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them, like the pine travelling

trunk of a little Irish orphan girl,

still leave him emotional. (see

Tales sidebar at right).

Not everything that’s brought

into the Roadshow is a treasure,

but even when it’s not, Stock in-

sists, “it’s not junk. What you

have to do is tell the people what

it is and why it looks like that.

You listen to the people, they tell

their stories, and really, it’s that

great thing of sharing.”

Self-taught in the field of an-

tiques, Stocks’ specialty is 18th-

and 19th-century furniture be-

cause, he says, “the older the

better. The rarity is important.

And I like the sophistication of

design that you see in that peri-

od.”

His rural showroom, itself a

19th-century artifact, is a splen-

did high-roofed space with

rough-hewn beams and ancient,

highly glazed floorplanks.

Hundreds of period items —

Chippendale sofas, Regency

chairs, ornate gilt-framed mir-

rors, exquisite marquetry ta-

bles, and “enough lamps to open

a lamp store” — are attractively

set out amidst rich Persian rugs

and interesting artwork. Tchai-

kovsky plays softly in the back-

ground.

Two fireplaces offer cozy

nooks for clients to relax and

confer. Through the back win-

dows, a serene little creek glim-

mers between the foliage. It was

silted up when Stocks bought

the property 20 years ago, but

he’s had it dredged to restore its

19th-century flow.

Stocks ’ farmhouse home is an

extension of his showroom.

It’s furnished with a choice se-

lection of his inventory and, he

declares airily, “it’s all for sale!”

His décor, he admits, changes

every few weeks. As soon as an

item is sold, it’s replaced by an-

other favourite piece from his

storerooms.

Some might find this a slightly

disconcerting way to live, but

Stocks is philosophical.

“We don’t ever really own an

object, we’re just custodians of it

for a certain amount of time, be-

fore it gets passed on to the next

generation.

"I think of antique dealing as

the first form of recycling.”

Object

lessons

through

the ages

KEITH BEATY/TORONTO STAR

Stocks’ stone farmhouse is a designated heritage site. An

extension of the store, most of its contents are antiques, for sale.

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Douglas Stocks advises any-

one interested in dabbling in

the antiques market to spend

some time first educating

themselves on the basics. Here

are a few things to consider

before making a purchase:

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Read a bit of history and look

at lots of pictures. Learn to

identify style and form, patina

and structure. “There’s a lan-

guage of antiques,” he says.

“Doing the academics helps

because you understand the

hows and whys of the esthet-

ics; then you start to apply it.”

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Look before you leap. Mak-

ing mistakes is all part of the

learning process — and “it can

cost you money” — so take

your time before buying.

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Buy from reputable dealers.

It’s easy to be fooled by fakes

when you don’t have the

knowledge (China, Stocks

says, is doing a wonderful job

of producing fake antique por-

celain.) Members of the Cana-

dian Antique Dealers Associa-

tion are required to authenti-

cate and label their goods, pro-

viding a level of protection for

the inexperienced buyer.

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Try to define your personal

style. Even if you can’t articu-

late it clearly, you might find a

certain piece too fussy, or too

plain; and that helps your deal-

er help you. “Once you have an

idea of the style, you try to ap-

ply it to a certain space,” says

Stocks. “Function, form and es-

thetic appeal all need to be

considered.”

Novice buyers, he says, tend

to enter the market at a mod-

erate price level, upgrading

and refining their collections

as they grow more comfort-

able.

Others, perhaps with greater

experience, may wait and

search for “the very special su-

perb piece.”

He recommends rural an-

tique-hunting as a good start-

ing point.

“You get to see the country-

side,” he says,“and you get to

meet people. And if you don’t

know anything about it, you

start to learn. It’s a great way

to get your feet wet.”

Before you buy: What you should know

The Canadian Antiques Road-

show is one of CBC’s most en-

during successes and Douglas

Stocks thinks it’s because of

the stories. Even the humblest

of artifacts has a history, and

some of them can still leave

him misty-eyed.

He recalls a Halifax woman

presenting a photograph of her

grandmother, a former slave

who married another former

slave. All their children grew

up to become doctors, lawyers

and schoolteachers, a testa-

ment to their parents’ struggle

and determination.

“As a personal history,” says

Stocks, “it was priceless.”

Another man brought in his

great-great-grandfather’s or-

nately carved walking stick

and a coat-of-arms letter seal,

thinking his ancestor might

have belonged to a secret

guild. The Roadshow experts

were able to tell him his 18th-

century relative had actually

been the King of Sweden’s

prime minister and had been

presented with these gifts up-

on his retirement.

But Stocks’ favourite story

from the Roadshow (“I may cry

when I tell you this”) has to do

with a plain pine trunk,

brought in by a woman whose

92-year-old mother had re-

cently died.

She had discovered the trunk

while cleaning and sorting out

her mother’s house.

She said she knew it was old,

but that was all.

Taped to the inside of the lid

was a list that read: “2 pairs

socks, 1 coat, 1 good petticoat,

1 everyday petticoat . . .”

It turned out they were the

travelling items given to a

6-year-old orphan, sent from

Ireland to Canada to be

“adopted” into indentureship.

The mother had never told her

family about her heart-

wrenching history. “It was

quite an eye-opener (for her

daughter),” comments Stocks.

“It was very touching. Wherev-

er you go, there are all of these

wonderful stories.”

Tales from the Antiques Roadshow

J.P. MOCZULSKI

Stocks examines an English

Derby vase, circa 1835.

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