Most of the main pottery companies have had flirtations with using respective marine themed designs. The slick, sinuate and divers shapes of most aquatic animals make them an obvious choice for decorating bosomy pottery forms and the battalion of intense colours in the sea world are well suited to the rich sugarcoat palettes. I have included some examples from Moorcroft, Martin Brothers, Haeger, Royal Doulton, Hornsea, Bornholm, Zsolnay and early all right works from individual ceramicists .
Ancient Octopus pottery - National Archaeological Museum in Athens

Ancient Octopus pottery - National Archaeological Museum in Athens

Reading: Sea Creatures Clayart

Sea creatures were widely represented in the decoration of pottery during the Minoan Civilization ( Crete ), which dates rear to 7000BC. The octopus motif became democratic approximately 2700BC to 1500BC and was late adopted by the Mycenaeans. Use of the octopus motif was then far-flung that it has been speculated it was an object of worship or mysterious significance. The “ marine style ” developed to include pottery which were covered with fish, octopuses, dolphins, starfish and crab. The Minoans were organised as a seafaring nation, and it is possible their preference of decoration was an formula of reverence to the ocean, which offered security ( dark blue ), wealth ( commerce ) and food ( fish ). such vases and jars were made by trail craftsmen and were prized throughout the Levant ( Eastern Mediterranean ), Egypt, Geece and Northern Africa .
early japanese societies and other East asian cultures used pottery before developing agribusiness, and seafood was a dietary anchor, so it ’ s no surprise that marine life decoration besides appeared on their pottery wares. early Christians attached special significance to the symbol of the pisces and they became associated with particular christian rituals, including the thanksgiving meal ( holy eucharist ) and baptism, and pottery fish decorations were democratic in the countries of Christendom. french majolica Palissy wares, developed by Bernard Palissy in the 1500 ’ mho, then rediscovered in the nineteenth century, besides represents another ceramic era where aquatic animals were prominently featured in its rustique manner .
Red figure fish plate ca.-340–330B.C italian Red calculate fish plate ca.-340–330B.C

Ming Dynasty JiaJing Reign Red&Green Coloring Porcelain Vine Pot

A Ming Dynasty JiaJing Reign Porcelain Wine Pot

Mid Century-Italian Pottery Vase Abstract Fish Carved Design by Pleasant Valley

italian Pottery Vase Abstract Fish Carved Design by Pleasant Valley

Natalya Sots fish motif dish

Natalie Ul’yanova Clay Fish

Natalie Ul ’ yanova Clay Fish

Modernist-Art-Glass-Vase-Hand-Decorated-with-Fish

goldfish design art glass vase
( Uniques and Antiques, USA )

Moorcroft Pottery-Octopus vase

Moorcroft Pottery Octopus vase

Lenci Art Deco figurine depicting an aquatic scene with a mermaid and merchild 1935

Lenci Art Deco figurine of an aquatic scene with a mermaid and merchild
1935

Egyptian-Nile-Perch-1390-1336-B.C.E

A ceramic egyptian “ bolti ” ( Nile perch ) whose breeding habits attracted the Egyptians ’ attention. After the female perch lays her eggs, the fish draws them into her mouth, where they stay until they hatch and the young come forth. The Egyptians saw this as a kind of spontaneous generation and thus took the perch as a symbol of resurrection and metempsychosis. The design is hollow and contains several clay pellets, representing the eggs, which when shake served as a rattle ,
( brooklynmuseum.org )

6th grade fish calculate from teacher Joyce Vogels ’ s art class
( Pinterest )

Katherine Hackl Sgraffitto Pottery

Katherine Hackl sgraffitto stingray, octopus and pisces vessel

Koi pond vesse l- Kate & Will Jacobson

Raku Koi pond vessel – Kate & Will Jacobson
hawaii

Lambayeque-blackware-vessel
A Lambayeque blackware vessel from Peru. Both sides depict Naymlap ( their most authoritative diety ) in the form of an ocean wave, delivering a big crop of fish .
700 AD – 1350 AD
( hypertext transfer protocol : //ancientartifax.com/ )

Large Royal Haeger Tropical Fish Bowl late 40-s---Flickr--

large Royal Haeger Tropical Fish Bowl deep 40 ’ south
( Flickr–Haegernerd )

Tanya Casteel Coral Pink Octopus

Egyptian,-Fish-Amulet,-around-1391-1335-BCE
egyptian Faience Fish Amulet, around 1391-1335 BCE
( RISD Museum )

Drakesbrook Antiques and Collectables Martin Brothers Grotesque style fiish sculpture made by Burslem Pottery

Martin Brothers Grotesque manner fish sculpt made by Burslem Pottery
( Drakesbrook Antiques and Collectables )

Artgirl56-Etsy fish vase
Hand thrown stoneware vase with fish plan drawn by hired hand with black mooring ( liquid cadaver )
Artgirl56, Wisconsin -Etsy