Quartermaine Hall

Artisan: Sally Anne Ceramics (Sally Meekins)
Date: 2002
Inscriptions: Signed ‘SA’ in monogram (on each underside)
Dimensions: 19 x 12 x 7 mm. / ¾ x ½ x ¼ inches (height x width x depth, per cat)
Intended Room: Drawing Room

Inventory number: 2022.172.1-2

Provenance: Purchased directly from the artisan at the Kensington Dolls House Festival, May 2022.

As you may remember, I love our Sally Meekins porcelain dogs, and this complementary pair of blue-and-white cats has been on my radar for a while. When I saw them in person at the Kensington Dolls House Festival, I decided I had to have them, as they were even more delightful in reality. For me, much of their charm derives from their sense of hauteur, beautifully amplified by the fact that they both seem to be wearing very elegant ruffs.