Category Archives: Wall Ornament

RIJEKA, CROATIA – Wall Ornament

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Rijeka - Wooden Wall Plate (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Rijeka , Croatia

ITEM: Wall Plate

NOTES: The Kapucinska crkva Gospe Lurdske or The Capuchin Church of Our Lady of Lourdes located on Žabica Square in Rijeka. Built between 1904 – 1929 by the Capuchin nuns this is an impressive red and white Catholic church with a neo-Gothic facade. http://www.kvarner.hr/hodocastiti-svetistima/en/lady-lourd.html

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1973

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: Croatia  (probably) (or the then Yugoslavia)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 27cm diameter

 

COLOMBIA – Wall Ornament

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Colombia - Wall Ornament - tin (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Colombia

ITEM: Wall Ornament

NOTES: A great vivid piece of aluminium tin foil raised art mounted on to a piece of thin Masonite wood. This art is a cut above your mass produced stuff. The detail on the raised foil is quite good and the colours are vivid. “Caminos de Colombia” means roads of Colombia … not sure why they have that as it is not a map.

Not likely to me mistaken as headphones either.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s

MADE FROM: tin foil, wood.

MADE IN: Colombia probably.

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 26cm  x 26cm

HAYMAN ISLAND, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Wall Ornament

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Hayman Island - QLD - Australia - trivet (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Hayman Island, Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Wall ornament

NOTES: A wonderfully wall ornament made of resin and shell celebrating the subtropical joys of Hayman Island off the Queensland coast.

“Hayman Island is the most northerly of the Whitsunday Islands, part of the Cumberland Islands, which are located off the coast of Central Queensland, Australia … Hayman is a private island open to the public, most famous for its luxury resort which was built in the 1950s by millionaire Reg Ansett, who also founded the airline, Ansett Australia. The island is a significant drawing point for tourism in Queensland”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayman_Island

It was the place to go for locals in the 1960s and 1970s …

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: resin , shell

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 15cm diameter.

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MONTENARS, ITALY – Wall Ornament

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Montenars - Wall ornament (3)PLACE REPRESENTED: Montenars , Italy

ITEM: Wall Ornament

NOTES: A magnificent souvenir celebrating the town of Montenars in Italy’s northern Alpine region (in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia). The souvenir depicts a climbing pick and rope (naturally enough for the area) with a excellent inlay containing a picture of the town, assorted flora and a miniature traditional Alpino hat common to the area. Wonderfully evocative and from a time when souvenirs had a little thought.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: wood , steel , cloth

MADE IN:   Italy probably

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 43cm long x 18cm wide x 4cm deep

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SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA – Wall Ornament

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Sydney - Harbour Bridge - Australia - plaque (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Sydney, New South Wales , Australia

ITEM: Wall Ornament

NOTES: This would be nice if it was brass and solid wood but it’s plastic and cheap wood. Sydney deserves better though Oscar Levant’s quote about Hollywood may apply to it … “Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you’ll find the real tinsel underneath”.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s

MADE FROM: plastic , wood

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 20cm long x 24cm  high

ST IVES, ENGLAND – Display Plate

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st-ives-samll-wooden-wall-plate-1PLACE REPRESENTED: St Ives, England

ITEM: Display Plate

NOTES: St Ives is a seaside town, in Cornwall, in the far south west tail of England. The small plate depicts a “Lucky Pisky”, a “pisky” being a fairy. He says “I’m from dear ol Cornwall for’ee m’dear”. I assume the pisky is saying he’s from Cornwall forever. I’m not sure if that’s lucky or not but he seems to be happy with the statement.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 9cm diameter

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PHILIPPINES – Wall Ornament

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phillipines-boat-in-wood-frame-2PLACE REPRESENTED:   Philippines

ITEM: Wall ornament

NOTES: I don’t know if the three master is a traditional Philippine boat (and the Philippino’s will need more than this to block Chinese expansionism) but the colours of their flag are all here: red, white, blue and gold.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN:   Philipinnes probably

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 21.5cm  x 21.5cm (or 27.5cm x 27.5cm when sitting in it’s proper position)

SPLIT, CROATIA – Wall Plate

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Split - Ceramic Plate (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Split , Croatia

ITEM: Plate

NOTES: A nice plate showing one of the stone lions guarding the entrance to the belfry and the adjoining Cathedral of Saint Domnius in Split’s beautiful old town.

The plate  has an artist mentioned which looks to be “R. Joanovic” and “75”.  This is a cut above your average tourist souvenir and appears to be made by the Stonehenge Pottery in England.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1975

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN: England

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 19cm diameter.

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GREECE – Wall Ornament

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Greece - Wall Display Tile (1)PLACE REPRESENTED:  Greece

ITEM: Wall Hanging

NOTES: A beautifully detailed and painted wall tile depicting a traditional scene in a Greek village. Though it could be from any number of countries in the eastern Mediterranean. Is it idealised? It matters not, it is very stylish.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN: Greece

MANUFACTURER: Knossos Ltd / Katsidoniotis Bros

DIMENSIONS: 7.5cm across x 15cm high