Fire Bird was deigned for Finnish Book Store by Oiva Toikka in 1982. It is hand made in the legendary Nuutajärvi glass factory in Finland.
Suomalainen Kirjakauppa commissoned one bird each year in 1981-1983. These early three Bookstore birds, Blue Bird, Fire Bird and Green Bird, are rarely seen for sale. They are sometimes mixed up with the later series of birds commissioned for the SSKK book Club, but those are a of a different series.
The Fire Bird is of lucent red glass that turns into a yellowish orange tone towards the bottom. It has broad, ash grey lustered bands all over the body except for the front part and the underside.
Fire Bird is a perfect example of a bird from the early Toikka production, with nice features. It is fun to look for clues to the name in the design.
This bird is numbered 461/500.
On the last photo we pictured this bird together with a beautiful Muiren lintu variant for Suomalainen Kirjakauppa from 1981.
Size: 155mm x 110mm
Condition: Excellent
Signature: Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi Notsjö 461/500
