I have my beach decorations out for the summer and have quite the little collection of ceramic fish swimming about. Time to share...this is almost like visiting an aquarium!
First we have a pair of darling spotted fish...note their ruffly tails and fins. Estate sale found at different times.
Next we have the elusive hollow blue finned fish. This fish came from a family friend years ago. It was found on a scuba dive in the Marshall Islands on an old undersea boat wreck. It is from Japan.
The common goldfish. (ha, GOLD fish!) Estate sale found.
The tiny blue angel fish. Estate sale found.
Darling, darling pink fish. Found at Plucky Maidens and flat on one side for wall mount or it stands on its own as well. Salt and pepper shaker fish. This variety of fish is known to travel in pairs. Estate sale found and marked Japan on the bottom.
The shy Hegstad fish. He is also of the salt and pepper family of fish, but this fellow has lost his mate. Estate sale found.
Last but not least, the red polka dot fish. This is another member of the salt and pepper variety of fish and this gal is also solo. I wonder what her mate looked like? Found at a local antique shop.
A nifty little school of fish. As a side note the first image from the Aquarium is a local tourist attraction in Seaside, Oregon where we often go to the beach. It has been there since 1924 and was originally a salt water bath house and swimming pool called the "Seaside Baths Natatorium". In 1937 it switched over to an aquarium and has been there since. I have visited many times on our coastal visits since we go to Seaside each summer.
If you have an idea for a future collection challenge, leave me a comment and finish the sentence "Show me your collection of ____." What will it be next week?
Hope to have a little bit of my beach decorating up later this week. Happy Day!
Love those spotted fish! I love finding matching friends to things I already have.
~Erica
Posted by: Erica | August 19, 2014 at 06:28 AM
What is/are veldt? Mentioned on the print on the Hegstad fish.
Posted by: kipper | August 19, 2014 at 07:44 AM
Neat vintage picture! Love the pic of it long ago and now. I do feel like I just took a tour :-)
The spotted fish and the pink wall pocket make my heart skip a beat! I've never seen anything like the red polka dot fish. Would be interesting to find the mate huh? Thanks for the story and tour this morning. Can't wait to see your beach decorating!
I can't focus on a theme lately since Summer's winding down now and it's too early for Halloween decorating (maybe)
Have a wonderful day!
Posted by: Doreen | August 19, 2014 at 08:08 AM
Love the fish collection. I have a orphan fish shaker also!
Posted by: Linda @ A La Carte | August 19, 2014 at 09:06 AM
A wonderful collection for that future beach house!
Posted by: Musings from Kim K. | August 19, 2014 at 12:13 PM
So cool that you have a fish that is actual sunken treasures!
I did not know the Seaside aquarium was once a bath house. The pool where I swam when I was a child was called a natatorium.
Posted by: Kathy | August 19, 2014 at 12:45 PM
Are any of these 'Aquarium Furniture'? of do you think they are just ceramic fish? Also - not sure if you have any (but you must!) Aquarium Furniture would be a good future challenge if you haven't already done it.
Posted by: Poppy K | August 19, 2014 at 01:42 PM
Hi, I recently discovered your blog and I've enjoyed looking at your estate sale finds and pictures of your lovely home. I just joined instagram and also follow you there (cinco2103). I have some ideas for collection challenges--vintage things that I collect--so, here goes: tea towels, dresser scarves, nut grinders (the glass and metal kind),measuring cups and flour sifters. Thanks so much for sharing and good luck at next weekend's sales!
Posted by: Kimberly | August 19, 2014 at 04:48 PM
There's something fishy about this post. ;-)
(Sorry. Couldn't resist.)
That blue fish is awesome! I wonder what it was used for? The story about where it came from is way cool.
Posted by: Eddie Mitchell | August 19, 2014 at 05:54 PM
Thank you for this aquatic education. It went swimmingly.
Posted by: Into Vintage | August 19, 2014 at 06:10 PM
The fish from the sunken treasure is my new favorite story - that and the big fish float your Mom found in the ocean. I love the stories behind the "junk"!
Posted by: Shara | August 19, 2014 at 08:57 PM
I only have two fish but I expected to see them in your collection. Who knew there was such a variety.
Sheryl
Posted by: Sheryl Remy | August 20, 2014 at 05:52 AM
Your elusive hollow blue finned fish is quite a treasure. Such great color and history. Thanks for the history on the aquarium. Was not aware of that. Have fun fishing/junking.
Posted by: Annette | August 20, 2014 at 07:50 AM
Love, Love, Love the polka dot fish! I will be on the lookout for that on now. Stacey
Posted by: Stacey Johnson | August 20, 2014 at 10:15 AM
I am sadly fishless. Well, I'm only sad about it now since I saw all your cool fish. You have a way of making the mundane look pretty darn cool!
Posted by: Pam @ House of Hawthornes | August 20, 2014 at 01:14 PM
That hollow blue finned fish is amazing! What a treasure (in the truest sense of the word, since it was found on a shipwreck!)
Posted by: Maureen | August 21, 2014 at 05:52 AM
I recognized the photo as the aquarium from Seaside right away and was going to ask you if it was until I read later in your post. Neat that you have that. Cute fishy collection.
xo Danielle
Posted by: Danielle @ Blessed Serendipity | August 21, 2014 at 04:15 PM
LOVE all your treasures!
I did a "Back to School" display this year to break up the 4th of July/ Halloween stretch...chalk boards, vintage text books, lunch pails etc. FUN :0)
Happy Day!
Melissa
Posted by: Melissa | August 24, 2014 at 03:57 PM