Woman with Star Mosaic Brass Box

This long, low Salvador Terán box uses the lid as a stage for an abstract woman holding a star. The figure stretches across a field of blue, white, red, black, and gray glass, with copper and brass tones tying the image back to the metal body beneath it.

The auction record describes a mid-century modern mosaic brass box with glass tile and copper mosaic inlay, a hinged lid, brass interior, four feet, and stamped number 428 with initials underfoot. Its recorded dimensions are approximately 1.5 inches high by 10.25 inches long by 4 inches wide.

Within the museum, the piece helps show Teran's range inside a single form. The box is still a practical table object, but the elongated lid lets the mosaic image become narrative, architectural, and unmistakably modern.