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Dramatic jump: Yorkville antique dealer and interior designer Robert Dirstein sits in front of a French pine armoire, circa 1800, he says is worth $11,500 today.
Dramatic jump: Yorkville antique dealer and interior designer Robert Dirstein sits in front of a French pine armoire, circa 1800, he says is worth $11,500 today.

Dramatic jump: Yorkville antique dealer and interior designer Robert Dirstein sits in front of a French pine armoire, circa 1800, he says is worth $11,500 today.

Date4/24/1981
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  • Dramatic jump: Yorkville antique dealer and interior designer Robert Dirstein sits in front of a French pine armoire, circa 1800, he says is worth $11,500 today.
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Boldly dramatic: Top Toronto designer Robert Dirstein, right, with his huge embroidered portrait of a mandarin, found about 10 years ago at a Toronto estate auction.
Boldly dramatic: Top Toronto designer Robert Dirstein, right, with his huge embroidered portrait of a mandarin, found about 10 years ago at a Toronto estate auction.
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
12/3/1982
Flying high: John Burch of Rosemont designed and built this unique ultra-light aircraft, which sells for $11,500.
Flying high: John Burch of Rosemont designed and built this unique ultra-light aircraft, which sells for $11,500.
Slaughter, Mike
5/14/1987
Bill Jackson is secretary of Canadian antique dealers. He wants young collectors to get break at big antique fair
Bill Jackson is secretary of Canadian antique dealers. He wants young collectors to get break at big antique fair
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
5/30/1972
Time for the past: Bill Riordan, a Stouffville antique dealer, is one of 95 dealers who will sell their collectibles at Hillcrest Mall in Richmond Hill Sunday
Time for the past: Bill Riordan, a Stouffville antique dealer, is one of 95 dealers who will sell their collectibles at Hillcrest Mall in Richmond Hill Sunday
Dunlop, Alan
4/13/1990
Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
Beaty, Keith
8/1/1973
Traditional style: Robert Dirstein opts for elegance in his living room, mixing an English Hepplewhite setee with Venetian and Georgian chairs on a Savonnerie rug.
Traditional style: Robert Dirstein opts for elegance in his living room, mixing an English Hepplewhite setee with Venetian and Georgian chairs on a Savonnerie rug.
Beaty, Keith
1/13/1992
Interior Designer Robert Dirstein, here in his Rosedale home, has a big business in Metro. But foreign clients, who include Saudi royalty, account for one-third of his revenues.
Interior Designer Robert Dirstein, here in his Rosedale home, has a big business in Metro. But foreign clients, who include Saudi royalty, account for one-third of his revenues.
Beaty, Keith
9/24/1990
Better times: Antique dealer Henry Dobson and his wife, Barbara, own the 19th-century Albion Hotel in Plattsville, Ont., which he bought for $5,000 in 1964.
Better times: Antique dealer Henry Dobson and his wife, Barbara, own the 19th-century Albion Hotel in Plattsville, Ont., which he bought for $5,000 in 1964.
Loek, Dick
6/8/1988
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.
Loek, Dick
11/4/1983
Seniors home: Dr. Janis Lusis, chairman, sits in the two-storey atrium of Kristus Darzs Home for the Aged being opened by the Latvian community on Pine Valley Drive, Woodbridge, on Saturday.
Seniors home: Dr. Janis Lusis, chairman, sits in the two-storey atrium of Kristus Darzs Home for the Aged being opened by the Latvian community on Pine Valley Drive, Woodbridge, on Saturday.
Griffin, Doug
11/1/1985
Won in court: Patrick Cudahy sits in his 1980 Cadillac Elorado, looking spiffy now after three years of fighting to get his car in reasonable working order. His battle culminated in a District Court ruling last month that his new car was actually a used one. The court ordered the dealer pay various damages and Cudahy's legal expenses.
Won in court: Patrick Cudahy sits in his 1980 Cadillac Elorado, looking spiffy now after three years of fighting to get his car in reasonable working order. His battle culminated in a District Court ruling last month that his new car was actually a used one. The court ordered the dealer pay various damages and Cudahy's legal expenses.
Faught, Ken
12/21/1987
One man in a tub: Ashe Davis, treasurer of King Township Historical Society, relaxes in a 1800s bath tub while stroking a violin dates back to the early 1900s.
One man in a tub: Ashe Davis, treasurer of King Township Historical Society, relaxes in a 1800s bath tub while stroking a violin dates back to the early 1900s.
McConnell, Colin
9/12/1983