1950s Pepe Mendoza
Mexican Mid-Century Modern
Enamel & Brass Fish Dish Malachite
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Type: Small Dish
Material: Cast Brass & Enamel Imitation Stone
Age: 1950s or 1960s
Origin/Maker: Jose "Pepe" Mendoza, Mexico City, Mexico
Size: 7" long (17.78 cm), 2 1/4" wide (5.715 cm), 7/8" tall (2.2225 cm)
Weight: 1 lb 0.5 oz (469 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Ventura CA antique store
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some small pieces of enamel appear to be missing from around the edges of the dish.
Subject: An enameled cast brass dish in the form of a fish by mid-20th Century Mexican designer Pepe Mendoza. The cloisonné style enamel is in greens and blue evocative of malachite, lapis lazuli, and turquoise, arranged in a scale pattern. Mendoza's studio was known for blending Pre-Columbian design elements with a modernist sensibility.
I saw a similar example on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on 4 FEB 2018.
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1950s Pepe Mendoza Mexican Mid-Century Modern Enamel & Brass Fish Dish Malachite
www.ebay.com/usr/xcoasterxtreme
See also:
Type: Small Dish
Material: Cast Brass & Enamel Imitation Stone
Age: 1950s or 1960s
Origin/Maker: Jose "Pepe" Mendoza, Mexico City, Mexico
Size: 7" long (17.78 cm), 2 1/4" wide (5.715 cm), 7/8" tall (2.2225 cm)
Weight: 1 lb 0.5 oz (469 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Ventura CA antique store
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some small pieces of enamel appear to be missing from around the edges of the dish.
Subject: An enameled cast brass dish in the form of a fish by mid-20th Century Mexican designer Pepe Mendoza. The cloisonné style enamel is in greens and blue evocative of malachite, lapis lazuli, and turquoise, arranged in a scale pattern. Mendoza's studio was known for blending Pre-Columbian design elements with a modernist sensibility.
I saw a similar example on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on 4 FEB 2018.
Location:
1950s Pepe Mendoza Mexican Mid-Century Modern Enamel & Brass Fish Dish Malachite
