A vintage Fire Bird for Finnish Book Store in 1982, designed by Oiva Toikka and hand made in Nuutajärvi glass factory in Finland. An example of a bird from the early production, with nice features to explore.
It is of lucent bright red glass that, well correlating to its name, turns into a yellowish orange tone towards the bottom. It has slightly diffuse, broad, lustered bands all over the body but not at all on the front part, which leaves an opportunity to admire the "fire" inside, especially in bright light.
Suomalainen Kirjakauppa commissoned one bird each year in 1981-1983. And a fourth bird in 1986.
This beautiful Fire Bird is numbered 407/500.
Size: 155mm x 110mm
Condition: Very Good (insignificant wear on the underside)
Signature: Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi Notsjö 407/500
