catsculpture
Folk Art Hand Carved Black Cat Trinket Dish
$300.00Wooden ebonized cat with dish sculpture mounted to a mahogany plinth. Dish can accommodate keys or smaller objects.
Patina / light wear present (paint loss to the tips of ears / edges of green dish).
Small size: H 5.75″ x D 2″ x L 6.5″.
Mid-Century Modern Gilded Earthenware “Turnabout Cat” by Hedi Schoop
Hedwig “Hedi” Schoop “Turnabout Cat” in glazed and gold-leafed earthenware (ca. 1950s, California, USA).
After fleeing Nazi Germany for the USA in 1930s alongside her husband composer, Freidrich Hollander, Schoop became one of the most acclaimed and imitated California ceramicists of the 1940s-1950.
This Egyptian-inspired ceramic cat is a fine example of the unique quality of Schoop’s pieces. Aptly named “Turnabout” the cat’s expression and facial features differ from each side, one representing female, the other male. Thick earthenware was glazed in matte black then gold-leafed (a rare finish for these cats which were available in an assortment of colors and at least two different sizes).
This is the larger of the two sizes that were available – H: 11″ x L: 8″ x D: 3.25″
Very good, vintage condition with scuffs to the gilt, as shown (wear consistent with age and materials).
Incised signature present “Hedi Schoop California Turnabout Cat.”
Vintage Acrylic and Teak Abstract Cat Sculpture by Robert D. Harvey
$850.00Robert D. Harvey (b. 1927-2015 – Marshfield, MA, USA) abstract sculpture composed of cut acrylic / Lucite (both smoked and transparent) and sculpted walnut assembled to represent a cat. Mounted to an ebonized pine board, circa 1970s. This sculpture is a rare example from Harvey, a graduate of the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston, who was almost exclusively known as an accomplished painter.
Unique piece in nice, original condition sans light scratches to the clear acrylic ‘face’ cut out, along with minor, overall wear. There is additionally one spot of walnut loss to one corner, as pictured.
Artist signed and stamped with address and telephone number.
H 17.9″ x W 11.75″ x D 7.75″