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Cloudburst2000
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03/12/2010 12:06 am  

Hey everyone,

I'm looking to round out my modern design with a few more pieces to sit around the apartment. I have been collecting penguins since I was a child. Since college, I have gotten rid of the 'cheapy-looking' penguin figurines and only kept the really nice ones. I also have several fish figurines (I especially love sharks). Most of the figurines I have kept are the nice crystal ones. Most are not modern-looking with the exception of a really cool miniature wooden penguin where it dismantles and every section of the penguin becomes a type of spinning top. I'm looking for some modern penguin and fish designs to add to my collection. I'd also like some cats too. I have a couple modern cat figurines already and a couple modern cat wall pieces. I love me some kitty-cats. I even have a real live one named Benson. Have some fish too. Two clownfish named Pedro and Lucita and a tail-spot blenny named Lenny the Blenny. I love animals but cats, penguins, and fish (sharks especially) are my favorites. So I'd like to add some modern representations to my decor. Thanks for any suggestions!


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mvalen
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03/12/2010 12:29 am  

fish + cat?
yes, no?


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NULL NULL
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03/12/2010 12:36 am  

I have
A large Jonathan Adler puffer fish in chartreuse.
http://www.jonathanadler.com/fish-387/?cat=462&initial=387


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RetroSixty
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03/12/2010 3:40 am  

The Walter Bosse figures...
The Walter Bosse figures display nicely..


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Olive
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03/12/2010 3:43 am  

Bastet
Ancient and yet still oh so modern!


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Olive
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03/12/2010 3:46 am  

Purrfect
I've always been a big fan of this piece by Richard Recchia.


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william-holden-...
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03/12/2010 4:19 am  

I generally regard animal figurines with disdain.
Then I remembered that I'm a big, fat, cat-figurine-owning hypocrite! Not one, not two, not three, but FOUR (dusty) cat figurines have I.
(But, please-- I beseech you to keep all information about my collection within the strictest confidence! Once you're identified as a collector of cat figurines, all hell breaks loose and people start giving them to you as Christmas gifts-- "I saw this, and thought of YOU".)


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NULL NULL
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03/12/2010 4:29 am  

whc
I quite like the large one... And I am NOT a cat person.


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william-holden-...
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03/12/2010 4:42 am  

In my defense,
I acquired them one by one while thrifting, after my previous cat went to that big litter box in the sky. (I was out of my head with grief, your honor-- that's how I ended up with so many cat figurines!)
Woodywood-- The ferocious-looking big one is Pre-Colombian, or at least pretends to be.


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jesgord
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03/12/2010 5:14 am  

Here is a Penguin I recently...
Here is a Penguin I recently purchased....at least I think its a penguin. I was also looking at the second one, by Mexican sculpture Jose Pinal...but it flew away


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william-holden-...
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03/12/2010 7:08 am  

Penguins seem to be a very popular cocktail shaker motif.
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Modern Love
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03/12/2010 8:32 am  

Abraham Palatnik
Lucite artist from Brazil.


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NULL NULL
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04/12/2010 7:12 am  

my cats
I'm not a cat person at all but I love these two. The teak one is marked "Made in Denmark" and the other has no marks but looks a lot like a Walter Bosse...except it's steel, not brass. Is that kosher for Bosse? I love Walter Bosse animals, btw. I would like one of each of everything he made.


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Cloudburst2000
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08/12/2010 8:09 pm  

Haha! I have the exact cat...
Haha! I have the exact cat in the last photo (the wooden one), always wanted one of the Bosse ones. Thanks for all the tips everyone!


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NULL NULL
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09/12/2010 11:18 pm  

Venice clay,
I have a few of these cats and dogs, they come in different colors.


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