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739Cat with two kittens

Model number 739, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Obermaier in 1924.

Size: H 4.9" L 3.5"

This model made in 1929.

Many thanks to the eBay seller goncattin@aol.com for donating these pictures. goncattin@aol.com 's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

739aCat with two kittens

Model number 739, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Obermaier in 1924.

Size: H 13 cm D 9.5 cm

This model made in 1935.

Many thanks to the eBay seller schatzlmair for donating these pictures. schatzlmair's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

800Miniature Grotesques: Heidigeigei cat

Model number 800, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Küster in 1925.

Size: Not stated

This model made in Unknown.

Many thanks to the eBay seller tomeian for donating these pictures. tomeian's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

800aMiniature Grotesques: Heidigeigei cat

Model number 800, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Küster in 1925.

Size: H 7.2 cm

This model made in 1929.

Many thanks to the eBay seller der-kunstfreund for donating these pictures. der-kunstfreund's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

Has chipped ear

976Walking Tomcat

Model number 976, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Graevenitz in 1928.

Size: 5" x 4.5"

This model made in ?.

Many thanks to the eBay seller 4-you for donating these pictures. 4-you's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

1303Cat Sitting

Model number 1303, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Himmelstoss in 1934.

Size: H 6"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller delaughter for donating these pictures. delaughter 's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

1303aCat Sitting

Model number 1303, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Himmelstoss in 1934.

Size: H 5.5"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller mad-abbotts for donating these pictures. mad-abbotts's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

1303bCat Sitting

Model number 1303, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Himmelstoss in 1934.

Size: H 15 cm L 16 cm

This model made in 1948.

Many thanks to the eBay seller celle8 for donating these pictures. celle8's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

b1809Cat Lying

Model number 1304, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Himmelstoss in 1934.

Size: L 7.5"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller grandmomsattic for donating these pictures. grandmomsattic's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

1304Cat Lying

Model number 1304, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Himmelstoss in 1934.

Size: L 6.5"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller sold2you for donating these pictures. sold2you's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

1885Young Kitten

Model number 1885, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Küspert in 1952.

Size: H 1.75" L 2"

This model made in Unknown.

Many thanks to the eBay seller doglady for donating these pictures. doglady's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

1885aYoung Kitten

Model number 1885, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Küspert in 1952.

Size: 2 1/2" x 1 5/8" x 1 5/8" tall

This model made in 1950s?.

Many thanks to the eBay seller dejavudi for donating these pictures. dejavudi's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

1885bYoung Kitten

Model number 1885, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Küspert in 1952.

Size: Not stated

This model made in Unknown.

Many thanks to the eBay seller pazzi99 for donating these pictures. pazzi99's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

1885cYoung Kitten

Model number 1885, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Küspert in 1952.

Size: L 2.25" H 1.75"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller oleglas for donating these pictures. oleglas's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

1888Sitting Kitten

Model number 1888, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Küspert in 1952.

Size: H 3.25"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller viennaantiques for donating these pictures. viennaantiques's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

Picture donor has a web site Vienna Antiques with many Rosenthal figurines for sale. Click here.

1888aSitting Kitten

Model number 1888, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Küspert in 1952.

Size: H 3.25"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller kelly@freeway.net for donating these pictures. kelly@freeway.net's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

1907Lying Cat Siamese

Model number 1907, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Heidenreich in 1953.

Size: H 6 cm L 13.5 cm

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller lavaluna for donating these pictures. lavaluna's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

1907aLying Cat Siamese

Model number 1907, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Heidenreich in 1953.

Size: H 2.5" L 5.25"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller judysantiques for donating these pictures. judysantiques's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

Picture donor has an "About Me" page on eBay. Click here.

Note picture with figure 1941.

1907bLying Cat Siamese

Model number 1907, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Heidenreich in 1953.

Size: L 5.5" H 2.5"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller oleglas for donating these pictures. oleglas's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

1907cLying Cat Siamese

Model number 1907, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Heidenreich in 1953.

Size: L 5.25" H 2.5"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller andi21 for donating these pictures. andi21's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

1941Black Cat

Model number 1941, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Heidenreich in 1953.

Size: H 5.75" L 9.5"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller judysantiques for donating these pictures. judysantiques's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

Picture donor has an "About Me" page on eBay. Click here.

Note picture with figure 1907.

5194Cat Standing

Model number 5133, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Rücker in 1958.

Size: H 12"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller caesar2@mediaone.net for donating these pictures. caesar2@mediaone.net 's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

These infernal cats are so confusingly similar that I ended up buying both 5133 and 5194 to help me sort them out! I am now positive I've identified both of these correctly since I own them with clear numbers on them. My feelings about these are really mixed - I adore model 5133 but I really hate 5194.

5133Cat Standing

Model number 5133, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Rücker in 1958.

Size: check!

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller audreys_rosenthal_page for donating these pictures. audreys_rosenthal_page's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

unk3Cat Sitting

Model number 5193, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung/Studio Line factory, designed by Rücker in 1959.

Size: H 7.25"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller mars-most for donating these pictures. mars-most's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

5193aCat Sitting

Model number 5193, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Rücker in 1959.

Size: H 7.5"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller quincybutz for donating these pictures. quincybutz's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

5193bCat Sitting

Model number 5193, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Rücker in 1959.

Size: check!

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller audreys_rosenthal_page for donating these pictures. audreys_rosenthal_page's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

5193cCat Sitting

Model number 5193, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Rücker in 1959.

Size: H 33 cm

This model made in Unknown.

Many thanks to the eBay seller pipelane for donating these pictures. pipelane's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

A large version of this figure!

5194aCat Sitting

Model number 5194, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Rücker in 1959.

Size: H 16 cm

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller ufo224 for donating these pictures. ufo224's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

These infernal cats are so confusingly similar that I ended up buying both 5133 and 5194 to help me sort them out! I am now positive I've identified both of these correctly since I own them with clear numbers on them. My feelings about these are really mixed - I adore model 5133 but I really hate 5194.

5194bCat Sitting

Model number 5194, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Rücker in 1959.

Size: check!

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller audreys_rosenthal_page for donating these pictures. audreys_rosenthal_page's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

5237Small Sitting Cat

Model number 5237, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Rücker in 1960.

Size: H 8"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller iwriter for donating these pictures. iwriter's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

5239Small Sitting Siamese Cat

Model number 5239, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Heidenreich in 1960.

Size: H 12 cm L 12.5 cm B 5.5 cm

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller vitros1 for donating these pictures. vitros1 's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

5239aSmall Sitting Siamese Cat

Model number 5239, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Heidenreich in 1960.

Size: H 4.75"

This model made in 1975 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller dawns31@yahoo.com for donating these pictures. dawns31@yahoo.com's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

5266Cat on Ball Plössberg #590

Model number 5266, Art Department, Selb Kunstabteilung factory, designed by Nagy in 1962.

Size: H 10 cm

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller spareuro for donating these pictures. spareuro's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

b51Crouching Cat

Model number 51, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Moldenhauer in 1923.

Size: L 3.5" H 2"

This model made in 1926.

Many thanks to the eBay seller bigjoet for donating these pictures. bigjoet's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

b51aCrouching Cat

Model number 51, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Moldenhauer in 1923.

Size: H 5 cm L 8.5 cm

This model made in 1926.

Many thanks to the eBay seller rolo007 for donating these pictures. rolo007's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

b51bCrouching Cat

Model number 51, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Moldenhauer in 1923.

Size: L 3.25"

This model made in 1921/22.

Many thanks to the eBay seller prhea for donating these pictures. prhea's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

b50Sitting Cat

Model number 56, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Moldenhauer in 1923.

Size: not stated

This model made in Unknown.

Many thanks to the eBay seller zarinag for donating these pictures. zarinag's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

Visit Heidi's cat collection here!

bunk47Startled cat

Model number 59, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Kärner in 1923.

Size: H 3.9" L 4.9"

This model made in Unknown.

Many thanks to the eBay seller 1stepahead for donating these pictures. 1stepahead 's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

unk13Startled cat

Model number 59, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Kärner in 1923.

Size: H 4" L 4.75

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller 3waves for donating these pictures. 3waves's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

punk1Startled cat

Model number 59, Selb-Plossberg factory, designed by Kärner in 1923.

Size: H 9 cm L 10 cm

This model made in 1955.

Many thanks to the eBay seller lavaluna for donating these pictures. lavaluna's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

b59Startled cat

Model number 59, Selb-Plossberg factory, designed by Kärner in 1923.

Size: L 12 cm H 10 cm

This model made in Unknown.

Many thanks to the eBay seller dollar01 for donating these pictures. dollar01's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

Has that interesting finish - I am attempting to buy to examine the finish more closely.

b59aStartled cat

Model number 59, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Kärner in 1923.

Size: H 4" L 4.75"

This model made in 1928.

Many thanks to the eBay seller fairfield99 for donating these pictures. fairfield99's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

bunk13Crawling cat

Model number 60, Selb-Plossberg factory, designed by Kärner in 1923.

Size: L 7.75" H 3"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller polypro for donating these pictures. polypro's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

b60Crawling cat

Model number 60, Selb-Plossberg factory, designed by Kärner in 1923.

Size: L 6.5" H 2.5"

This model made in 1939 ?.

Many thanks to the eBay seller jgage@netins.net for donating these pictures. jgage@netins.net 's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

b60aCrawling cat

Model number 60, Selb-Plossberg factory, designed by Kärner in 1923.

Size: 5.5 cm x 16 cm x 8 cm

This model made in 1928.

Many thanks to the eBay seller der-kunstfreund for donating these pictures. der-kunstfreund's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

Has a 50 Years Rosenthal mark but it wasn't made in 1929!

b121Kitten playing

Model number 131, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Kärner in 1923.

Size: H 2" L 1.75"

This model made in 1940.

Many thanks to the eBay seller fndrskprs5 for donating these pictures. fndrskprs5's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

p1120bKitten playing

Model number 131, Selb-Plossberg factory, designed by Kärner in 1923.

Size: H 2.25"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller harvroy@aol.com for donating these pictures. harvroy@aol.com 's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

p131Kitten playing

Model number 131, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Kärner in 1923.

Size: H 2"

This model made in 1955.

Many thanks to the eBay seller surf5498 for donating these pictures. surf5498's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

p132aKitten playing

Model number 131, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Kärner in 1923.

Size: H 2"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller grovel.and.co for donating these pictures. grovel.and.co's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

p132Playing cat

Model number 132, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Kärner in 1923.

Size: H 1.5" L 2.5"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller mik.duck for donating these pictures. mik.duck's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

b132Playing cat

Model number 132, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Kärner in 1923.

Size: 2" x 2.25"

This model made in 1940.

Many thanks to the eBay seller fndrskprs5 for donating these pictures. fndrskprs5's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

b143Cat

Model number 143, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Zügel in 1923.

Size: H 17 cm L 12 cm B 8 cm

This model made in 1926.

Many thanks to the eBay seller lavaluna for donating these pictures. lavaluna's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

b143aCat

Model number 143, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Zügel in 1923.

Size: H 16 cm

This model made in 1926.

Many thanks to the eBay seller eufelia for donating these pictures. eufelia's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

b144Two Cats

Model number 144, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Zügel in 1923.

Size: H 6.5" B 7"

This model made in 1940.

Many thanks to the eBay seller mob3 for donating these pictures. mob3's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

b169Cat

Model number 169, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Kärner in 1924.

Size: H 4.5 L 9.5"

This model made in 1926.

Many thanks to the eBay seller msjkb@aol.com for donating these pictures. msjkb@aol.com 's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

bunk22Cat with insect

Model number 216, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Zügel in 1926.

Size: H 16 cm, L 22 cm

This model made in 1921/22.

Many thanks to the eBay seller tward_de for donating these pictures. tward_de's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

b216Cat with insect

Model number 216, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Zügel in 1926.

Size: not stated

This model made in 1921/22.

Many thanks to the eBay seller zarinag for donating these pictures. zarinag's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

Visit Heidi's cat collection here!

b216aCat with insect

Model number 216, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Zügel in 1926.

Size: L 8.25" H 6.1"

This model made in 1921/22.

Many thanks to the eBay seller auctionsneapolitan for donating these pictures. auctionsneapolitan's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

b225Sleeping Cat

Model number 225, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Zügel in 1926.

Size: L 10" H 4.25"

This model made in 1921/22.

Many thanks to the eBay seller triplel for donating these pictures. triplel's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

p250Kitten on ball

Model number 250, Selb-Plossberg factory, designed by Nagy in 1926.

Size: H 6.5 cm

This model made in Unknown.

Many thanks to the eBay seller hpfeilschifter@t-online.de for donating these pictures. hpfeilschifter@t-online.de's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

Picture donor has a web site with many Rosenthal figurines for sale. Click here.

p250aKitten on ball

Model number 250, Selb-Plossberg factory, designed by Nagy in 1926.

Size: H 6 cm

This model made in Unknown.

Many thanks to the eBay seller antikstore for donating these pictures. antikstore's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

b250Kitten on ball

Model number 250, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Nagy in 1926.

Size: H 6 cm

This model made in 1940.

Many thanks to the eBay seller lavaluna for donating these pictures. lavaluna's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

b250aKitten on ball

Model number 250, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Nagy in 1926.

Size: H 2.4"

This model made in 1926.

Many thanks to the eBay seller joseph.livezey@worldnet.att.net for donating these pictures. joseph.livezey@worldnet.att.net's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

b850Kitten on ball

Model number 250, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Nagy in 1926.

Size: H 6 cm

This model made in 1930.

Many thanks to the eBay seller wayne.de for donating these pictures. wayne.de's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

p590Cat on ball

Model number 590, Selb-Plossberg factory, designed by Nagy in 1931.

Size: not yet measured

This model made in 1953.

Many thanks to the eBay seller audreys_rosenthal_page for donating these pictures. audreys_rosenthal_page's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

It's a cat, it's got slightly chipped ears so it was cheap. Give me US$80 and it's yours!

b590Cat on ball

Model number 590, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Nagy in 1931.

Size: H 3.75"

This model made in 1939.

Many thanks to the eBay seller fndrskprs5 for donating these pictures. fndrskprs5's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

p590aCat on ball

Model number 590, Selb-Plossberg factory, designed by Nagy in 1931.

Size: H 3.75"

This model made in 1954.

Many thanks to the eBay seller viennaantiques for donating these pictures. viennaantiques's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

Picture donor has a web site Vienna Antiques with many Rosenthal figurines for sale. Click here.

b623Cat

Model number 623, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Schellhorn in 1931.

Size: 17 x 33 x 16 cm

This model made in 1956.

Many thanks to the eBay seller papitoluigi for donating these pictures. papitoluigi's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

bunk74Little Playing cat

Model number 631, Bahnhof-Selb factory, designed by Kärner in 1931.

Size: H 1"

This model made in Unknown.

Many thanks to the eBay seller lewtur@g-net.net for donating these pictures. lewtur@g-net.net 's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

p1119Sitting cat

Model number 1119, Selb-Plossberg factory, designed by Kärner in Unknown.

Size: Not stated

This model made in 1956 Mark says Bavaria-Germany with dots indicating 1956.

Many thanks to the eBay seller antfill for donating these pictures. antfill's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

p1120Playing cat

Model number 1120, Selb-Plossberg factory, designed by Kärner in Unknown.

Size: H 4.25"

This model made in 1952.

Many thanks to the eBay seller jhazen for donating these pictures. jhazen's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

p1120aPlaying cat

Model number 1120, Selb-Plossberg factory, designed by Kärner in Unknown.

Size: H 4.5"

This model made in 1957 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller polypro for donating these pictures. polypro's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

p1204Playing Cat

Model number 1204, Selb-Plossberg factory, designed by Kärner in Unknown.

Size: H 5"

This model made in 1953.

Many thanks to the eBay seller r.finearts for donating these pictures. r.finearts 's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

c1204Playing Cat

Model number 1204, Selb-Plossberg factory, designed by Kärner in Unknown.

Size: H 5" L 4"

This model made in 1975 or later.

Many thanks to the eBay seller walter-richard for donating these pictures. walter-richard 's auctions can be viewed by clicking here.

Number not really legible - I am attempting to buy to confirm.