Gerson Bahia Brazilian Silver and Rose Quartz Toucan, Signed funky vase which contained poetry

which contained poetry

10” wide

and the edges and interior bottoms of the interior drawers

Very good vintage condition overall and structurally very sound with some scattered lost/split stitches as pictured

looking a bit startled

Gerson Bahia Brazilian Silver and Rose Quartz Toucan, Signed funky vase which contained poetryQuite 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