AIRLIE BEACH, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Ornament

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Airlie Beach, Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Wooden Ornament

NOTES: A small wooden (bamboo naturally) ornamental boat which is, Vietnamese or South East Asian in appearance despite “Airlie Beach” being printed on the paddle. Aaaahhhh, overstock.

Perhaps it was a comment on the waves (sic) of boat people who came to Australia from Vietnam in the late 1970s. It is simple but wonderfully detailed.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 18cm long , 6cm high , 5cm wide (at its widest point)

LOVRAN, CROATIA – Wooden Ornament

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Lovran , Croatia

ITEM: Ornamental Minature

NOTES: A ornamental minature wine barrel with traditional handpainted design from Lovran on the Istrian peninsula.

Barrels, grapes (and drinking wine) are all well loved pursuits in the region … maybe that’s why there is a heart on the barrel.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1973

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: Croatia (then Yugoslavia)

MANUFACTURER: Handmade

DIMENSIONS: 10cm high , 10cm long

BANGLADESH – Wooden Ornament

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Bangladesh

ITEM: Ornament

NOTES: A ornament that is both hand crafted and machine made which shows the Bangladeshi flag at full mast, a relief of Bangladesh, and all of its 64 districts named.

This is very handy if you want to quickly find out where the, say, Barguna district is, and you don’t have the internet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_districts_of_Bangladesh

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: Bangladesh (probably)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 18.5cm across X 22.5cm high

LOVRAN, CROATIA – Ornament

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Lovran , Croatia

ITEM: Ornament

NOTES: I’m not sure what this is. Possibly something to hold a pen or a cigarette? Either way it is in wood adorned with traditional markings you see on a lot of Croatian souvenirs of the period.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: Yugoslavia

MANUFACTURER: Meba, Zagreb

DIMENSIONS: 8cm high, 14cm wide, 11cm wide

SALISBURY, ENGLAND – Ornamental Miniature

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Salisbury , England

ITEM: Four finger bud vase

NOTES: Nifty and slightly surreal bud vase depicting the coat of arms for Salisbury in the south of England.

Salisbury was called “New Sarum” at one stage, hence the Latin on the coat of arms.

What would I do without wikipedia?

A bud vase is a small vase which is designed to held several cut flowers, especially young flowers and buds.

What would I do without google?

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1930s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN: England

MANUFACTURER: unknown (It says “British Manufacture” on the bottom but it looks very much like a Victoria ceramic piece made by Schmidt & Company (Czechoslovakia)).

DIMENSIONS: 6cm high x 6.5cm across top.

HOLLAND – Ornamental Clog

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Holland

ITEM: Clog

NOTES: A wooden clog from Holland. I’ve met a few clogs from Holland. This one is personalised with “Josh” on one side and “Holland” on the other. “Josh” doesn’t sound particularly Dutch and he may be quite forgetful as he has lost this clog or, maybe, he has one leg.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 15.5cm long , 7cm high

WALES – Ornament

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Wales

ITEM: Ornament

NOTES: A rugby ball in the Welsh colours with the Welsh dragon. “Cymru” is Welsh for “Wales”. And, despite variable results on the field, rugby union is popular national sport which is seen as a symbol of Welsh identity and national consciousness…they’d be better off with Dylan Thomas and republican agitation.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s

MADE FROM: Polyester

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 16cm long x 10cm high

ISLE OF WIGHT, ENGLAND – Ornament

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Frankie

ISLE OF WIGHT, ENGLAND – Ornament

PLACE REPRESENTED: Isle of Wight , England

ITEM: Ornament

NOTES: Curious – a spinning wheel to pick lotto numbers, a curious elf, and a small picture of a pier on the Isle of Wight. Maybe only the locals could explain this to me.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: wood , plastic

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 11cm across , 17cm high

MAURITIUS – Ornament

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Mauritius

ITEM: Small Ornament

NOTES: Beautiful Mauritius.

But why does this small ornament depict the ill fated Dodo bird?

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: Handmade

DIMENSIONS: 10cm across , 7cm high

NORWAY – Ornament

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Frankie

ITEM: A Viking boat in steel.

NOTES: “Norge” equals Norway in Norwegian.

Norway and Vikings ….what else? This should have been a Viking boat in wood but it’s a nice little steel trinket that could double up as a small paperweight.

It won’t float, that’s for sure.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: steel (pewter tin I think)

MADE IN: Norway

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 7.5cm long x 6.5cm high

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Category Archives: Ornament

AIRLIE BEACH, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Ornament

LOVRAN, CROATIA – Wooden Ornament

BANGLADESH – Wooden Ornament

LOVRAN, CROATIA – Ornament

SALISBURY, ENGLAND – Ornamental Miniature

HOLLAND – Ornamental Clog

WALES – Ornament

ISLE OF WIGHT, ENGLAND – Ornament

MAURITIUS – Ornament

NORWAY – Ornament