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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: morgaine on August 26, 2012, 09:13:20 AM
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Please can anyone tell me anything about these pair of fireside cats ....they were handed down to my mum when my nan died, my nan had these on her fireside since i was a little girl and that was about 46 yrs ago ...she lived in Kings Lynn Norfolk uk ..Would like to know if they were made local or anything about them i have searched internet for anything similar or any kind of info but not able to find anything at all.....Thankyou
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb169/morgaine1959/randoms049.jpg)
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb169/morgaine1959/randoms050.jpg)
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb169/morgaine1959/randoms046.jpg)
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since no factory mark,, i would bet they are simply inexpensive import pieces ! could even be someones hobby work !
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There is a mark indented in one of them it looks like a figure of eight but not quite finished....
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there is what looks like 384 which is probably the mold number ! and could be initial P for the decorator !
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These pussy,s look like they,ve been moulded using the lost wax method...
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What is the lost wax method please Bigwull, ive not heard of that before....Thankyou
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these are ceramic aren`t they ??
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Mart i'm not sure they are pottery to me ..how do you tell if they ceramic or what they are white inside if that helps...look right inside and there is something raised from the head like a D shape very strange not noticed that before...but in the other one there is nothing it is perfect .....
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Lost wax casting is usually used for metal casting...see link
http://www.jepsculpture.com/bronze.shtml
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Oops!!,..how could i not notice Pottery cats.....old brain,long day,...time for bed.....
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Still hoping to find someone who can tell me anything about these cats i have been searching for any information now for about 5 years....anything no matter how small would be very much appreciated.....Tha nkyou :)
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Could we get better photos of there faces and one shot of the back.
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Yes of course will sort that out right now....
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Pictures of cats faces and back ect .......
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb169/morgaine1959/randoms074-1.jpg)
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb169/morgaine1959/randoms073-1.jpg)
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb169/morgaine1959/randoms078.jpg)
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb169/morgaine1959/randoms084.jpg)
Hope this helps more .... :)
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I,ve seen some ugly cats in my time...but......the se two take the biscuit.....no offence intended.....perhap s i should get my coat!!
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Wendy knows more than i do,, but my opinion is the same,, imports or hobby piece !!
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Pmsl bigwull...when i was little they use to give me nightmares..... so my mum told me its ironic i ended up with them they are not pretty thats for sure, but thats what makes them interesting as who would make them and why would they make them and why the flowers and leaves on them..so many unanswered questions... :)
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pmsl????This text speak is lost on me.....i can,t even send a text never mind read one :)...maybe the flowers and leaves were added as an afterthought...but i have to agree that they will be a talking point...and no doubt have left many people ..scratching their heads....thinking.. .who in their right mind...made these.....