Fantastic Old Folk Art Carved Cat with Painted Eyes small Native American pot " a nod I believe

" a nod I believe to Descarte's classic work of the same title

I believe this is fused glass

and those great rounded ears and big front paws--and also how she appears to be keeping a close watch on things even while seeming luxuriously relaxed

and I love the lighter silver tone of the tip

where I loaded up on quintessentially Swedish gifts to bring home to friends and family

Fantastic Old Folk Art Carved Cat with Painted Eyes small Native American pot " a nod I believeI've had a few old carved cats with great folky faces in the shop, but this is for sure my favorite, and I think it is quite an old one. The stain is definitely original to the piece and has aged to yield a really wonderful surface with mustard yellow undertones, and then creamy white paint for the whites of the eyes, with big black painted pupils. I could look at this face all day, with the alert, carved out ears perfectly framing the long slope of a