Category Archives: Wall Ornament

BRUNEI – Small Wall Plate

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Brunei

ITEM: Small Wall Plate

NOTES: A small wall plate celebrating a small nation. Brunei formally Brunei Darussalam is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. The Darussalam means ‘abode of peace’). And peace it has. With a population of about 460,000 and with large oil and natural gas reserves that have been the basis of its development and wealth since the late 20th century it is the richest country in Southeast Asia.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 10cm diameter

MAKARSKA, CROATIA – Wall Plate

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Makarska , Croatia

ITEM: Wall Plate

NOTES: Makarska, a small town on the Croatian coastline, about 60 km southeast of Split and 140 km northwest of Dubrovnik done in the very familiar carved wall plate style with a small metal insert featuring the Baroque cathedral of Saint Mark

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: Croatia (probably)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 19.5c diameter

CALGARY, CANADA – Wall Ornament

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Calgary , Canada

ITEM: Wall Ornament

NOTES: Calgary, Canada with the Canadian Rockies in the background, the skyline, Calgary Tower, Calgary City Hall, C Train, Scotiabank Saddledome Arena and a rodeo participant in the Calgary Stampede in the foreground.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s

MADE FROM: unknown

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 15cm diameter

MAKARSKA, CROATIA – Wall Plate

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Makarska , Croatia

ITEM: Wall Plate

NOTES: Makarska, Croatia done in pyrography (wood decorated with burn marks) on a carved plate. Being on the coast a boat features and I’ve seen the same boat feature on other pyrography souvenirs though attributed to different places. Each boat may be the same but being hand applied pyrography means each is entirely individual (with minor differences).

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: Croatia (probably)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 19cm diameter

 

ROMANIA (specifically Castle Bran) – Wall Ornament

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Romania (specifically Castle Bran)

ITEM: Wall Ornament

NOTES: A nice pyrography wall ornament of Bran Castle (Castelul Bran) in Romania. Commonly known as Dracula’s Castle, Bran Castle is probably the most famous medieval castle in Romania. Perched atop a steep cliff, the castle guards an important trading route that connects the historic regions of Wallachia and Transylvania.

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

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: Romania (probably)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 31cm high x 10.5cm across

CRUZ ALTA, BRAZIL – Wall Ornament

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Cruz Alta , Brazil

ITEM: Wall Ornament

NOTES: Cruz Alta is a town the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil near the Argentinian and Uruguayan borders. This probably explains the gaucho-esque painting on this piece of leather … it’s cow country. Portuguese is spoken though there is a Gaúcho Portuguese dialect due to the proximity with Argentina and Uruguay and their common Gaucho past. I’m not sure how to say Yeee-Hah in Gaúcho Portuguese but it would be apt here.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s

MADE FROM: leather , wood

. MADE IN: Brazil probably

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 17cm x 21cm

COSTA RICA – Wall Ornament

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Costa Rica

ITEM: Wall Ornament

NOTES: Some effort has gone into this. A large vivid wall ornament from Costa Rica in Central America depicting large vivid animals from Costa Rica – the Red-Eyed Tree Frog, the Blue Morpho butterfly, one of the local monkey species (perhaps the Central American Squirrel Monkey or the Spider Monkey), and the birds, the Scarlett Macaw and the Keel-billed Toucan. This hand painted ornament is errr large and vivid, and, ultimately, striking.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: Costa Rica (probably)

MANUFACTURER: Flory (signed)

DIMENSIONS: 24.5cm x 36cm

 

LUQUE, PARAGUAY – Wall Ornament

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Luque , Paraguay

ITEM: Small Wall Ornament

NOTES: A vivid hand painted senorita on her way to a ball to dance and break hearts, no doubt. Luque is a city in Paraguay which is now part of the capitals, Asunción, metropolitan area.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 11cm diameter