A slipware model of a cat late 18th/19th century

A slipware model of a cat late 18th/19th century, seated with its tail curled around its paw with head turned to the left, decorated in a treacle glaze and raised on a square base moulded with chasing hounds, 20cm. Provenance: from the collection of Victor Needham. Cf. The Rous Lench Collection, Sotheby's, 1st July 1986, lot 152 for a similar example.