Fabergé Friday

No kind of animal was forgotten when it came to Fabergé's miniatures. So here comes a snail, made around 1910!

The 1.8'' x 3.9'' x 1.5'' (4.5 x 10 x 3.7 cm) size snail is made out of chalcedony, with a jasper shell, to resemble a real snail. It is part of a group of miniature animals that formed part of Princess Victoria's collection. It can now be found in the Royal Collection.

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Black Cat Audition

Many of you might have seen pictures from the 1961 audition to find the perfect black cat for the movie Tales of Terror, before. But I found lots of more photos from this Hollywood event that I hadn't seen myself yet, so I decided to do a post with them. Since cats aren't really known to be able to sit still or behave well around other, unfamiliar cats, I think it's pretty amazing they actually managed to do this audition. Haha! All photos were taken by Ralph Crane for LIFE Magazine.

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