This is a rare Special Bird designed for insurance company Tapiola Yhtiöt in 1987. It is presented in the new book "Toikan Lasilinnut - Toikka's Glass Birds" on page 37. Also a smaller bird with similar appearance was commissioned for Tapiola one year later. Those that we have seen have all had green signatures.
The clear body is packed with numerous small and medium sized white spots so the bird is practically all white. The head is also similarly white speckled and the beak is "dipped in" dark grey.
This Willow Grouse bird is hand made in legendary Nuutajärvi glass factory in Finland. The last picture shows two of these rare birds together. The picture clearly shows that each bird is an individual with its own attitude!
Size: 165mm x 95mm
Condition: Excellent
Signature: Oiva Toikka
Nuutajärvi
Notsjö
Tapiola-yhtiöt