it’s time to raid your grandma or great aunt’s stash of tacky ceramic cat figurines. Sit her down first and gently tell her that in the end, doing this is best for everyone – she gets rid of ...

Teresa Kalina, a 48-year-old bookkeeper and office worker, collects Lladró figurines. She has about 20 of the delicate gray-blue porcelain pieces ... have two dogs, a cat and an aversion to ...

stoneware and porcelain from local clay — came some of the most endearingly odd, enduringly influential figurines of all. Staffordshire dogs, largely modeled on the spaniels bred by the popular ...

With an inviting raised paw and pointy red ears, these iconic lucky charms have been bringing good fortune for centuries. The maneki-neko, also known as the welcoming cat, lucky cat, money cat ...

A new exhibition at The Bowes Museum will see an acclaimed artist reimagine the museum's ceramic collection. Pippa Hale's 'Pet Project' will open at the museum in Barnard Castle on July 26, and will ...

The cat came to her in a dream and suggested she start making ceramic figurines in its image—she did so, and the manekineko was born. While it’s difficult to choose between these and other ...

Traditionally, maneki neko were white-glazed ceramic, porcelain or wooden cats with a raised right arm. Now, they are commonly found in kitschy gilt plastic, with a cheap, tiny motor and a couple ...