Oiva Toikka, an eight-piece 'Flora' glassware set, Nuutajärvi.
5 drinking glasses, height 11.7 cm
2 serving bowls, diameter 15 and 19 cm, height 8.5 and 10 cm
pitcher, height 25 cm.
The larger bowl with a minor rim chip.The general impression is good.
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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