Category Archives: Germany

BURG HOHENZOLLERN , GERMANY – Glass

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Burg Hohenzollern - Glass (1)          Burg Hohenzollern - Glass (2)

PLACE REPRESENTED: Burg Hohenzollern , Germany

ITEM: Glass

NOTES: Hohenzollern Castle is a castle approximately 50 kilometers south of Stuttgart, Germany. It dates back to the 15th and 18th centuries in parts and is considered the ancestral seat of the Hohenzollern family, who eventually became German Emperors. The castle isn’t normally inhabited and is a sort of educational, historical Disneyland …err, without rides or giant stuffed talking animals.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: glass

MADE IN:  France

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 7.5cm  diameter x 9cm high

MUNICH, GERMANY – Ashtray

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Munich - Munchen Church Ashtray (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Munich , Germany

ITEM: Ashtray

NOTES: München or Munich is, of course, the capital of the (southern) Bavaria area of Germany.

This ashtray has a pretty, old style etching highlighting the Munich Frauenkirche, the Roman Catholic cathedral finished in the 16th century. The cathedral can hold approximately 20,000 people.

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

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  Germany

MANUFACTURER: DP Porzella

DIMENSIONS: 14cm diameter

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BUSUM, GERMANY – Wall Ornament

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Busum - Germany - wood wall plate (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Büsum , Germany

ITEM: Wall Ornament

NOTES: Büsum is a small town on the North Sea coast of Germany. Fishing is big … which is explains Saint Clement, patron saint of sailors and fishermen, with an anchor. Domestic tourism, to its health spa, is important also. It gained official Nordseebad (North Sea spa) status in 1837.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 18cm diameter

Busum - Germany - wood wall plate (2)

 

KONSTANZ, GERMANY – Wall Ornament

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Konstanz - Germany - wall plate - wood (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Konstanz , Germany

ITEM: Display Plate

NOTES: Konstanz is located at the western end of Lake Constance (Konstanz – get it?), on the river Rhine, in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland. This plate is rustic and but simple art from the 60s. Well the plate certainly dates pre 1993 where one of the small towers to the harbour entrance (as seen in center of the plate) was replaced by the controversial statue Imperia by sculptor Peter Lenk.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN:  Germany (probably)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 18cm diameter

Konstanz - Germany - wall plate - wood (2)

ROTTWEIL, GERMANY – Display Plate

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Rottweil - Marktbrunnen - Wall Plate - Ceramic (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Rottweil , Germany

ITEM: Display Plate

NOTES: Rottweil is a city in south-west Germany.

Founded by the Romans it was a Free Imperial City (some self autonomy)  for nearly 600 years. It’s appearance (at least in the old town) has changed very little from the 16th century. To the front of the plate is the marktbrunnen, or market fountain, in the heart of the old town which dates back to 1540 or thereabouts. Rottweil is also famous for the rottweiler dog bred here.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 25cm diameter

Rottweil - Marktbrunnen - Wall Plate - Ceramic (5)

COLOGNE, GERMANY – Mug

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Cologne , Germany

ITEM: Mug

NOTES: Depicting the German restaurant, Zum Treppchen, in Cologne, Germany. Operating since 1656 apparently.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  ?

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 20cm tall