A shimmery little fish out of water necklace pendant with a nod to history … a little fish with legs pendant ... quirky fishy fun jewelry.

- approximate fish measurement - 1 1/8“ (29mm) plus loops x almost 3/8” (9mm) widest
- fish metal - sterling silver (.925 silver)
- the little fish with legs is 3D, rounded with eyes on both sides
- shown on an oxidized chain sold separately here
- photographed with a US dime and inch ruler for scale

Add a pop of color to the little fish charms with a little sea glass charm  or these solid color sea glass charms

The little fish out of water was born by accident ... I was sand casting the little fish, borrowed from history, but the tail did not completely fill with molten silver so I decided instead of melting it and starting over I would create something quirky instead.  I took a wax casting of a tiny frozen Charlotte doll, cut off her legs and rearranged them in a swimming or running position and sand cast that in silver, then soldered the silver legs to the silver fish and finished it up to create this whimsical fish out of water. 
The fish with legs are individually sand cast in my little studio, giving each an amazing shimmery texture so each will be different with beautiful "imperfections" from the sand.
Hand crafted jewelry, from my hands to yours, because I believe how it's made matters.

The original little fish were carved in ivory or bone and were imported from China to England and Europe back in the late 1700’s -  early 1800’s as gaming chips, counters or gambling tokens used for keeping score and bidding in card games … like lottery tickets, whist, loo, ombre or quadrille … none of which I know how to play.

The little legs were manipulated from an antique bisque porcelain penny doll which dates back to 1850 - 1920.  The doll is now commonly referred to as a Frozen Charlotte. 

Find some sort of matching fish necklace earrings here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1748113482/little-fish-earrings-fishy-fun-summer?

Random small unique objects of history and re-imagining them as unexpected jewelry