Large, Lead Weighted Old Carnival Knock Down Cat cooking and serving bowls in great shape

in great shape

Approximately 5" in diameter x 2 3/4" tall

which was such a gem I went back to the seller in Russia to buy two more larger in scale

while his legs all move independently

located on the Rhine river (Rhenus Fluvius in Latin

Large, Lead Weighted Old Carnival Knock Down Cat cooking and serving bowls in great shapeI've never seen another carnival knock down quite like this one, the double sided cat constructed of what look to be four layers of wood, and the base three fat ones, with heavy lead weights on the underside which, together with the thick layers of wood, make it quite a challenge to knock down! Though definitely built to endure a lot of carnival action, sadly at some point the cat lost one of his faces but displayed gray side facing remains pretty