Oiva Toikka, a 1960 glass vase, signed O. Toikka Nuutajärvi Notsjö -63.
Height 25 cm.
Hard water stains in the mid section and some at the bottom.
Purchased at Nuutajärvi in the 1960s, since then owned by the same family.
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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