Gerson Bahia Brazilian Silver and Rose Quartz Toucan, Signed funky vase 10” wide

10” wide

5 1/2" tall x 2 3/4" in diameter

I’m so intrigued by this tiny clay figure on horseback

and I would guess (or at least I like to imagine

looking a bit startled

Gerson Bahia Brazilian Silver and Rose Quartz Toucan, Signed funky vase 10” wideQuite 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