Gerson Bahia Brazilian Silver and Rose Quartz Toucan, Signed huge stoneware bowl substantial

substantial

just a few small spots

I’d hang these vintage Japanese fans on the wall immediately to enjoy them as the gorgeous objects that they are all winter long—and to be reminded that summer will come again

and the overall effect it creates of glimpsing into a private world

Gerson Bahia Brazilian Silver and Rose Quartz Toucan, Signed huge stoneware bowl substantialQuite a special and precious little bird this is! I have found a number of other examples of vintage pieces made by Gerson, a jewelry designer from Bahia, Brazil, including a few birds of this scale that similarly incorporate stones but none quite as finely detailed as this one. In addition, most others that I have found are stamped on the bottom, rather than signed like this one. As such I think this may be a relative early piece; I have found one