Cats! Two Contemporary Fans, featuring cats, to include one quite chunky wooden fan, the monture varnished, the single leaf with six panels of cats of different varieties, all with their names beneath. A metal cat adorns the upper guard. Signed on the verso (but not clearly) and dated 1998. Together with "The Owl and the Pussy Cat", a very amusing and detailed painting of the Owl in a gondola, the vessel applied with fine Brussels bobbin lace, the Pussy Cat acting as Gondolier, direction signs pointing towards Bedford and the FCI AGM in 2015 ( the Ruby anniversary), another sign warning "Danger, Fan Conference 2015",and an original verse to the left, "The Owl and the Cat/ Set sail on the Ouse/In a curious Brussels lace barque/They were heading to Bedford with overnight bags/To join friends at the A.G.M lark/Said the owl to the cat "will we get there on time?". The bone monture, already incised and decorated, has been further adorned with a metal fan at the tip of the upper guard, and two ruby coloured stones, a similar stone at the rivet/head. The metal loop has the addition of a ruby ribbon. Marked as inspired by Edward Lear, initialled by the artist and dated 2015. Contained in a ruby red card fan box, lined in cream. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm