, dig-

nified and gracious.

Set in the countryside on the

outskirts of Paris, Ont., Maus

Park offers, according to its pro-

prietor, “the largest display of

formal 18th- and 19th-century

furniture and accessories in

Canada.” His regular clients are

not deterred by the store’s loca-

tion; they fly in from Montreal,

Florida, Connecticut and even

Texas.

“People find it worthwhile to

come out here,” says Stocks,

who in the past has displayed his

treasures in various places, in-

cluding Toronto. “It’s so big, it’s

a destination place. It’s one-stop

shopping. I can’t have this kind

of space in the city.”

One of the seven “core apprais-

ers” on CBC television’s popular

Canadian Antiques Roadshow,

Stocks has had a lifelong love af-

fair with the world of antiquity.

He recalls digging up shards of

pottery in his garden in England

when he was 5, and being “mes-

merized” with visions of trea-

sures and exotic finds.

Unfortunately (or perhaps

not), his parents did not sub-

scribe to his early dream of be-

coming an archeologist; nor, for

that matter, to his later one of

becoming an artist.

But, he says, “I couldn’t avoid

my destiny” and by a “circu-

itous” route, which included a

university degree in art and his-

tory, he managed to become a

bit of both: an antique dealer.

“I love the hunt, the find,” he

confesses. “When I lose that, I’ll

be out of the business, because

I’ve never been a believer in do-

ing something you don’t like.”

His family moved to Galt, Ont.,

when Douglas was 8. At 13, he

acquired his first antique, a

“primitive” Canadiana cider

press (for $11), which he paid for

over several weeks with money

from his paper route. By the

time he was 20, he owned so

many antiques that he had to

start selling them, and at 27,

Stocks opened his first store in

Plattsville, Ont.

“I’ve always had the passion,”

he explains. “I love the whole

history thing. It’s a big story of

people doing things. When I see

an object, it conjures up that

whole story: of politics, of wars,

of aspirations, the spirit of by-

gone eras.”

This passion is what lies be-

hind his success with Roadshow.

As then-president of the Cana-

dian Antique Dealers Associa-

tion (he recently stepped

down), Stocks was asked four

years ago to help develop the

program’s format, and to audi-

tion expert consultants. Not

surprisingly, he ended up being

invited to join their ranks.

The show, in which people

brings in their heirlooms or

lucky finds to be evaluated by

experts, is taped during a solid

month of travelling from one

Canadian centre to another. De-

spite the exhaustion of being on

the road for such a long time,

Stocks enjoys the Roadshow tre-

mendously.

“It’s that discovery thing

again,” he says. “It’s exciting be-

cause you get to see things you

generally wouldn’t see. Most of

the people aren’t planning to

sell their stuff, so you’d never

see it otherwise. And you get to

see the diversity of people who

have come to Canada to live.”

Every item, he muses, has a

story behind it. They speak of

people’s personalities, their

lives, and the different cultures

behind these lives. “It’s great.

People open up to you, they tell

you all these histories, about

personal relationships . . .wher-

ever you go, there are these

wonderful stories.” Some of

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Douglas Stocks, a dealer in antique furniture, is also an appraiser for the Canadian Antiques Roadshow. “When I see an object, it conjures up the spirit of bygone eras.”

The time traveller

ANTIQUES DEALER DOUGLAS STOCKS IS DRIVEN BY THE THRILL OF THE

HUNT AND THE STORIES BEHIND THE FINDS, REPORTS DONNA YAWCHING

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Raspberry-red drapes and couches and a stunning Oriental vase in the Georgian-style living room.

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A French neo-classic bust of Zeus, foreground, ages gracefully

alongside a terracotta Austrian-Hungarian emperor.

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ANTIQUES

Paris, Ont., is about a 90-

minute drive west fromToron-

to. Those in a hurry will opt

for the 401, but a far more

pleasant experience can be

had on the smaller rural

roads. Highway 5 runs

through picturesque farm

country complete with barns,

horses and rolling fields.

Charming country villages

and the occasional museum

offer possibilities for explor-

ing, and on the outskirts of

Paris, the White Horse Res-

taurant is a popular rendez-

vous point. Its renowned buf-

fet is pure Canadiana.

Maus Park Antiques is on

the far side of Paris, at 289 Pi-

nehurst Rd. (formerly High-

way 24A). Look for the land-

mark flags. It’s open Saturday

and Sunday, 11a.m. to 5 p.m.,

or by appointment. For fur-

ther information, go to maus-

parkantiques.ca or call 519-

442-7500.

A trip to Paris

Many of the pieces that cram the Maus Park Antiques store, near Paris, Ont., are museum-quality,

like the 18th-century cabinet, left. Three interlocking barns make up the massive two-storey

showrooms, with high-roofed beams and glazed woodplank floors, centre and right.

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