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Author Topic: Oiva Toikka?  (Read 4022 times)

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Offline kenzierose789

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Oiva Toikka?
« on: March 06, 2009, 12:05:36 AM »
Hello, can anyone please let me know whether this is bird is by Oiva Toikka because it hasn't got any marks underneath and I thought all his pieces had identification. Thank you!

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Re: Oiva Toikka?
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2009, 07:34:36 AM »
Hi Welcome to the board. Can we see a picture of the base please.

Offline kenzierose789

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Re: Oiva Toikka?
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2009, 08:18:32 AM »
Thank you very much for your replies.  I'll take a picture of the base and post it as soon as I can. Jill

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Re: Oiva Toikka?
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2009, 07:17:58 AM »
I can't see anything in Designlasin that's anything like this bird, particularly the beak. However, I'm not sure Designlasin covers all Toikka birds. It looks more like a FM Ronneby bird to me, although I haven't seen anything in this colour scheme. There are a coupe of people on the board who are Marcolin experts, so I'd be interested to hear what they say.

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Re: Oiva Toikka?
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2009, 11:37:53 PM »
Very nice but it doesn't look like FM Ronneby to me.
I've never seen that type of beak/head on a Ronneby bird.
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Re: Oiva Toikka?
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2009, 04:21:55 AM »
It's not like a Reijmyre beak either. I've seen Nason (Murano) birds with this look of beak, but they have a little more detail, i.e. eyes and more work done on the tail and wings. I suppose there's lots of companies who made birds like this.

Sorry not to be more helpful.

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Re: Oiva Toikka?
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2009, 07:22:04 PM »
Hi,

I would definitely say Toikka, the shape and beak are very similar to the Rosy Finch, as regards to the bird not being signed, I must admit that I do have a couple of early seconds, and neither are signed, so perhaps the signing of seconds is a more recent thing

Cheers

Karoop

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Re: Oiva Toikka?
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2009, 07:50:33 PM »
Hello

You might want to check out the site www.glassbirds.com

They sell Oiva Toikka birds and other birds from Finnish glass artists.

Bill Geary

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Re: Oiva Toikka?
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2009, 10:12:43 PM »
Thank you for the info about seconds not being signed, very useful.  Also the Iittala birds website was very interesting. I have been told by someone else that this bird could be a Dipper, one of Toikka's earlier designs.

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Re: Oiva Toikka?
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2009, 06:35:15 AM »
Hi:

Noticed this on eBay and thought I saw a family resemblance.  120396838588

David
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