Herend Cat Figurine Art Deco Kitty Hand Painted Vintage Porcelain

Condition: Near Mint
Height: 4.5″ (11.25cm)
Width: 2″ (5cm)
Length: 4″ (10cm)
Year Manufactured: 1970

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Shown here is a Herend Cat…

Condition: Near Mint
Height: 4.5″ (11.25cm)
Width: 2″ (5cm)
Length: 4″ (10cm)
Year Manufactured: 1970

Photos form part of the description. Exact item shown; please review all images carefully.
Shown here is a Herend Cat Figurine, an Art Deco‑style kitty in glossy white porcelain from around 1970. Hand painted facial details give it a calm, grooming look, and the modeling is crisp but soft to the touch. It stands 4.5 inches tall, 2 inches wide, and 4 inches long. Condition is Near Mint, with bright glaze, tight ears and paws, and only the lightest shelf rub to the base. At about 56 years old, it’s a true vintage piece, the sort of Herend animal that collectors chase because clean, undamaged examples from this era don’t turn up every day.

Herend is a historic Hungarian porcelain maker founded in 1826, famed for hand work and production. The workshop gained attention in the 19th century and is loved for patterns like Queen Victoria and Rothschild Bird, plus the fishnet decoration on animals. Figurines are cast from hard‑paste porcelain, fired multiple times, then hand painted and gilded, so no two are exactly alike. Pieces from the late 1960s and 1970s usually carry the blue Herend shield backstamp and a painter’s or form number on the base. Because they’re labor intensive and often break in firing, survivors in Near Mint condition are scarce.