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morgaine

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Black pottery cats
« on: August 26, 2012, 09:13:20 am »
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





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Re: Black pottery cats
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2012, 09:55:53 am »
since no factory mark,, i would bet they are simply inexpensive import pieces !  could even be someones hobby work !
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Re: Black pottery cats
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2012, 10:01:07 am »
 There is a mark indented in one of them it looks like a figure of eight but not quite finished....
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Re: Black pottery cats
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2012, 11:02:05 am »
there is what looks like 384 which is probably the mold number ! and could be initial P for the decorator !
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Re: Black pottery cats
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2012, 11:05:13 am »
These pussy,s look like they,ve been moulded using the lost wax method...
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Re: Black pottery cats
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2012, 02:32:08 pm »
What is the lost wax method please Bigwull, ive not heard of that before....Thankyou
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Re: Black pottery cats
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2012, 02:50:07 pm »
these are ceramic aren`t they ??
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Re: Black pottery cats
« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2012, 03:06:36 pm »
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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Re: Black pottery cats
« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2012, 03:48:00 pm »
Lost wax casting is usually used for metal casting...see link

http://www.jepsculpture.com/bronze.shtml

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Re: Black pottery cats
« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2012, 03:50:33 pm »
Oops!!,..how could i not notice Pottery cats.....old brain,long day,...time for bed.....
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Re: Black pottery cats
« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2012, 08:31:51 am »
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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Re: Black pottery cats
« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2012, 08:52:06 am »
Could we get better photos of there faces and one shot of the back.
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Re: Black pottery cats
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2012, 08:53:51 am »
Yes of course will sort that out right now....
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Re: Black pottery cats
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2012, 10:20:47 am »
Pictures of cats faces and back ect .......










Hope this helps more .... :)
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Re: Black pottery cats
« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2012, 10:28:31 am »
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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