Category Archives: Greece

SAMOS, GREECE – Cup

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Samos , Greece

ITEM: Cup

NOTES: Samos is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea off the coast of Asia Minor, from which it is separated by the 1.6km Mycale Strait. In ancient times Samos was a particularly rich and powerful city-state, particularly known for its vineyards and wine production. Hence the grapes and olives depicted on the island, with the gril in traditonal dress and the Greek flag … in fact they have covered everything almost. Samos is now more known for it’s beaches and as a holiday destination. I have no idea what is written on the side.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN: Greece

MANUFACTURER: AΦK TO MEΛI

DIMENSIONS: 8cm high X 10cm across x 8cm diameter

CRETE, GREECE – Fridge Magnet

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Crete , Greece

ITEM: Fridge Magnet

NOTES: Greek plaster fridge magnet made to look a little like the white vernacular stone found all over the Greek islands including Crete and depicting the Minoan “Prince of Lilies” Fresco from Knossos.

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

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s

MADE FROM: Plastic

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 5.5cm x 8cm

RHODES, GREECE – Wall Plate

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Rhodes , Greece

ITEM: Wall Plate

NOTES: Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese islands (a group of 15 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea, off the coast of Turkey) of Greece. Depicted in the Palace of the Grand Master in the city of Rhodes. This is vivid.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: pottery

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: Probably Greece

DIMENSIONS: 26cm diameter

GREECE – Brush

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Greece

ITEM: Brush

NOTES: An ornate clothes brush and holder designed to hang of a wall. Now this is something a little different. Clearly it’s Greek or perhaps specifcally a souvenir of Athens as there is the relief of the parthenon on the brush. The figure at the top is in traditonal clothing and has a gold 5-arched crown on his hat. I’m not sure what occupation he is. i would havbe thought a soldier but their traditonal hats are usually red. The Monarchy of Greece was the government in which a hereditary monarch was the sovereign of the Kingdom of Greece from 1832 to 1924 and 1935 to 1973. This souvenir seems t be from the 1950s or 1960s.

EAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: wood , brush , other material.

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 28.5cm high x 10cm wide x 6cm deep.

   

ATHENS, GREECE – Wall Ornament

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athens - acropolis - wall plate (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Athens (specifically the Temple of Zeus)  Greece

ITEM: Wall ornament

NOTES: A vividly coloured plate depicting (what’s left of) the Temple of Zeus in Athens … it is 2000+ years old. The Acropolis and Parthenon are in the background. http://www.greeka.com/attica/athens/athens-excursions/athens-olympian-zeus.htm

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: porcelain

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 21.5cm diameter

MYKONOS, GREECE – Candle Holder

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Mykonos - Greece - candle holder (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Mykonos , Greece

ITEM: Candle Holder

NOTES: A really nice tea tree candle holder with coloured and painted glass. Quite evocative for a recent travel trinket. Mykonos is a Greek island in the Aegean and has, the typically, white houses and the famous Mykonos windmills as depicted on the glass. Mykonos’ nickname is “The island of the winds” which explains the windmills, and possibly why the candle needs to be encased in a lantern!

Much more subtle than the Australian comedy “The Kings of Mykonos” (2010).

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s

MADE FROM: steel , glass

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 20.5cm high x 7.5cm wide at base

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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

KYTHERA, GREECE – Condiment Set

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Kythera - Condiment Set (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Kythera / Cythera, Greece
ITEM: Condiment Set
NOTES: A six piece dinner condiment set: Two bottles with two lids (I assume oil and vinegar), salt and pepper shaker, a plate and a small cowbell shaped think which I assume is for toothpicks or something.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Greece
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: Plate has a 21cm diameter, the bottles are 17cm high, the salt and pepper shakers are 7 cm high and the small toothpick holder is 8 cm high.

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METEOPA, GREECE – Mug

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Meteopa , Greece

ITEM: Mug

NOTES: This looks like a hand crafted mug / cup with hand painted scenery. Meteopa is a mountaintop Greek Orthodox monastery – Just outside the village of Kastraki, Kastraki, Kalambaka, Greece

 

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  I’d be surprised if it wasn’t Greece.

MANUFACTURER: unknown, but hand painted.

DIMENSIONS: 8cm high x 7.5cm diameter opening at top high , 7.5cm diameter (opening at top)

 

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