a "Pinja" footed glass bowl, Nuutajärvi, Notsjö, Finland, probably 1980s.
Free-blown clear glass, in the shape of a tree, signed Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi Notsjö and label marked. Dimensions 45 x 33 cm, height 28 cm.
Formerly in the collection of Mr Jack Dawson.
Jack Dawson, "Oiva Toikka: Glass and Design", Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö 2007, compare similar "Pinja", ill. p. 114.
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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