Toikka for Iittala Little Red Tern Bird Blown in Ruby Glass

Hand Blown Little Tern Bird in Ruby Red Crystal

Designed by the infamous Oiva Toikka of Finland. In transparent deep ruby red with just a tip of fire on its tail. An real avian jewel. Each bird in the Toikka collection is made by hand in Finland. No two are exactly alike. All are signed by Toikka and include the Iittala label and gift box. Also included is a pamphlet about Toikka and Iittala, including images of 40 birds with their names and date of design.

See the image the has this wonderful Little Tern sitting in front of the iittala box it comes in. The man on the box is not hunting the bird, he is blowing glass. Blown hollow with tool-worked tail and applied colorless crystal head. The clear glass picks up colors around it, as shown in the images. Measures 5″ long from tip of beak to tip of tail, 3.25″ tall and 3″ wide. Designed in 2002 by Oiva Toikka for Iittala. Acid signature on the base and iittala label. Brand NEW from Iittala, Finland.

Dedicated to the arts, theatre and design Professor Oiva Toikka (b. 1931), one of the greatest names in Finnish glass of the past 50 years, is the designer of “The Birds” collection offered by Iittala, Finland’s finest glass house. The long-lived stylized blown crystal birds (first introduced in 1973) have enjoyed world-wide popularity for over 35 years and are Toikka’s best known work. His creative glass artworks range in many forms and ingenious styles…and all are stunning and scarce. Toikka has enjoyed an international career and received numerous awards such as the Lunning Prize, Pro Finlandia Medal, World Glass Now 85 Award, Kaj Franck Design Prize and the Prince Eugen Medal to name a few. The Birds by Toikka are made new and by hand in Finland. These fascinating avian artworks incorporate difficult glass blowing and decorating techniques requiring great skill to accomplish. A current range is always available, but all items are in limited production. Toikka retires his birds on a regular basis, adding to their collectible value. Vintage or retired birds often fetch much more than the original selling price. Art glass collectors, bird fanciers, and art lovers of all tastes are drawn to these beautifully imaginative works of art designed by the infamous Nordic maestro Toikka.. Birds from the Toikka collection are always signed with his name and “Nuutajarvi” (his studio), and some are numbered limited Editions. The signature stamp looks like this: O.Toikka Nuutajärvi.