“Monkfish” Bowl by Amalric Walter

A French Art Nouveau pâte de verre “monkfish” bowl by Amalric Walter, featuring a deep blue monkfish on an aquamarine ground with algae. A similar dish is pictured in Amalric Walter (1870-1959) by Keith Cummings, Kingswinford (UK): Broadfield House Glass Museum, 2006, page 44, plate 65, and in Art Nouveau to Art Deco: The Art of Glass, by Victor Arwas, Windsor (UK): Andreas Papadakis, 1996, page 61, plate 74.