OIVA TOIKKA, An annual glass bird with its egg, year 2008, both signed O. Toikka Nuutajärvi, the egg numbered 474/750.
Cucunor. The length of the bird 19.5 cm, the height of the egg 12.5 cm.
Both labelled Iittala.
The general impression is very good.
Oiva Toikka (1931-2019) is one of the greatest Finnish ceramic and glass artists of the 20th century. Toikka, who began his artistic career as a ceramicist, was from 1963 the artistic director of Notsjö Glasbruk. However, Toikka is today mainly associated with Iittala, not least for the well-known production of "glass birds". The successes have also been great in other artistic areas, for example Toikka has been hired as a costume designer for several theater and opera productions, of which productions at the Finnish National Opera should be mentioned.
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