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Brutalist School of Fish Metal Sculpture in the Style of Curtis Jere
By C. Jeré Artisan House
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool and unique metal school of fish sculpture circa 1970s in chrome finish, sitting on black
Category

Late 20th Century American Brutalist Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Japanese Antique Hand Carved Wood Koi Good Fortune Fish 19thc
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese 19th century hand carved wooden KOI fish sculpture symbolic of prosperity, perseverance and good
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese "Gyoban" Buddhist Drum Fish, Wood, Meiji Period, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
meditation. Suspended in front of entrance to refectory. Carved in wood in a fish image with mouth open
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artist-made koi is a traditional symbol of harmony and
Category

20th Century Chinese Rustic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Pine

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artist-made koi is a traditional symbol of harmony and
Category

20th Century Chinese Rustic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Pine

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artisanal koi sculpture is a traditional symbol of harmony
Category

20th Century Chinese Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artisanal koi sculpture is a traditional symbol of harmony
Category

20th Century Chinese Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artist-made koi is a traditional symbol of harmony and
Category

20th Century Chinese Rustic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

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 Huge, Antique Hand Carved Wood Koi Good Fortune Fish, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
19th century hand carved wooden KOI fish symbolic of prosperity, perseverance and good fortune. This
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Japanese Old Vintage Gilt Bronze Fish Bell and Wood Striker
Located in South Burlington, VT
plus the wood striker. Dimensions: Bronze Fish and suspension cord is 12 inches high to top of the
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Fish 1860s-1900s / Figurine Object Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
the wood surface is beautiful and looks like scales of a fish, bringing out the charm of the material
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Chestnut

Japanese Huge Antique Hand-Carved Wood Koi Good Fortune Fish, 19th Century, 36"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Genuine Whopper. A large scale fine old Japanese 19th century hand-carved wooden KOI fish
Category

Antique 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

Japanese Trio Three Antique Hand Carved Wood Koi Good Fortune Fish, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
fine old Japanese 19th century hand carved wooden KOI fish symbolic of prosperity, perseverance and
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

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 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

Chinese Painted Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved from reclaimed wood, this rustic fish sculpture recreates early 20th-century Chinese
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Chinese Painted Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved from reclaimed wood, this rustic fish sculpture recreates early 20th-century Chinese
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Chinese Painted Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved from reclaimed wood, this rustic fish sculpture recreates early 20th-century Chinese
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artist-made koi is a traditional symbol of harmony and
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Pine

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artist-made koi is a traditional symbol of harmony and
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Pine

Folk Art Pine Wood Salmon Fish Decorated in Burn Umber Paint
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Heavily patinated pine salmon fish with remnants of paint. This piece has an old hole in the center
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Chinese Polychrome Harmony Fish, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this large koi sculpture is a traditional symbol of harmony and
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Pine

Chinese Polychrome Harmony Fish, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this large koi sculpture is a traditional symbol of harmony and
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Pine

Japanese Huge Antique Hand Carved Wood Koi Good Fortune Fish, 19th Century
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-533 a large scale fine old Japanese 19th century hand carved wooden KOI fish symbolic of
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

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

Wooden Fish Penny Bank by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A wooden savings bank sculpted in the form of a fish designed by Carl Aubock. The black synthetic
Category

Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artisanal koi sculpture is a traditional symbol of harmony
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Pine

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artisanal koi sculpture is a traditional symbol of harmony
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Pine

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artist-made koi is a traditional symbol of harmony and
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Pine

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

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

Set of Three Chinese Painted Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved from reclaimed wood, these rustic fish sculptures recreate early 20th-century Chinese
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Pine

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

Cenedese Murano Three Fish Italian Art Glass Aquarium Block on Lighted Base
By Cenedese, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
aquarium sculpture on original lighted wood base. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini for the Cenedese
Category

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

Materials

Gold Leaf

Carl Auböck Mid-Century Fish Piggy Bank, Brass, Walnut, Bristle, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful sculptural modernist piggy bank / money or savings box in the shape of a fish. Model No
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Wooden and Metal 20th Century Hand Painted Red Coho Salmon Fish Trade Sign
Located in New York, NY
Wood and metal 20th century. Hand painted Red Coho salmon fish trade sign. Painted "Red Coho" on
Category

20th Century North American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

19th Century Wooden Fish Gingerbread Cookie Speculaas Springerle Mold
Located in Nuernberg, DE
of hand carved wood. Found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria.
Category

Antique 19th Century German Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Brilliant Japanese "Gold Fish" Hand Cast Bronze Vase Signed and Boxed
Located in South Burlington, VT
cast bronze gold fish vase, symbolic of affection and love. Also prosperity, perseverance and good
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Pitcairn Island "Mutiny on the Bounty" Hand Carved Flying Fish
Located in New York, NY
incomes by making carvings from miro wood, harvested on the coral atoll of Henderson Island, one of three
Category

20th Century Pitcairn Islands Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Hand-Carved American Folk Art Totem Pole Evolution Fish to Infant
Located in Santa Monica, CA
alligatored paint surface. Fish, chicken, cow, gorilla, matrimony, new born. Mysterious serpent carved into
Category

Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Monumental Antique Hand carved Hand Gilt KOI Fish Sign Kanban, 19c
Located in South Burlington, VT
sign kanban in the form of a Koi fish, 16” high and 56” long, Meiji period (1868-1912). The carved
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Frederick Cooper Wood and Brass Sailfish
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Frederick Cooper carved wood and brass sail fish sculpture posed in a high energy leaping posture
Category

20th Century American Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Two Large Fish Sculptures, early 19th c. 123 cm long.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Two large fish sculptures, Early 19th century. Probably for an exklusive outdoor sign. The fishes
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Statues

Materials

Copper

MacKenzie Childs Freckle Fish Bar Stool
Located in Astoria, NY
"MacKenzie Childs freckle fish hand-painted wood counter stool with a fish sculpture on the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Beautiful Painted Wood Fish Sculpture, circa 1960
Located in Megeve, FR
Beautiful painted wood fish sculpture circa 1960, good condition.
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Beautiful Painted Wood Fish Sculpture, circa 1960
Located in Megeve, FR
Beautiful painted wood fish sculpture, circa 1960 in good condition.
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Wood Fish Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved Rustic Fish sculpted from a single piece of wood.
Category

20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Very Unusual Wood Fish Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unique fish sculpture in driftwood with gilt frames, metal and various stones
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Very Unusual Wood Fish Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unique fish sculpture in driftwood with gilt frames, metal and various stones
Category

20th Century Italian Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone, Metal

Fish Nail Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Unusual nail sculpture of a fish mounted on a painted black wood base.
Category

20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Iron

1970s Sarreid Style Brass and Wood Mounted Fish Sculpture
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a beautiful, 1970s Sarreid style brass and wood mounted fish sculpture.
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Red yellow and blue hyperrealist sculpture, "Swedish Fish", acrylic on wood
By Tom Pfannerstill
Located in Binghamton, NY
Tom Pfannerstill's Swedish Fish is a hyperrealistic acrylic on basswood sculpture. The work is
Category

2010s Photorealist Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

MONUMEMENTAL FOLK ART FISH DECOY SCULPTURE
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental 1920's St.Laurence River carved wood fish decoy sculpture.
Category

Early 20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Vintage Fish Sculpture on Stand
Located in Montecito, CA
Vintage whimsical hand-painted puffer fish puppet mounted on a stand; articulated moving fins; Mali
Category

Vintage 1970s Malian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

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Wood Fish Sculpture For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of wood fish sculpture you’re looking for. An item from our selection of wood fish sculpture — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a choice in our collection of wood fish sculpture, we have 94 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the object in our assortment of wood fish sculpture you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An option in this array of wood fish sculpture made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. Agustin Cruz Prudencio, Agustin Cruz Tinoco and Deknudt each produced at least one beautiful piece of wood fish sculpture that is worth considering.

How Much is a Wood Fish Sculpture?

The average selling price for a piece of wood fish sculpture at 1stDibs is $1,450, while they’re typically $175 on the low end and $23,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Wood Fish Sculpture
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    The difference between carving and sculpture is that carving is a carved object, whereas sculpture is the art of shaping figures or designs — because sculpture can involve adding material (i.e., working with plaster, creating a mold to be cast in bronze), it is considered “additive” versus the “subtractive” act of carving.