Fantastic Old Folk Art Carved Cat with Painted Eyes figurative ceramic Some mirth to make is

Some mirth to make is only meant

There are a few other small cracks in the rubber here and there

I've learned that it was made by Bernard Chaudron (b 1931 in Lille

And it still works great--pull down on the loop between his legs and the arms and knees raise high

The is a bit of irregularity to its form

Fantastic Old Folk Art Carved Cat with Painted Eyes figurative ceramic Some mirth to make isI'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