SKU: p1047

Baskets of Love collection, -Justin & Jessica- by Alexei Isakov. Fifth issue in this series. Bradford Exchange, 1993. Plate size approx. 8.25 inches. Suggested retail $50.00.

It's a thrilling moment for this pair of mischievous kittens. Have you ever seen such intent expressions? They obviously believe they've captured a real mouse.

This adorable pair of orange long-hair tabbies are the stars of -Justin & Jessica,- Plate Five in the Baskets of Love collection by master artist Alexei Isakov. Once more, Mr. Isakov demonstrates his amazing ability to breathe life into his kitten portraits. The fuzzy fur that will one day be long and luxuriant, the oversized paws with tiny claws extended, the fine whiskers – all are so real you feel you could actually pick these fluffy kittens up and hug them.

But hugs are of no interest to this pair of intrepid hunters-to-be. That toy mouse will surely be the worse for wear when they get
through playing with it. This is their first triumph and they will surely make the most of it before the real owner of the toy mouse shows up on the scene.

As re-created in full color on fine hard-fired porcelain, the fearless twosome of -Justin & Jessica- will keep their endearing young charms forever.

The creation of the fine collector's plate you have just acquired and whose authenticity is certified by this document is the result of work by an international cadre of skilled artisans. After the plate art was created in the United States, a fine ceramic transfer, incorporating pigments carefully chosen to faithfully re-create the vibrant beauty of the artist's original, was created in France and Germany and permanently fired into the fine Japanese porcelain plate body at more than 1,460° Fahrenheit by talented craftsmen and craftswomen in the United States.