PLACE REPRESENTED: Adelaide, South Australia , Australia
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: A nice little dippled steel ornament depicting the exclusively Australian koala, kookaburra and kangaroo (where is the wombat and platypus!). The Adelaide in the middle is of the glue town logo in here variety.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 12cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Holland
ITEM: Scarf
NOTES: A beautiful silk (?) scarf from Holland with all its major towns and national symbols shown. You could frame this (errr, after ironing)
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: It appears to be silk
MADE IN: unknown
PLACE REPRESENTED: Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
ITEM: Cushion Cover
NOTES: A wonderful cushion over (perfect for the bordello) of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The detail is wonderful and this is perfect for framing and display (even elsewhere other than in the bordello)
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 46cm x 45c m
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
PLACE REPRESENTED: Lough Corrib , Ireland
ITEM: Picture
NOTES: Lough Corrib is a large lake in west Ireland covering 176 km² and with 1,327 islands within its boundaries. This 3D picture (a picture with rocks and whatnot in the foreground) is quite vivid.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lough_Corrib
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: wood , organic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 17.5cm x 16cm
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
PLACE REPRESENTED: Melbourne, Victoria , Australia
ITEM: Nic Nac Dish
NOTES: A small but well detailed nic nac dish depicting the Melbourne skyline as it was in the early 1960s.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: china
MADE IN: Australia
MANUFACTURER: Westminster
DIMENSIONS: 9.5cm x 9.5cm
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
PLACE REPRESENTED: Wicklow (specifically the Vale of Glendalough) , Ireland
ITEM: Picture
NOTES: Glendalough is a glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is known for an Early Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin. Depicted is the 33m “Round Tower”. It was built almost 1000 years ago by the monks of St. Kevin’s monastery. I like saying St Kevin …. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glendalough
The 3D box art-ish nature of the picture is great also.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: wood , organic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 17.5cm x 16cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Jerusalem , Israel
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: A vivid coaster set from the late 60s or early 70s showing various sites of Jerusalem in the (then) young State of Israel. It is quite vivid. You can feel the hope for peace.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: plastic , cardboard
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 8.5cm x 8.5cm per coaster. 29.5cm x 19.5cm overall.
