posted on September 18, 2010 03:33:51 PM new
I'll admit to having an attraction for oddities...this ceramic item belonged to the late mother of a friend of mine. It's a ceramic fish with a lid. It's marked on the bottom with what looks like "BBK", made in USA and a number. What's your opinion...eBay or garage sale? What would you call it? Covered fish tureen? Ugly fish? Thanks for help and expert opinions...
posted on September 18, 2010 06:46:19 PM new
Well...duhhh! I said I was brain dead...of course this is a cookie jar! Never even crossed my tangled neural network! Thanks! Will give it an eBay try and keep my dorsal fins crossed!
posted on September 18, 2010 11:10:43 PM new
Maybe....maybe not!
In your third photo it looks as though there is a slot in the top of the base where a large ceramic ladle could fit in. Maybe that is the gap between the body & the tail and if so then my theory is wrong.
You don't mention the size of this very ugly fish but it could be a tureen intended for Fish chowder??
I had a really ugly Tureen once that had a bunch of veggies on the top for a handle and it was supposed to be a soup tureen.
posted on September 19, 2010 06:52:25 AM new
I think it is just a table top thing not a soup tureen,it may break if you try to wash it.
Plenty of fish lovers on Ebay,mention the work KOI/CARP and japanese fish collector will come.
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posted on September 19, 2010 07:17:21 AM new
I'm still thinking it's a cookie jar. What appears to be a slot for a ladle is actually a rear fin at the end of the body. Thanks all...Might end up being a fun auction.
posted on September 19, 2010 09:06:15 AM new
Reminds me of my ugliest wedding present - a huge brown lidded thing - I guess it was supposed to hold baked potatoes (the brown thing turned out to be a giant baked potato) - it came with a smaller baked potato for sour cream. The handles on the lids were mini-baked potatoes. It was so hideous it was funny. I kept it for years and finally put it out at a garage sale. It was the first thing sold!
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posted on September 20, 2010 02:08:53 PM new
I knew it was a cookie jar because I bought one years ago to resell. The inside lip is a clue as to its intended purpose. A tureen would have a smooth edge and would most likely have a slot for the ladle.
Many of the fish tureens listed on ebay are mislabeled and are actually cookie jars.
