Lalique Moulded and Frosted Glass Crouching Cat (Chat Couche). This is a BIG cat – 9.3″ long x 5″ wide x 5.5 tall, weighing 8 pounds, 9 ounces. Cat lovers everywhere will recognize this cat’s stalking position – motionless and silent, but laser-focused on its prey, tensed and ready to leap in an instant. Lalique has captures this moment so realistically – the cat’s position, musculature, its expression, everything. Rene Lalique was born in 1860 and died at the age of 85 in 1945. He designed Crouching Cat initially in 1932, and kept refining it. His last version, released the year that he died, is the most enduring. The Crouching Cat for sale here is that final version from 1945, a tribute to Rene Lalique’s artistic genius. This Crouching Cat has some minor issues – its right ear is chipped and the base is scratched, so it is priced accordingly. Please see pictures for condition.