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Santiago Medina - FLAME OF GENESIS, Sculpture 2020
Santiago Medina - FLAME OF GENESIS, Sculpture 2020

Santiago Medina - FLAME OF GENESIS, Sculpture 2020

By Santiago Medina

Located in Stamford, CT

finished with high quality mirror finish intertwined with fish scale and opaque highlights to accentuate

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Crab, Plaice and Prawns
Crab, Plaice and Prawns

Crab, Plaice and Prawns

By Colin Self

Located in New York, NY

sketched in black and white with red accents. Crosshatched fish scales and finely spiked crab legs add

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Animal Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Biedermeier Style Dining Table with Marble
Biedermeier Style Dining Table with Marble

Biedermeier Style Dining Table with Marble

$15,750

H 32.063 in W 74 in D 40.5 in

Biedermeier Style Dining Table with Marble

Located in Los Angeles, CA

atop capitals of the column legs with black ebonized wood accents and fish scale details along the

Category

20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble

Louis Rousselet Art Deco Silver Plate and Galalith Puzzle Beads Choker Necklace
Louis Rousselet Art Deco Silver Plate and Galalith Puzzle Beads Choker Necklace

Louis Rousselet Art Deco Silver Plate and Galalith Puzzle Beads Choker Necklace

By Louis Rousselet

Located in Atlanta, GA

with essence d'Orient, a shimmering fish‑scale compound. His atelier expanded rapidly, eventually

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Choker Necklaces

Materials

Silver Plate

Our Native Summer Home, J B Close
Our Native Summer Home, J B Close

Fritz VogtOur Native Summer Home, J B Close, 1896

$95,000

H 25.5 in W 37.5 in D 2 in

Our Native Summer Home, J B Close

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

. Vogt has meticulously rendered the fish-scale shingles on the roof and the decorative brackets under

Category

1890s Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Mark Catesby Engraving, "Red Hind and Skipjack Tuna"
Mark Catesby Engraving, "Red Hind and Skipjack Tuna"

Mark Catesby Engraving, "Red Hind and Skipjack Tuna"

$950

H 13.25 in W 20.75 in D 0.05 in

Mark Catesby Engraving, "Red Hind and Skipjack Tuna"

By Mark Catesby

Located in Bradenton, FL

, emphasizing scale, texture, and anatomical detail. The upper fish is rendered in more a rose-red body

Category

Antique 18th Century British Other Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Ian Burke (b.1955) - 2010 Woodcut, Mackerel
Ian Burke (b.1955) - 2010 Woodcut, Mackerel

Ian Burke (b.1955) - 2010 Woodcut, Mackerel

Located in Corsham, GB

employed confident, expressive linework to capture the fish's anatomical details, from its scaled body and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Woodcut

"Koi in the pond"
"Koi in the pond"

Evgeny Chernyakovsky"Koi in the pond", 2025

$1,680

H 31.5 in W 35.44 in D 0.79 in

"Koi in the pond"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

—it seems to play on the scales of the fish, creating the illusion of movement even in stillness. The

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jack the Ripper - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s

Jack the Ripper - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

two simplified, almost totemic human figures linked by a large fish held aloft, its exaggerated scale

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Sterling Silver Reticulated Salt Cellar with Cobalt Liner
Sterling Silver Reticulated Salt Cellar with Cobalt Liner

Sterling Silver Reticulated Salt Cellar with Cobalt Liner

By International Silver

Located in Brooklyn, NY

of fish or dragon scales, allowing the vivid cobalt blue to shimmer through the openwork in a fluid

Category

Vintage 1920s American Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Chinese Carved Rose Quartz Carp
Large Chinese Carved Rose Quartz Carp

Large Chinese Carved Rose Quartz Carp

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Large Chinese Carved Rose Quartz Carp The massive fish with stylized scales, fin and tail, on a

Category

20th Century Antiquities

Materials

Rose Quartz

T. Rex Tooth in Fossil Matrix
T. Rex Tooth in Fossil Matrix

T. Rex Tooth in Fossil Matrix

$120,000

H 12.6 in W 8.67 in D 3.15 in

T. Rex Tooth in Fossil Matrix

Located in London, GB

well as enamel-covered scales from gar fish and other aquatic animals. The fossils are held together by

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Paperweight/holder from the mid 19th c
Paperweight/holder from the mid 19th c

Paperweight/holder from the mid 19th c

$1,005

H 3.15 in W 3.55 in D 6.3 in

Paperweight/holder from the mid 19th c

Located in Stockholm, SE

and design. Shaped in the form of a fish with meticulously sculpted scales, this piece brings

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Export Silver & Enameled Articulated Carp Lotus and Wave Stand, C. 1900
Chinese Export Silver & Enameled Articulated Carp Lotus and Wave Stand, C. 1900

Chinese Export Silver & Enameled Articulated Carp Lotus and Wave Stand, C. 1900

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

fish. Enamel Work: The scales are enameled in translucent red and amber over engraved silver, giving a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Chinese export blue & white plate, ‘precious objects’, c.1780
Chinese export blue & white plate, ‘precious objects’, c.1780

Chinese export blue & white plate, ‘precious objects’, c.1780

Located in Atlanta, GA

, with scrolls, censors & teawares, within a border of fish and moths on a scale ground. Unmarked, c.1780

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Chinoiserie Porcelain Lamps with Ormolu Mounts
Pair of Antique Chinoiserie Porcelain Lamps with Ormolu Mounts

Pair of Antique Chinoiserie Porcelain Lamps with Ormolu Mounts

Located in New Orleans, LA

charming with their fish motif and rippled surface as if scales of the fish.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Indian "Bidri Ware" Hookah Base
18th Century Indian "Bidri Ware" Hookah Base

18th Century Indian "Bidri Ware" Hookah Base

Located in Middleburg, VA

a hand-wrought chain. The surface is richly decorated with scrolling arabesques, scaled fish motifs

Category

Antique 18th Century Indian Folk Art Metalwork

Materials

Metal, Silver, Brass

Vintage Italian Glazed Ceramic Koi Lavabo
Vintage Italian Glazed Ceramic Koi Lavabo

Vintage Italian Glazed Ceramic Koi Lavabo

$2,250

H 29 in W 11 in D 7 in

Vintage Italian Glazed Ceramic Koi Lavabo

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

-mounted fountain features a gracefully arching koi fish, intricately detailed with scales and fins, poised

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Rene Lalique 'Barbillon' paperweight signed c1930 -original green staining
Rene Lalique 'Barbillon' paperweight signed c1930 -original green staining

Rene Lalique 'Barbillon' paperweight signed c1930 -original green staining

By René Lalique

Located in Worcester Park, GB

paperweight shows a stylised Art Deco ugly beautiful fish -with prominent scales and small bug eyes standing

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Chinese Stone Column Base with Mythical Qilin, c. 1850
Chinese Stone Column Base with Mythical Qilin, c. 1850

Chinese Stone Column Base with Mythical Qilin, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

Chinese mythology described as having the head of a dragon, the body of a tiger, the scales of a fish, and

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Limestone

Art Nouveau Group 'Capture Of A Nymph', by Paul Helmig, Meissen Germany, Ca 1902
Art Nouveau Group 'Capture Of A Nymph', by Paul Helmig, Meissen Germany, Ca 1902

Art Nouveau Group 'Capture Of A Nymph', by Paul Helmig, Meissen Germany, Ca 1902

By Meissen Porcelain, Paul Helmig

Located in Vienna, AT

on his head, half man, half fish with scaled legs leaning against a high wave and with outstretched

Category

Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 1831 Sterling Silver Cream Jug
Antique 1831 Sterling Silver Cream Jug

Antique 1831 Sterling Silver Cream Jug

$2,692

H 4.73 in Dm 6.15 in

Antique 1831 Sterling Silver Cream Jug

By John Edward Terrey 1

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

cast antique mystical fish decorated handle ornamented with scale decoration. The domed circular

Category

Antique 1830s Great Britain (UK) Pitchers

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Pair of Vintage Hermes Silk Astrology Scarf Backed in Irish Linen Pillow Brown
Pair of Vintage Hermes Silk Astrology Scarf Backed in Irish Linen Pillow Brown

Pair of Vintage Hermes Silk Astrology Scarf Backed in Irish Linen Pillow Brown

By Hermès

Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland

, brown, nautical, crab, scorpio, fish, ram, bull, scales, sundial, calendar, multicolour. *Please note

Category

Late 20th Century French Art Deco Pillows and Throws

Materials

Textile, Linen, Silk

Vintage Hermes Silk Astrology Scarf Backed in Irish Linen Pillow Rust Red
Vintage Hermes Silk Astrology Scarf Backed in Irish Linen Pillow Rust Red

Vintage Hermes Silk Astrology Scarf Backed in Irish Linen Pillow Rust Red

By Hermès

Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland

, brown, nautical, crab, scorpio, fish, ram, bull, scales, sundial, calendar, multicolour. *Please note

Category

Late 20th Century French Art Deco Pillows and Throws

Materials

Textile, Linen, Silk

Art Deco Édouard Marcel Sandoz Bronze Macrurus Desk Letter Opener
Art Deco Édouard Marcel Sandoz Bronze Macrurus Desk Letter Opener

Art Deco Édouard Marcel Sandoz Bronze Macrurus Desk Letter Opener

By Edouard-Marcel Sandoz

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

the fish, with stylized fins and scales, reflects the artist's mastery in capturing the essence of

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Letter Openers

Materials

Bronze

Hand-Carved Baltic Amber Teacup // 153 Grams
Hand-Carved Baltic Amber Teacup // 153 Grams

Hand-Carved Baltic Amber Teacup // 153 Grams

$9,600Sale Price|30% Off

H 3 in W 4.63 in D 2.75 in

Hand-Carved Baltic Amber Teacup // 153 Grams

Located in New York, NY

in the handle. The artist has realized incredible detail, with flowers, dragonflies, and fish with

Category

2010s Ukrainian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Other

Pair of Petite Mythical Qilin Figures
Pair of Petite Mythical Qilin Figures

Pair of Petite Mythical Qilin Figures

$880 / set

H 6 in W 2.5 in D 4.5 in

Pair of Petite Mythical Qilin Figures

Located in Chicago, IL

Chinese mythology described as having the head of a dragon, the body of a tiger, the scales of a fish, and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Opinion Ciatti Elementare Carrara Marble Multi-Use Kitchen Tool
Opinion Ciatti Elementare Carrara Marble Multi-Use Kitchen Tool

Opinion Ciatti Elementare Carrara Marble Multi-Use Kitchen Tool

By Studio Lievito, Opinion Ciatti

Located in Brooklyn, NY

small rolling pin, rolls out pastry and tenderises meat; the cube removes the scales from the fish; the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel

Child Riding Mythological Hippocampus Sea Horse Composite Figural Lamps, Pair
Child Riding Mythological Hippocampus Sea Horse Composite Figural Lamps, Pair

Child Riding Mythological Hippocampus Sea Horse Composite Figural Lamps, Pair

Located in Miami Beach, FL

mosaic art they were often had green scales and fish-fin manes and appendages. The ancients believed

Category

Mid-20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Composition

16th Century Southern Germany Carved Wood Bracket Depicting a Mermaid
16th Century Southern Germany Carved Wood Bracket Depicting a Mermaid

16th Century Southern Germany Carved Wood Bracket Depicting a Mermaid

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

artist ; two fish tails with finely carved scales. Each tail is achieved by beautiful caudal fins. The

Category

Antique 16th Century German Renaissance Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Les Insectes - Cubist Oil Painting by Andre Masson
Les Insectes - Cubist Oil Painting by Andre Masson

Les Insectes - Cubist Oil Painting by Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Horses; Villagers; Horses Devouring Birds and Battle of the Fishes. He painted small-scale works Injured

Category

1940s Cubist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare Porcelain Bowl with Plique-a-Jour Design by Makuzu Kozan
Rare Porcelain Bowl with Plique-a-Jour Design by Makuzu Kozan

Rare Porcelain Bowl with Plique-a-Jour Design by Makuzu Kozan

By Makuzu Kozan

Located in Atlanta, GA

red used in the scales of the fish and the lime green for the wave twinkle a slightly gem tone, gives

Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Unreal Palatial Antique Carpet Northeast Khorrassan Gem, c. 1910-30's
Unreal Palatial Antique Carpet Northeast Khorrassan Gem, c. 1910-30's

Unreal Palatial Antique Carpet Northeast Khorrassan Gem, c. 1910-30's

Located in Milwaukee, WI

surround the Pond-like Water-Garden with large scaled fish that swim in an infinite circle representing

Category

20th Century Khorassan Rugs

Materials

Wool

OGGETTI MURANO HAND-CRAFTED Glass Aquatic Sculptures
OGGETTI MURANO HAND-CRAFTED Glass Aquatic Sculptures

OGGETTI MURANO HAND-CRAFTED Glass Aquatic Sculptures

$2,800Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 10 in W 16 in D 1 in

OGGETTI MURANO HAND-CRAFTED Glass Aquatic Sculptures

Located in Hawthorne, CA

the art of Italian glassmaking, this pair of large-scale OGGETTI tropical fish sculptures captures the

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Antique Decorative Bear Figure, German Carved Fruitwood, Black Forest, Victorian
Antique Decorative Bear Figure, German Carved Fruitwood, Black Forest, Victorian

Antique Decorative Bear Figure, German Carved Fruitwood, Black Forest, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

Notice the quality fur detail and the scales of the fish Presented upon a Belgian marble plinth with

Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Animal Sculptures

Materials

Fruitwood

Sterling Silver Starfish Earrings Frederic Duclos on Wax 1980s
Sterling Silver Starfish Earrings Frederic Duclos on Wax 1980s

Sterling Silver Starfish Earrings Frederic Duclos on Wax 1980s

By Frederic Duclos

Located in Wallkill, NY

Silver. Tiny stone drops hanging from the star fish, Large in scale, clip on's. Hallmarked as well as

Category

Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Sterling Silver

Thomas Trad, Uroko Contemporary Coffee Table, Lebanon, 2019
Thomas Trad, Uroko Contemporary Coffee Table, Lebanon, 2019

Thomas Trad, Uroko Contemporary Coffee Table, Lebanon, 2019

By Thomas Trad

Located in New York, NY

The word Uroko, or "fish scale," originates from the Japanese saying "mekaraurokogaochiru," meaning

Category

2010s Lebanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble

Victorian Blue Pink Enameled Pearl Gold Fish Brooch
Victorian Blue Pink Enameled Pearl Gold Fish Brooch

Victorian Blue Pink Enameled Pearl Gold Fish Brooch

Located in London, GB

scales, the fish appears to have been speared through by the pin, capped by a single natural pearl

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Brooches

Materials

Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel

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