Ceramic Fish with Teeth! antique vessel and the armature on which

and the armature on which they are mounted looks to be copper

There is some loss of stain along edges of the carving

who came from a long line of carvers

ancient really

Ceramic Fish with Teeth! antique vessel and the armature on whichSuch a fabulous fish! I know nothing of its origins, but it's one of my favorite things. I found it at the estate sale of an artist and gallerist on Newbury Street in Boston, who dealt mostly in Haitian art but had a wonderful, eclectic collection of handmade objects from around the world. Those teeth! I love its roughness and the darkness of the clay body, decorated only with some blue glazing on the tail fin. Nice and heavy, with a terrific