Leather Cat Urn

She sits very upright, and her collar is better than yours.

This cat urn is contemporary, made of shagreen over a hard shell case and ornamented with silver, sapphires and mother-of-pearl. Shagreen is the pebbled skin of ray or shark, long prized for cases and small luxuries. An urn keeps the ashes of the departed close, and many people now give that same care to the animals who shared their homes. Pale eyes are ringed in silver, a leafy silver collar sits at the throat, and fine silver beading traces every outline. A silver-framed panel runs between the forelegs. Just under twelve inches high.

She has the look of a cat who expects to be remembered.