Cobalt blue glazed cats head.....Help Please!!

[tokens70]

Hey guys, I found this cobalt cats head a while back while digging a turn of the century trash pit. It is not broken, it was made this way....maybe a topper/lid to something It stands an inch tall & about 7/8" wide. Any help with an idea as to what it was for would be appreciated. Thanks. Chris

 

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[nhbenz]

Well, I recognize the little bisque figurine as a Frozen Charlotte "penny doll" (I believe). Marked Germany is a good thing.

 

[Broken knee]

Your cat head looks like a carnival cane topper? I could not find a pic of a cat just these dogs but you get the idea. HH
BK

 

[Broken knee]

Your cat might just have some value yet? This is another example of them.

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[h=2]Item Information[/h] Item condition:
Used

“HARDER TO FIND LADY HEAD TOPPER”


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[nhbenz]

Might be too small? Another possibility might be similar to: RESERVED Vintage Black Cat Cruets Made in Japan by PanchosPorch

 

[surf]

Hello tokens,

Nice digz, sir. I've got a similar cat's head, found in a similar context. Does a #2 pencil fit snuggly in the hole?

What is debossed on the doll's hem?

Then there's this scaredy cat:

 

[nhbenz]

I'm fairly sure it it says "Germany" on the dolls hem.
I sure hadn't realized that the cane toppers could be that small. Despite the picture of the one with the dolls head appearing to be on a pencil sized shaft I assumed it just had to be thicker for it to be on a cane; though I know they weren't really intended to actually support a persons weight. So, that does seem to be a good answer.

 

[Steve in PA]

I dug the same cat's head in a turn of the century dump in Ligonier, PA many years ago. You can see it in the lower left corner of this picture. I thought it was something to put on a #2 pencil like Surf said.

 

[tokens70]

I really appreciate all the help & ideas as to what this item is. A cane topper would be really sweet!!! A #2 pencil does fit in it with about a 16th of an inch of play. The little bisque indian doll is definitely marked "GERMANY". Steve in PA, cool that you found the very same cat head