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    Posted 13 years ago

    vetraio50
    (751 items)

    Both of these birds are by Oiva Toikka.
    Both are signed Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi Notsjö .
    They date to around 1972.
    The larger one, the green sieppo was one of my first Finnish pieces.
    The second little flycatcher was bought some time later.

    I liked the way that these pieces were signed.
    "Signed = good" was one of my mantras in those days.
    That was probably a mistake! I should have trusted my taste, my "eye"
    But I still like these little birds. They were among his earliest.

    Professor Oiva Toikka is one of the greatest names in Finnish glass.
    He has created over 500 variations of glassblown birds. Collecting Toikka glass birds has become an international activity, with rarities being as eagerly tracked down and talked about as their real equivalents in the ornithological world. These days the birds are produced by Iittala.

    Oiva Toikka has enjoyed an international career and has received numerous awards, among them the Lunning Prize, Pro Finlandia Medal, World Glass Now 85 Award, Kaj Franck Design Prize and the Prince Eugen Medal.

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    Comments

    1. cindyjune cindyjune, 13 years ago
      Very nice!
    2. vetraio50 vetraio50, 13 years ago
      They tend to migrate to vary spots around the apartment. At the moment the are in the bathroom with some Sapaneva items: two pinottava pullos.
    3. vetraio50 vetraio50, 12 years ago
      A belated thanks to all those loves & likes:
      tikiray,jojomang,marcobabe13, cindyjune, Mark, FineLines, not2fancy4me, wolcott1 & BeauxPurdy.
    4. vetraio50 vetraio50, 12 years ago
      Many thanks BELLIN68!
    5. vetraio50 vetraio50, 12 years ago
      Many thanks AmberRose!
    6. vetraio50 vetraio50, 12 years ago
      Many thanks RitaA !
    7. vetraio50 vetraio50, 12 years ago
      Many thanks to inky, miKKo and austro too!
    8. vetraio50 vetraio50, 12 years ago
      Many thanks eye4beauty!
    9. vetraio50 vetraio50, 12 years ago
      Many thanks AmberRose!
    10. vetraio50 vetraio50, 12 years ago
      Many thanks mustangtony!
    11. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Speed reading! Thanks for the memories!
    12. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Sean, if you see this can you have a look at my Facebook page?
    13. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Many thanks Sisu!
    14. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Many thanks bratjdd!
    15. vetraio50 vetraio50, 10 years ago
      Many thanks ANTIQUEROSE!
    16. vetraio50 vetraio50, 10 years ago
      Many thanks HO2CULTCHA & NORDICMAN !!!!!
    17. vetraio50 vetraio50, 10 years ago
      Many thanks POPS52!!!
    18. vetraio50 vetraio50, 10 years ago
      Many thanks GEO26E !!!!!
    19. MagicMag MagicMag, 9 years ago
      Great items - just love birds of any kind - these are outstanding and unusual indeed!!!
    20. vetraio50 vetraio50, 9 years ago
      Many thanks CAPERKID 'n MAGICMAG !!!!!!!
    21. vetraio50 vetraio50, 8 years ago
      New photos !!!!!!!
    22. vetraio50 vetraio50, 6 years ago
      Many thanks BUCKETHEAD, ANIK, HO2CULTCHA, GEODEGEM & DLPETERSEN too !!!
    23. vetraio50 vetraio50, 5 years ago
      Many thanks NEWFLD & BROOCHMAN!.!.!.!.!
    24. vetraio50 vetraio50, 4 years ago
      Many thanks RENEDIJKSTRA !.!!.!.!!.!

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