Probably Staffordshire, Circa 1900, in the manner of Emile Galle. The crouched cat with nodding head, painted on the back with heart-shaped reserves enclosing floral sprays on a green ground, a green bow tied under the neck and floral sprays on the stomach and legs, mounted with green glass eyes, apparently unsigned; the glass sphere enclosing a pair of fish amidst bubbles in sea grass. Length of cat: 10.5 in., Height of sphere: 5 in.

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6.25 x 10.5 x 5.75 in