{"product_id":"cats","title":"Vintage Mid-Century Siamese Cat Ceramic Sculpture","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eArchive Notes\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the 1950s and ’60s, Siamese cats were the perfect subjects for the lines of postwar decorative art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis oversized ceramic sculpture has two Siamese cats joined together. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cat on the right has a crackled green textured inlay that shimmers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the late 19th century, Siamese cats had become fashionable status symbols in the West by the late 19th century, but American popular culture gave them an especially memorable boost in \u003cstrong\u003e1955\u003c\/strong\u003e, when Disney's \u003cem\u003eLady and the Tramp\u003c\/em\u003e introduced Si and Am—the scheming Siamese pair whose exaggerated movements and angular bodies helped cement the breed's association with elegant mischief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the middle of the century, ceramic manufacturers on several continents were producing Siamese figures ranging from tiny shelf ornaments to enormous television-top statues. Surviving examples now occupy that particularly fun intersection between mid-century design, animal figurines and full-blown vintage kitsch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is very much the latter: \u003cstrong\u003etwelve and a half inches of feline attitude.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-20th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heavy glazed ceramic \/ pottery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. \u003cstrong\u003e12.5 in. H × 12 in. L\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good vintage condition with age-related surface wear. Small surface chips at the lower reverse edge. Only visible from the backside; Highlighted in second to last photo. No major damage. Please review all photographs for carefully\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"DEADSKULL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46681957892293,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/4849\/0949\/files\/FCF15C68-C2EC-45C3-A898-F65960321B74.jpg?v=1786353653","url":"https:\/\/deadskull.co\/products\/cats","provider":"DEADSKULL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}