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Jack, the cat necklace

Autonomous pets which, in the ancient times, embodied evil, symbolized witches, and their permanent adjectives were flattery and concupiscence. If there are cats in your vicinity, you may be aware of their stubbornness, sometimes wickedness, skilfulness or, if they feel like it, their kindliness.

In the mornings he would tear across foreign gardens as he hears his owner has prepared his food.

Each and every time he walks across the „forbidden zone” locking eyes with you. His gaze is telling you no matter what you do, he will trespass the next day anyway.

He is Jack, the neighbours’ cat.

The small statue of Jack, the cat hangs on a necklace
Jack, the cat necklace
The small statue of Jack, the cat hangs on a necklace
Jack, the cat necklace

This piece of jewellery can be divided into two parts. The cat is standing on the plinth, facing the spectator. The background is black or white corian, whose simplicity, use of colours and bulkiness balances out the cat’s statue like crafted figure.

The small statue of Jack, the cat hangs on a necklace
Jack, the cat necklace

The cat is made of 925 Fine Silver; both the Hallmark of Zoltán Tóth, the creator, and the Hallmark of the Assay Authority, which guarantees the authenticity of the precious metal, can be found on the lower part of the plinth.

Zoltán Tóth's maker's mark (hallmark) and Authority Assay's hallmarks
Zoltán Tóth’s maker’s mark (hallmark) and Authority Assay’s hallmarks

The limited edition figurines are made by precision casting, each of them getting the finishing touches by hand, whereas the corian backgrounds are handcrafted exclusively and are all one of a kind.

The small statue of Jack, the cat hangs on a necklace
Jack, the cat necklace (with black corian)