Rare Early 20th Century. Gerson Bahia 925 Sterling Silver. Teak Hand Manu Fica/Hand of the Fig. The hand is a carved image of manu fica, the hand of the fig, used since ancient times by many Europeans to combat/ward off the evil eye. Overall in excellent condition with no visible issues, just some tarnishing to the silver base and nails. The wood portion appears to be hand carved teak and the metal base and finger nails appears to be sterling silver. The bottom is marked Gerson Bahia 925. It measures 5 3/4″ Tall with the base being 1 3/4″ Wide. It weighs 76 Grams/2.6oz. I have a lot of other antique vintage unique items currently up for sale and new stuff listed weekly. Please see other listings! This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Sterling Silver (.925)\Other Antique Sterling Silver”. The seller is “items_of_all_kinds” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.
- Ethnic & Regional Style: South American
- Material: Mixed Materials
- Metal: Sterling Silver
- Style: Victorian
- Age: 19th Century
- Pattern: Century
- Vintage: Yes
- Metal Purity: 925 parts per 1000
- Base Metal: Sterling Silver
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Brazil
- Country of Origin: Brazil
- Representation: Manu Fica / Hand of the Fig
- Type: Statue
- Composition: Sterling Silver
- Brand: Gerson Bahia