Preliminary identification
Photo reference
2 uploaded photos
Overview
A wonderfully playful skeleton stretches across this square, shallow dish among red chili peppers and orange dots. Its glossy black ground, turquoise edge, and rounded decorative elements appear consistent with kiln-formed fused glass, although an underside view would help distinguish glass from glazed ceramic.
Story
Mexico’s festive skeleton imagery makes death part of everyday life rather than something kept out of sight. Here, chili peppers turn that visual tradition into a cheerful tabletop design.
Maker / Origin
The maker is unidentified. Small glass studios and craft workshops often use kiln-forming to turn boldly colored motifs into functional objects, placing individual expression ahead of formal tableware patterns.
Condition & Value
The photographs show surface dust and apparent light scratches, with no obvious major chips or breaks; reflections obscure some details. Visible surface wear keeps the estimate in the everyday decorative resale category. A preliminary ordinary local-resale estimate for an un attributed contemporary decorative dish.
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Comparable demand stays strongest where maker, originality, and venue confidence line up. Broader examples still trade, but the range tightens quickly when provenance, condition, or selling lane fit is missing.
Best Venue
Specialty auction or a focused dealer with buyers already in this lane.
Signed example with light edge wear and original frame.
Comparable format with stronger provenance and cleaner surface.
Smaller related piece with visible craquelure and trimmed margins.
Period match with softer condition and weaker subject matter.
Close market lane comp with similar material and presentation.