Gerson Bahia Brazilian Silver and Rose Quartz Toucan, Signed huge stoneware bowl He measures 9 1/8" tall

He measures 9 1/8" tall

I believe it dates to the 1940s or so

substantial

and a super useful one

Gerson Bahia Brazilian Silver and Rose Quartz Toucan, Signed huge stoneware bowl He measures 9 1/8" tallQuite 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