This is a large vintage 1980s Finnish glass sculpture. It represents a pheasant. This model was designed by Oiva Toikka. It was made at the Finnish Glass Factory, Nuutajarvi and was in production for many years starting in 1981, and the colors and the shape of this bird has varied over time.
The sculpture depicts an abstracted bird. It is made of hollow red glass - with an overlay of silver and gold lustre sheen - with feathered loops. The lines of the loops are a dark red from the glass below. The head is clear. The tail is squared off. On display the bird looks very gold / metallic in finish and the red under-colour is only more obvious with it is held up to bright light.
It has an original Nuutajarvi sticker on the side of the bird, but it is free from Toikka's etched signature on the base. These birds were not always signed. This is taken into account with my pricing of this decorative piece of Finnish art glass. My price also takes into account the larger size of the model and its fine vintage condition.
It will be sent to you with Royal Mail (Medium Parcel). This will be applied to your order at the checkout.
My bird measures: 5 3/4 inches (14.5) in height and with a length of 8 inches (20 cm). The width is 4 3/4 inches (11 cm).