Oiva Toikka, Five 'Puteli' bottle signed Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi Notsjö. In production 1975 - 1977.
Multicolored glass and clear glass with bubbles. The plugs are partly made of cast glass. Total height c. 20.5-22.5 cm. Diameter 3.5-4 cm.
Wear due to age and use. Replaced stoppers.
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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