Oiva Toikka, art glass, 2 pieces, both signed. Nuutajärvi Notsjö.
Fruit in iridescent glass, height 14 cm, signed O.T. Nuutajärvi
Paperweight, height 10.5 cm, signed Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi, 10/2000. Manufacturer's label.
A few scratches on the bottom.
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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