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Jadeite Jade Circle Pendant in 14-carat
Located in Toronto, Ontario
tones, surround carving possibly fish. Inside the jadeite circle is a carved green jadeite Jade
Category

20th Century Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Jade

Jadeite Jade Gold Circle Pendant
Located in Toronto, ON
, surround carving possibly fish. Inside the Jadeite circle is a carved green Jadeite Jade. Excellent polish
Category

20th Century More Jewelry

18th Century Spanish Colonial Side Table, Peru
Located in Vista, CA
18th century Spanish Colonial side table with central drawer, turned legs, fish tail carving
Category

Antique 18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Side Tables

Materials

Chestnut

18th Century Spanish Colonial Console Table, Peru
Located in Vista, CA
18th century polychrome, Spanish colonial console table, with two drawers, turned legs, fish tail
Category

Antique 18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Console Tables

Materials

Chestnut

1948 Art Deco Style Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
spoons Additional pieces: 6 serving spoons Pair of fish servers Pair of pickle forks Carving knife
Category

Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Antique Engliah Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Fish serving fork Carving fork Carving knife Sugar tongs This impressive service benefits from an
Category

Vintage 1930s British Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons
By Various Makers
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
paralleling border to the handle, in addition to a pointed terminal. The knives, carving set, fish service
Category

Vintage 1930s British Tableware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Blue and White Porcelain and Bone Chinese Calligraphy Brushes Set of 3, Large
Located in Somis, CA
porcelain balls. The carving depicts koi-fish-holding boy, a favorite Folk Art subject, which symbolizes
Category

2010s Chinese Scholar s Objects

Materials

Bone, Porcelain

Christofle Service for Twelve, Malmaison Pattern
Located in Montreal, QC
salad forks - 12 dessert forks - 12 dessert knives - 12 fish knives - carving knife and fork - salad
Category

Vintage 1960s French Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

14K Yellow Gold Multicolored Jadeite Jade Bead Necklace With Carved Coy Station
Located in Towson, MD
jade station is wonderfully tactile. The 14k gold framed double-sided jade carving features two fish
Category

Vintage 1970s Beaded Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Antique French Fireplace Mantel Surround Hearth Carved Oak Renaissance Lion Mask
Located in Tyler, TX
floral, fish scale and rosette carvings resting on a plinth base Overall dimensions are 59" tall x 61
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Oak

Set of Art Deco style Tudor pattern silver cutlery for 12
By Mappin Webb
Located in London, GB
fish servers 1 carving knife & fork 1 sharpening steel 1 butter knife 1 runcible spoon 3 assorted
Category

Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Dining Room Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large French Buffet de Corp, Carved Oak Game Cupboard
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
cupboard has two carved doors enclosing a shelved cupboard these are carved game birds and fish The
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Bohemian Buffets

Antique French Carved Oak Wall Shelf Coat Hat Plate Rack Brass Renaissance
Located in Shreveport, LA
, surrounded by French swirls and flourishes ~ Lower band of ‘fish scale’ carvings above the serpentine trim
Category

Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Hat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Antique Italian Renaissance Walnut Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
a framework for the bold relief carvings of fish and fowl. Foliate scrolls and lion's head pulls on
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Buffets

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French St. Hubert Buffet De Chasse or Hunting Vaisselier
Located in Birmingham, AL
relief carvings of fish and a grouse. The two meticulously detailed fish, hanging from a ribbon and
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Buffets

Materials

Oak

Antique Huge Canteen Silver Plated Cutlery Deakin Sons
Located in London, GB
. Two x sauce ladles. One x serving fish knife. One x serving Fish fork. Two x carving knives. Two x
Category

Vintage 1920s English Buffets

Collection of Four Game and Fish Carvings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collection of four game and fish carving. Wall hangers on back. Hand-carved and hand-painted. Left
Category

Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Minimalist Fish Carving / Sculpture in Teak
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool midcentury Minimalist fish carving / sculpture in teak, circa 1960s. The piece is in
Category

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

Materials

Teak

19.08 Ct Aquamarine Carved Fish Carving
By Tsarina Jewels
Located in Bangkok, TH
be alive and ready to swimming fish. This beautiful fish carving is a symbol of good health
Category

2010s Thai Artisan Figurines and Sculptures

Materials

Aquamarine

Large Hand Carved Solid Wood Koi Fish Carving Sculpture Figure Blue Painted
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large 46" hand carved solid wood Koi fish carving sculpture figure blue painted. Item features
Category

Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Fish 1860s-1900s / Figurine Object Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
itself. The fish carving is derived from a fish-shaped decoration known as a “fire pouch guard” that was
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Chestnut

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Fish 1860s-1900s / Mingei Figurine Object Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wood carving of a fish. It is a wood carving from the Meiji period
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Fish 1860s-1900s / Mingei Figurine Object Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wood carving of a fish. It is a wood carving from the Meiji period
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Fish 1860s-1900s / Figurine Object Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wooden carved fish. It is a wood carving from the Meiji period (1860s
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Old Wood Carving Fish 1860s-1900s/Antique Sculpture Contemporary Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese wood carving fish. Meiji period and goods. This is black and beautiful
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cedar

Old Japanese Hearth Tool/Fish-Shaped Wood Carving Figurine/Meiji Period/Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
rods and hangs from a beam on the ceiling. Some of these hooks are made of wood in the shape of a fish
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Wood Carving Koi Double Fish Netsuke or Medicine Box with Black Eyes
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful piece, a finely carved and detailed double fish figure, likely Koi with shining black
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Levesley Brothers Sheffied England Silver Plate Celluloid Fish Serving S
By Levesley Brothers
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique English Levesley Bros silverplate fork and knife fish carving set featuring celluloid
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Tableware

Materials

Metal

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
wealth. For Buddhists, such a fish represents a freedom from all restraints. The scales and fins on the
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Pine

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
wealth. For Buddhists, such a fish represents a freedom from all restraints. The scales and fins on the
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Pine

Japanese Big Buddhist Zen Wood Fish Chanting Drum Mokugyo Dragon Fish
Located in South Burlington, VT
chanting drum mokugyo, a fish form wooden percussion instrument and chanting gong once used in zen temples
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

1880s Italian Marble Mosaic Fish
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Small 1880s Italian marble mosaic of fish.
Category

Antique 1880s Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Carved Pine Fish Shop Sign
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th Century carved pine fish. Dimensions: Height 16 inches Width 48 inches Depth 5 inches.
Category

Antique 19th Century British Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

McCarty s Brutalist Studio Art Pottery Bowl or Charger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fun piece of pottery. Hand formed with fish carving detail and thumb print pattern around the rim
Category

Vintage 1950s American Modern Pottery

Nantucket Fish Market Trade Sign
Located in Norwell, MA
Six foot Atlantic tuna with 'Nantucket Fish Market' painted decoration in blue letters. Distressed
Category

2010s North American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Rare "Fish" Lighting Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
From Our Recent Japanese Acquisitions Japan, this handsome quality old "Fish" motif tea lantern
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Japanese Old Jumping Fish Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Fishing friends delight This unusual "Jumping Bass Fish" themed garden lantern is the first of
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Folk Art Carved Cod Fish
By R.M. Ethier
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved in the round and painted wooden cod with glass eyes, wooden fins, raised gill plates and a fiber chin barbel, signed R.M. Ethier, circa 1970 or so. Mounted with iron hooks for...
Category

Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
and luck. For Buddhists, such a fish represents a freedom from all restraints. The fish is sculpted
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Pine

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
and luck. For Buddhists, such a fish represents a freedom from all restraints. The fish is sculpted
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Pine

Mid Century Japanese Segmented Wood Fish
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A well made and decorative Japanese Mid Century segmented and angle cut Wood Fish for wall hanging
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
wealth. For Buddhists, such a fish represents a freedom from all restraints. The scales and fins on the
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Pine

American Folk Art Carved Fish Decoy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
American Folk Art hand-carved and painted fish decoy with a fishing line in its mouth (ca. 1940s
Category

Vintage 1940s American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Hand Carved Japanese Rosewood Koi Fish Sculptures
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique hand carved set of three carved wooden rosewood Asian Koi fish "goldfish" with glass eyes
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Rosewood

Vintage Japanese Articulating Brass Koi Fish Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A unique vintage Mid-Century Japanese articulating or kinetic brass koi fish sculpture with ruby
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass

Hand-Carved Jade Bowl with Koi Fish Detail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immaculately carved shallow Jade bowl. Intricately carved fish surround the bowl, carving continues
Category

20th Century Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

Japanese Old Jumping Fish Garden Lighting Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Fishing friends delight in much original paint This unusual "Jumping Bass Fish" themed garden
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Japanese Collection Carved Wood Animal and Fish Netsuke
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A Japanese collection six carved wood netsukes portraying animals and fish and dating from the
Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Large Bronze Statue Kwan Yin on Koi Fish
Located in Somis, CA
ruyi scepter in the other, she is seated on a large koi fish above water waves. Kwan Yin is believed to
Category

20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Massive Bronze Calming Trophy Koi Fish, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
A giant hand cast serene bronze trophy koi fish sculpture Yuuri signifying calm and comfort by
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Big Old "Koi" Fish Lighting Lantern, 1930s
Located in South Burlington, VT
quality large old "Koi" fish motif tea lantern is an authentic old work of art. Signed "Japan" on
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Pair Hand Carved Wood Good Fortune Fish
Located in South Burlington, VT
wooden fish sculptures -okimono- symbolic of prosperity, perseverance and good fortune. Fine original
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Rare Old Vintage Baby Puffer Fish Lighting Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions, a Baby fish Japan, this handsome quality old "Baby Puffer
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Heinz Norhausen Midcentury Carved Wood Aquatic Marine Fish Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
solid, organic wood base. The sculpture features underwater plants, various fish and marine life in an
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Huge Bronze Swirling Koi Trophy Fish, Good Fortune
Located in South Burlington, VT
inch long Japanese caste bronze Koi fish sculpture symbolic of prosperity, perseverance and good
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Asian Showa Period Bronze Koi Carp Fish Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Japanese bronze koi fish sculpture with wonderful mesh craftsmanship and a glowing
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

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Fish Carving For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal fish carving for your home. Each fish carving for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and bronze. There are 95 variations of the antique or vintage fish carving you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer fish carving, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A fish carving made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one fish carving that is appealing in its simplicity, but Agustin Cruz Prudencio, Agustin Cruz Tinoco and Dunhill produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Fish Carving?

Prices for a fish carving start at $199 and top out at $16,900 with the average selling for $950.