What is a Chinese fish bowl?

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Fish Bowl

Metal Fish

Chinese Fish Vase

Porcelain China Decorative Bowl

Ceramic Fish Glazed

Fish Stand

Mid Century Modern Fish

China Jardiniere

Chinese Porcelain Bowl Hand Painted

Alys PaolaLife Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone, 2025

$7,500

Life Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone

Located in New York, NY

The dark hole suggests fear of the unknown, while the little fish jumping out of its bowl symbolizes taking a leap—se jeter à l’eau—without knowing where you’ll land.

Category

2010s Mixed Media

Materials

Glass

Louis IcartFishing, Art Nouveau Poster by Louis Icart, Early 20th Century

$250

Fishing, Art Nouveau Poster by Louis Icart

By Louis Icart

Located in Long Island City, NY

Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950) - Fishing, Medium: Poster, Image Size: 18.5 x 24.5 inches, Size: 19.25 x 25.5 in. (48.9 x 64.77 cm), Description: Offset lithograph depicting tw...

Category

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Alfredo Barbini Murano Art Glass Ashtray, Italy, 1950's

$873

Alfredo Barbini Murano Art Glass Ashtray, Italy, 1950's

By Alfredo Barbini

Located in Barcelona, ES

Art glass ashtray in Murano glass designed by Alfredo Barbini in 1950's, Italy. Two color hand blown bowl glass with fish figure in different tones.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Danish Modernist Ceramic Centerpiece Plate by Eva & Johannes Andersen, 1960s

$453

Danish Modernist Ceramic Centerpiece Plate by Eva & Johannes Andersen, 1960s

By Eva & Johannes Andersen

Located in Esbjerg, DK

Unique slate black and white dish/bowl decorated with fish. It was designed by the Danish Husband and wife - design duo Eva & Johannes Andersen during the 1960s.

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Set of Five Dames Chinoises et Madchoues Woodblock Prints Paul Jacoulet

$15,000 / set

Rare Set of Five Dames Chinoises et Madchoues Woodblock Prints Paul Jacoulet

By Paul Jacoulet

Located in Atlanta, GA

The set comprising: The Confidant (La Confidente); The Bowl of Red Fish (Le Bocal de Poissons Rouges); In the Official Box (Dans la Loge Officielle); The Favorite (La Favorite); and ...

Category

Vintage 1940s Japanese Japonisme Prints

Materials

Paper

Thomas Sergent Palissy Trompe l’oeil Crustaceans School of Paris Wall Plaque

$5,985

Thomas Sergent Palissy Trompe l’oeil Crustaceans School of Paris Wall Plaque

By Thomas Sergent

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A lobster lies on top of a collection of four fish, sitting deep in a bowl. The background is textured to imitate sand and waves and has a watery blue glaze.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Harold HarveyCornish Family in an Interior - British 1912 Newlyn School art oil painting, Circa 1912

$55,046

Cornish Family in an Interior - British 1912 Newlyn School art oil painting

By Harold Harvey

Located in Hagley, England

There are some lovely little details such as a gold fish in a bowl on a nearby dresser and bellows hanging by the fire surround.

Category

1910s Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Fish Bowl For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal fish bowl for your home. Each fish bowl for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, porcelain and glass. There are 242 variations of the antique or vintage fish bowl you’re looking for, while we also have 8 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a fish bowl — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A fish bowl, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made fish bowl has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Gaetano Pesce, Royal Copenhagen and René Lalique are consistently popular.

How Much is a Fish Bowl?

Prices for a fish bowl start at $50 and top out at $106,954 with the average selling for $1,275.

Questions About Fish Bowl

What is a Chinese fish bowl?
1 Answer
Lotus GalleryMarch 17, 2021
A Chinese fish bowl is a large porcelain bowl, usually supported on a wooden stand. Oftentimes confused with planters or jardinieres, fish bowls will always have images of swimming fish or water plants to the interior of the bowl.