Antique Fish-Shaped Hard-Shell Brass Clutch Bag

Antique Fish-Shaped Brass Clutch Bag with Embossed Scales for Wholesale & Private Label

The Antique Fish-Shaped Hard-Shell Metal Clutch Bag by Craftwork India is a handcrafted brass evening handbag featuring a distinctive fish silhouette, overlapping raised scales, sculpted fins, and detailed facial features. Its structured metal body follows the shape of a fish, incorporating a textured dorsal fin, ribbed tail fin, raised eye, and engraved gill and mouth detailing. Dark recessed accents emphasize the ornamental metalwork, giving definition to the individual features.

Available in gold and silver electroplated finishes with a protective lacquer coating, this antique-style clutch combines sculptural brass construction with a magnetic closure and detachable long metal chain strap. Manufactured in India, it offers fashion retailers, wholesalers, and private-label brands a distinctive animal-shaped handbag for eveningwear, occasionwear, and specialty accessory collections.

Fish-Shaped Silhouette, Raised Scale Patterns & Sculpted Metal Detailing

The defining feature of this brass clutch is its complete fish-shaped silhouette. Rather than incorporating a fish motif onto a conventional rectangular handbag, the body itself follows the recognizable form of a fish, with a sculpted head, shaped fins, and an extended tail. This relationship between the overall silhouette and decorative metalwork gives the handbag its distinctive appearance.

The principal surface pattern consists of overlapping raised fish scales. These repeated motifs create a textured arrangement across the fish-shaped body, reproducing the layered appearance associated with scales. Their overlapping composition establishes a consistent decorative rhythm while following the character of the animal-shaped design.

The raised scales are particularly important because they distinguish the handbag from fish-themed accessories that rely solely on printed artwork or an engraved outline. Here, the scale pattern forms part of the specified embossed metalwork, giving the exterior a relief-based decorative treatment.

Along the upper portion of the fish silhouette, the textured dorsal fin introduces a separate ornamental element. Its textured detailing contrasts with the overlapping scale pattern on the body, helping distinguish the fin from the surrounding surface decoration.

The ribbed tail fin provides another recognizable feature. Unlike the rounded, overlapping forms of the scales, the tail incorporates a ribbed pattern that emphasizes its fin structure. This difference in decorative treatment creates a visual distinction between the body and tail while maintaining the overall fish-shaped composition.

The fish head is sculpted with a raised eye and engraved gill and mouth detailing. These individual features establish the facial characteristics of the fish, completing the animal-shaped design beyond the body scales and fins.

The raised eye introduces a prominent relief element, while the engraved gill and mouth details provide more defined linework. The combination demonstrates two distinct decorative treatments within the same exterior: raised or embossed features and specified engraved detailing. These techniques should not be treated as interchangeable.

Dark recessed accents further emphasize the decorative metalwork. By creating tonal contrast around the raised and detailed areas, these darker portions help distinguish the overlapping scales, sculpted features, and ornamental contours of the fish.

The relationship between the individual elements is central to the design. The scales establish the principal body texture, the dorsal and tail fins define the fish silhouette, and the raised eye with engraved facial detailing completes the recognizable animal form. Together, they create a coordinated sculptural composition rather than a conventional handbag decorated with an isolated animal motif.

The clutch is manufactured from brass with gold or silver electroplating and a protective lacquer coating. Both metallic finish options retain the fish-shaped silhouette, overlapping scales, sculpted fins, and dark recessed accents that characterize the design.

The antique-style designation refers to the handbag’s decorative appearance rather than verified historical age or provenance. Its defining distinction is the combination of a shaped brass body and detailed fish-inspired metalwork, with the silhouette itself forming an essential part of the design.

Construction, Interior & Functionality

This evening handbag features handcrafted hard-shell brass construction, providing a structured body that maintains the specified fish-shaped form. Its opening is secured with a magnetic closure, which functions as the fastening mechanism without requiring a separately specified kiss-lock clasp, hasp, or decorative flap.

Measuring approximately 20 cm in width, 10.5 cm in height, and 4 cm in depth, the handbag has a horizontally oriented fish silhouette. Its specified weight is approximately 0.5 kg, which buyers can consider when evaluating the weight and carrying configuration of this structured metal accessory.

The interior is finished with velvet lining and a single compartment designed to accommodate selected small essentials. Because the exterior follows a fish-shaped silhouette, usable interior space should be assessed according to the actual compartment configuration rather than the exterior dimensions alone.

A detachable long metal chain strap supports shoulder and crossbody carrying. The chain can also be removed for handheld use, allowing the bag to be presented as a sculptural evening clutch without the long strap.

No fixed top handle or additional interior pocket is specified for the standard configuration.

Collection & Commercial Applications

The Antique Fish-Shaped Brass Clutch Bag is suitable for statement evening accessory collections, cocktail and occasionwear assortments, festive handbag ranges, and specialty boutiques featuring sculptural or animal-inspired accessories.

For fashion retailers, designers, wholesalers, and private-label brands, its complete fish silhouette offers a different design category from conventional rectangular, oval, and cylindrical metal clutches. The overlapping scales, sculpted fins, and engraved facial features provide recognizable product details that can be evaluated individually during assortment planning.

The gold and silver finish options allow buyers to consider different metallic presentations of the same design. Its detachable chain also provides flexibility for merchandising the clutch as a handheld accessory or as a shoulder and crossbody evening bag.

Customization, OEM & Private Label

Craftwork India offers customization of this fish-shaped brass clutch according to buyer requirements, subject to design and production feasibility. Available options include:

• Metal Finishes: Gold, silver, and other feasible finishing requirements.
• Decorative Patterns: Adjustments to overlapping scale motifs, fin textures, and other ornamental detailing.
• Dimensions: Buyer-specified size modifications and other feasible product requirements.
• Chain Straps: Alternative chain styles and carrying components, subject to feasibility.
• Decorative Elements: Custom detailing or additional ornamental components where supported by the design.
• Interior: Customized lining requirements.
• Private-Label Branding: Embossed metalwork, logo plates, hanging charms, interior branding, or custom packaging, subject to feasibility.

OEM manufacturing is available for buyer-provided designs and technical specifications, subject to design and production feasibility. Private-label branding can be incorporated through approved logo applications and packaging arrangements.

The standard configuration features a fish-shaped brass body, magnetic closure, velvet-lined single compartment, and detachable long metal chain. Requested modifications are assessed separately and should not be considered standard product features unless confirmed.

MOQ, Sampling & Production

Samples are available upon request for professional buyer evaluation. Sampling allows buyers to assess the fish-shaped construction, embossed scale pattern, sculpted fins, engraved facial detailing, magnetic closure, electroplated finish, and interior presentation before confirming production requirements.

Minimum order quantities depend on the selected design and customization requirements. The specified production lead time is 25–35 days, depending on order quantity and customization. Buyers may submit their required quantities, finish preferences, and design specifications for quotation and production assessment.

Manufacturing, Quality & Supply

Craftwork India manufactures this antique-style fish clutch in India using handcrafted brass construction with embossed detailing. The handbag combines a shaped hard-shell body, raised decorative scales, sculpted features, engraved facial details, electroplated finishing, and functional closure and chain components.

Production orders undergo multi-stage quality inspection before dispatch. Individual protective packaging is provided, with custom retail and export packaging available upon request for wholesale and private-label supply requirements.

Handmade Variation & Care

Due to the handcrafted nature of the product, slight variations may occur in embossed patterns, decorative detailing, finish, alignment, and assembly. Actual products may differ slightly from reference photographs. These variations do not replace agreed product specifications or workmanship requirements.

Avoid friction, abrasion, impact, moisture, perfumes, cosmetics, oils, and harsh chemicals. Clean only with a soft, dry cloth, taking care around the raised scales, textured fins, sculpted head, engraved details, and chain attachments. Store the handbag in a dry, protective pouch or dust bag when not in use.