The “Big Cats” (or “Great Cats”) include the four members of the genus, Pathera: the tiger, lion, jaguar, and leopard, and sometimes, the cheetah, snow leopard, and cougar/puma/mountain lion.

These beautiful, regal animals are found naturally in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. They’ve figured in mythology and in art throughout the ages. Particularly in Art Deco, the Big Cats were exotic and streamlined, personifying speed and grace.

ETC.’s collections include:

• Late 1920’s bronze panther sculpture. #S040.
• Deco/Art Moderne bronze panther stretching upward. #S045.
• Verdigris English lion with paw on globe. #M117.
• Sculpture of puma by Boulton. #S073 SOLD
•  1813 hand colored print, “Hunting Antelopes with a Panther”. #PA113
• Bronze lion and lioness in the manner of Antoine Louis Barye. #S103.
• And a bronze finish jaguar. #S099.