Fish Scales

A close look at the two works under consideration here allows us to identify all the distinctive characteristics of the artist’s oeuvre: to achieve the chromatic rendering of the sca...

This large-scale fossil fish mural presents three Diplomystus dentatus and four Knightia eocaena in a dynamic composition.

Executed using the casting technique, the work shows the fish's flowing fins and scales with precision. The patina lends a subtle aged quality.

The surface is finished with high quality mirror finish intertwined with fish scale and opaque highlights to accentuate the planes and depth of the sculpture.

The surface is finished with high quality mirror finish intertwined with fish scale and opaque highlights to accentuate the planes and depth of the sculpture.

The surface is finished with high quality mirror finish intertwined with fish scale and opaque highlights to accentuate the planes and depth of the sculpture.

The surface is finished with high quality mirror finish intertwined with fish scale and opaque highlights to accentuate the planes and depth of the sculpture.

The surface is finished with high quality mirror finish intertwined with fish scale and opaque highlights to accentuate the planes and depth of the sculpture.

The surface is finished with high quality mirror finish intertwined with fish scale and opaque highlights to accentuate the planes and depth of the sculpture.

Crosshatched fish scales and finely spiked crab legs add illustrative charm to this copper dry point print.

This piece of art has an acanthus leaf design atop capitals of the column legs with black ebonized wood accents and fish scale details along the apron and base of the stretcher.

By 1922, in the Parisian district of Ménilmontant, Rousselet established his own workshop dedicated to the manufacture of glass beads, Galalith beads, and imitation pearls—the latter...

Set against a rich, moody green backdrop, the painting’s luminous details emerge with striking clarity—velvety petals, the gleam of a fish’s scales, the iridescent shimmer of a butte...

Its warm antique ivory and camel ground — densely covered in a continuous allover fish-scale herati lattice pattern of minute, perfectly uniform geometric and floral forms — provides...

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

The lower half shows gestural black lines sprawling and spiraling in patterns that approach the veins of a leaf or the scales on a fish. This flat, black-and-white drawing contrasts ...

It symbolizes the ongoing energy found in nature. Inspired by the scales of fish, Marie Laforey’s Squamae ceramic Series use a repetitive, circular design that echoes the texture and...

Soapstone is a soft stone traditionally used by Chinese artisans because it allows for incredibly fluid, intricate details—such as the individual scales on the fish and the churning ...

A split cane fishing rod rests on his shoulder as he weighs a fish using brass scales. Little is known of Hopkins but these are accomplished works worthy of a well recorded hand.

The overlapping sequins resemble mermaid scales, iridescent fish skin or the armor of an unidentified deep-sea creature, shifting from smooth and jewel-like around the décolleté to s...

It symbolizes the ongoing energy found in nature. Inspired by the scales of fish, Marie Laforey’s Squamae ceramic Series use a repetitive, circular design that echoes the texture and...

Fascinating Victorian revival andirons, with good proportion and visual appeal Displaying a desirable aged patina and in good order throughout Good consistent graphite finish, with g...

This composition showcases two fish arranged horizontally, emphasizing scale, texture, and anatomical detail.

This fine example of antique silverware is fitted with an impressive cast antique mystical fish decorated handle ornamented with scale decoration.

Light filtering through the water creates soft highlights—it seems to play on the scales of the fish, creating the illusion of movement even in stillness.

The composition presents two simplified, almost totemic human figures linked by a large fish held aloft, its exaggerated scale and schematic form lending the scene a strongly allegor...

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

Dominating the upper portion of the composition is a fantastical avian creature composed of luxuriant plumage, fish-like scales, and expressive details that blend elements of the rea...

Shaped in the form of a fish with meticulously sculpted scales, this piece brings character and elegance to any desk or tabletop.

The outer silver casing features a detailed scale-like cutout pattern, reminiscent of fish or dragon scales, allowing the vivid cobalt blue to shimmer through the openwork in a fluid...

Chinese export blue & white plate, painted with a ‘precious objects’, pattern, with scrolls, censors & teawares, within a border of fish and moths on a scale ground. Unmarked, c.1780

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

The primary border frames the composition with a beautifully scaled Herati (fish) pattern, often symbolizing water and eternity.

The matrix also bears a crocodile tooth, fragments of terrapin plastron, as well as enamel-covered scales from gar fish and other aquatic animals. The fossils are held together by a ...

The paperweight shows a stylised Art Deco ugly beautiful fish -with prominent scales and small bug eyes standing on a small rectangular block base -this is one of the rarest paperwei...

This articulated technique is a hallmark of Chinese craftsmanship, emulating the natural undulation of a swimming fish. Enamel Work: The scales are enameled in translucent red and a...

The surface is richly decorated with scrolling arabesques, scaled fish motifs, and finely tooled foliate patterns.

This stunning wall-mounted fountain features a gracefully arching koi fish, intricately detailed with scales and fins, poised to pour into a beautifully fluted shell-shaped basin bel...

A 19th-century limestone column base carved in relief with mythical qilin, chimeric animals from Chinese mythology described as having the head of a dragon, the body of a tiger, the ...

It symbolizes the ongoing energy found in nature. Inspired by the scales of fish, Marie Laforey’s Squamae ceramic Series use a repetitive, circular design that echoes the texture and...

It symbolizes the ongoing energy found in nature. Inspired by the scales of fish, Marie Laforey’s Squamae ceramic Series use a repetitive, circular design that echoes the texture and...

It symbolizes the ongoing energy found in nature. Inspired by the scales of fish, Marie Laforey’s Squamae ceramic Series use a repetitive, circular design that echoes the texture and...

It symbolizes the ongoing energy found in nature. Inspired by the scales of fish, Marie Laforey’s Squamae ceramic Series use a repetitive, circular design that echoes the texture and...

The tactile, imperfect textures reflect the natural world’s process, suggesting that imperfection is a vital and beautiful part of life’s evolving journey. Inspired by the scales of ...

Exquisite large and rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group: Triton adorned with water lily wreath on his head, half man, half fish with scaled legs leaning against a high wave and ...

It symbolizes the ongoing energy found in nature. Inspired by the scales of fish, Marie Laforey’s Squamae ceramic Series use a repetitive, circular design that echoes the texture and...

Also known as kirin or Chinese unicorns, qilin are chimeric animals from Chinese mythology described as having the head of a dragon, the body of a tiger, the scales of a fish, and th...

It symbolizes the ongoing energy found in nature. Inspired by the scales of fish, Marie Laforey’s Squamae ceramic Series use a repetitive, circular design that echoes the texture and...

The globe cuts up spices and coarse salt; the cylinder, like a small rolling pin, rolls out pastry and tenderises meat; the cube removes the scales from the fish; the prism chops up ...

In mosaic art they were often had green scales and fish-fin manes and appendages. The ancients believed they were the adult-form of the small fish we call the "sea-horse".

The particularity of this mermaid resides in the way her legs are depicted by the artist ; two fish tails with finely carved scales. Each tail is achieved by beautiful caudal fins.

Both the red used in the scales of the fish and the lime green for the wave twinkle a slightly gem tone, gives this piece a jewel-like quality.

The textured surface of the fish, with stylized fins and scales, reflects the artist's mastery in capturing the essence of marine life with a modernist touch.

Pair of OGGETTI Italian Hand-Painted Glass Tropical Fish Sculptures, c. 1960 An elegant tribute to the art of Italian glassmaking, this pair of large-scale OGGETTI tropical fish scul...

Enthusiastically carved and fascinating study of the large riverside predator Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order Ebonised fruitwood carved to a striking standard of...

That size with the open space of sangria-ruby meets smokey merlot and beautiful Persian Plum-like hues that surround the Pond-like Water-Garden with large scaled fish that swim in an...

In 1928 he produced Dead Horses; Villagers; Horses Devouring Birds and Battle of the Fishes. He painted small-scale works Injured Animal; Lady; Meeting in 1929, and in 1931 a series ...

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

The practice was not new; naturalists painting watercolor over gold leaf to show iridescence in feathers and in the scales of fish since the beginning of the century.

The word Uroko, or "fish scale," originates from the Japanese saying "mekaraurokogaochiru," meaning, "to be awakened to the truth."