Herend

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Bobcat Multicolor

Limited Edition Size = 150

Is it the fleeting sightings or their inscrutable nature that makes large cats such a favorite model for the artists at Herend? Whatever the reason, they have returned to their favorite subject with this expert study of the bobcat. From beautifully capturing the bold, intimating eyes that are designed to see the smallest stirring within the bobcat?s hunting grounds, to the complex patterning of the fur which acts as camouflage, this new figurine is a beautiful tribute to this North American feline.

Now the biggest porcelain manufactory in Europe, Herend was founded in 1826 to produce earthenware in the small Hungarian village for which it was named. At the time, Hungary was flooded with low-cost pottery, but in 1839, Mor Fischer became the Manufactory’s new owner and he decided to focus on producing dinnerware replacement pieces for Europe’s royal families to complement their valuable porcelain patterns from Germany and the Far East.



As his client base grew, Fischer commissioned his artists to begin designing dinnerware patterns of their own. Queen Victoria’s 1851 purchase of a large set for Windsor Castle was a milestone, setting the stage for aristocrats throughout Europe to clamor for Herend in their estates.



In the 1850s, Herend added meticulously-crafted figurines to its creations. Herend’s trademark fishnet pattern, which is widely recognized and prized as Herend’s signature design, started in 1858 when an artist who was intrigued with a Chinese plate’s fish scale design painted it onto a rooster figurine to imitate feathers.