08/22/2026
A unique vintage 1970s Lee Barnes Peck USA handmade electroplated mixed metals (bronze, gold, silver, oxidized black) modernist brutalist Fish design pendant.
Peck is well known for his incredible one of a kind brutalist jewelry, and he also received acclaim for his decorative objects including jewelry boxes and bowls. His work was included in the exhibition and book, "Objects: USA" (1970), and in numerous other exhibitions and gallery shows of the time. Along with Stanley Lechtzin, the artist was one of the foremost practitioners of electroplating as an art form of his era. This is a great example of his brutalist jewelry and objects in mixed metals! Would look great hung on a neckring, on a chain, or even on an informal black cord. The pendant is hand-fabricated in bronze and electroplated with sterling silver over part of the body of the fish for contrast with the darker bronze. I have another from this fish series for sale in my store. Each are unique, one of a kind, and entirely hand-crafted!
Second photo is a leaflet by Peck for his boxes, but care instructions apply equally to his electroplated jewelry which is fragile and susceptible to damage from overzealous cleaning.
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