Early CERAMIC POTTERY OCEAN MERMAID HOLDING SHELL ~ FISH AQUARIUM DECORATION for Sale

Early CERAMIC POTTERY OCEAN MERMAID HOLDING SHELL ~ FISH AQUARIUM DECORATION For Sale

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Early CERAMIC POTTERY OCEAN MERMAID HOLDING SHELL ~ FISH AQUARIUM DECORATION:
$23.50

Early CERAMIC POTTERY OCEAN MERMAID HOLDING SHELL ~ FISH AQUARIUM DECORATION
MONTH, WE ARE PLEASED TO OFFER MANY FINE ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE ARTIFACTS AND RARITIES FROM MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA ESTATES AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
PLEASE CHECK OUR OTHER items FOR MORE EXAMPLES OF EARLY ANTIQUES & AN OLD AND PROMINENT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA ESTATE, THIS EARLY CERAMIC POTTERY FIGURAL MERMAID FISH AQUARIUM ORNAMENT STANDS 7\" TALL, MEASURING CLOSE TO 8\" OVERALL AT THE WIDEST POINTS, TO THE FRONT, WEIGHING -8.2- OUNCES.
IN THE MANNER OF STYLES PRODUCED BY FLORENCE OF CALFORNIA, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS FLORENCE CERAMICS OF PASEDENA, BUT LIKELY THIS EXAMPLE MIMICS THE WORK, AND PERHAPS AN IMPORT FROM JAPAN ~ LIKELY PRODUCED AROUND THE 1950s ERA.
FEATURING AN OVERALL PALE BLUE GREEN GLOSS GLAZE, THE FIGURE HOLDS A CONCH SHELL IN ONE HAND, WITH A TYPICAL SEA SHELL ATOP HER SHOULDER, WITH THE OTHER HAND GRASPING THE TAIL FIN. GENEROUS BREASTS ARE PARTLY \"COVERED\" WITH A SCALE MANNER DESIGN, AS ARE THE LEGS.
TWO SMALL HOLES TO THE REAR, ONE AT THE SHOULDER, AND ONE AT THE BUTTOCKS, ALLOW WATER TO ENTER AND THUS STABALIZE. NOTED INSIDE A LARGER HOLE TO THE UNDERSIDE, IS A SORT OF FOAM MATERIAL, LIKELY TO ABSORB WATER AND ACT AS A WEIGHT.
CONDITION REPORT > AS ACQUIRED, WITH SOME DUST AND DIRT FROM STORAGE ON A SHELF FOR MANY YEARS ~ COULD USE A CLEANING WITH A COTTON SWAB IN CREVACES ~ SUPRISINGLY, NO NOTABLE CRAZING TO THE FINISH ~ OVERALL FINE, OLD VINTAGE CONDITION, BEST NOTED BY EXAMINING THE IMAGES USE THE \"CONTACT SELLER\" FUNCTION TO CONTACT US AND RESOLVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE offerDING INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AVAILABLE FOR SOME ITEMS VIA USPS PRIORITY MAIL INTERNATIONAL ~ NO FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL PARCEL ~ CONTACT US FOR A SHIPPING RATE QUOTE BEFORE offerDING