This is a Dotterel bird (Keräkurmitsa in Finnish). The design is by famous professor Oiva Toikka and these birds were hand made in the legendary Nuutajärvi glass factory in Finland between 1997 and 2004. An Iittala glass factory version was produced in 2016 for Finnfest.
Dotterel is presented on page 190 in the new book "Toikan Lasilinnut-Toikka's Glass Birds".
It is opaque beige brown with greenish wing patches, a striking clear blue head and yellow beak.
Size: 235mm x 115mm
Signature: O.Toikka Nuutajärvi
Condition: Excellent
