Gerson Bahia Brazilian Silver and Rose Quartz Toucan, Signed huge stoneware bowl I’d hang these vintage Japanese

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

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who had a great collection of mid-century and contemporary art and design objects

There is some browning of the glaze at the very center of the interior of the bowl and around the rim

Gerson Bahia Brazilian Silver and Rose Quartz Toucan, Signed huge stoneware bowl I’d hang these vintage JapaneseQuite 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