Cats, Cats, Cats…

A motley group of feline ornaments, 20th century

twenty-nine figures of cats in a whimsical variety of decorative styles, the largest: 42cm. high, the smallest: height: 2.3cm.

including:

-two ceramic Japanese maneki-neko cats;

-two white porcelain cats, 21cm. high;

-two Chinese ceramic cats with brown fur and green eyes, 14cm. high;

-a Capodimonte 'Giuseppe Armani' figure of a cat, Florence, 1983, 18.5cm. high;

-a Daum 'Chat russe' blue glass cat, in its original box, 12cm. wide;

-a blue and white painted jug and bowl by Josie Firmin of Northington Street Studio, England;

-a photograph of a cat set in a Kitney & Co gilt-metal and enamelled faux-Faberge style frame, 9cm. high;

-a Japanese 'Jaguar Jungle' table bell by Lynn Chase Designs, 10cm. high;

-a Japanese box and cover, 9cm. wide;

-a Chinese style metal cat in wood stand, of an aged appearance;

-three small English wall plaques modelled as black cats, 

-a Fitz and Floyd "Le Puss" porcelain plate, 19cm. wide;

-a Royal Crown Derby seated porcelain cat;

-a Danish 'Norwegian Wood Cat' plate by Kunsthandwerk Aps and Artist Tove Svendsen, 19.5cm. wide;

-an English miniature plate, 5.5cm. wide.

in various materials (including wood, metal, glass and porcelain) and sizes