TWO AUBERGINE AND TURQUOISE GLAZED 'FISH' ROOF TILES, MING China, 1368-1644. Each fish is modeled from earthenware on a wave form support above the semi-circular tile, with deeply incised tails and scales, raised heads and bulging eyes. With two nicely fitted wood bases. (4) Condition: Old wear, traces of use, chipping to edges, firing flaws and kiln grit, one with a loss to a section of the tile. Provenance: From a French estate. Weight: 5.8 kg (together, but without bases). Dimensions: Height 32 cm (including bases). Auction result comparison: Compare with a related pair at Christies on September 13th-22nd, 2016, in Chinese Ceramics from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, lot 1816.