PLACE REPRESENTED: London (specifically the Westminster Abbey) , England
ITEM: Nic Nac Plate
NOTES: The Westminster Abbey in London. A gothic style church started in 1245 and added on to over the years. Originally Roman Catholic in order and in temperament, but subsequently Church of England, the Abbey has had a long and colourful history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Abbey
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: melamine
MADE IN: Italy
MANUFACTURER: A Pavo
DIMENSIONS: 15cm x , 10.5cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: London (specifically the London Underground) , England.
ITEM: Nic Nac Plate
NOTES: A small nic nac plate depicting the iconic map to the London Underground. Though it may be a little hard to carry, you wont get lost using this map, well, as long as you down leave the Tube station.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 15cm x 10cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Tasmania , Australia
ITEM: Nic Nac Dish / Small Display Plate
NOTES: Small plate in the shape of a shell depicting Tasmania
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Japan
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 10cm across , 10cm across
PLACE REPRESENTED: Fitzroy Falls & Cascades, New South Wales , Australia
ITEM: Nic Nac Dish (dish)
NOTES: Fitzroy Falls & Cascades is near the head of the Yarrunga Creek in the Morton National Park located in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales (approx 170 kilometres south south-west of Sydney). Fitzroy Falls is not famous for fish or fishing so I’m not sure why this is in the shape of a fish. Well, apart from the manufacturer in Germany saying “vee have 10000 fish dishes da finkelstein Norvegins dont vant to buy from us. Ring da dummkopfs in New South Wales and ask if they vood like to put their vater fall on za dish”. Yes, I know that was lame and also a poor reinforcement of ethnic stereotypes, but … it’s late.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1930s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Germany
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 15.5cm from head tip to fin end x 10cm (top to bottom) x 2.5cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Melbourne, Victoria , Australia
ITEM: Nic Nac Dish
NOTES: All the sites of Melbourne in (on) melamine. There is more to Melbourne. Where are the hipsters?
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: plastic (melamine)
MADE IN: Australia
MANUFACTURER: Ashdene
DIMENSIONS: 21cm x 14cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Taree, New South Wales, Australia
ITEM: Nic Nac Bowl
NOTES: Victoria Street, the main drag in Taree which is located on the Manning River on the mid north coast of New South Wales … well actually, from the picture, Victoria Street circa 1930.
It looked nicer then … less cars.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1930s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Czechoslovakia
MANUFACTURER: ‘Victoria’ Schmidt & Company
DIMENSIONS: 13.5cm x 13.5cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Tasmania , Australia
ITEM: Small Display Plate
NOTES: A small display plate depicting Tasmania, a large island off the coast of a larger island.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Japan
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 10cm x 12.5cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Milan, Italy
ITEM: Nic Nac Dish
NOTES: The Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano) in all its glory. The plate really doesn’t do the Gothic cathedral justice. It took nearly six centuries to complete … the church not the plate.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): unknown, 1970s probably.
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: Italy
MANUFACTURER: Muzio, Milano
DIMENSIONS: 15cm wide , 10.5cm long
PLACE REPRESENTED: Post Office Tower, London , England
ITEM: Small Display Plate / Nic Nac bowl.
NOTES: Nic Nac plate celebrating the Post Office Tower in London.
Impressive?
To give you an idea of it’s impressive size the bowl has a to scale picture of Nelson’s Column inset. This, of course, is only uselful if you know how tall Nelson’s Column is.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): ?
MADE FROM: glass
MADE IN: ?
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 11cm x 11cm