Oiva Toikka: career timeline
Finnish · 1931–2019 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 39 of 96 lots (41% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 5 | $9.9kSign up | Other |
| 1970s | 7 | 4 | $458Sign up | Other |
| 1980s | 5 | 2 | $16.4kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1990s | 8 | 5 | $463Sign up | Other |
| 2000s | 10 | 5 | $500Sign up | Other |
| 2010s | 4 | 1 | $174Sign up | Other |
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1960s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $9.9kSign up
- Average
- $9kSign up
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Other (5)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1)
c. 1960 Unique and important 'Flower' glass sculpture$10.4kSign up
1967 'BAMBU' VASE, DESIGNED 1967-9$744Sign up
c. 1967 Two 'Bambu' vases$9.9kSign up
1967 Cased Dish, circa 1967$1.3kSign up
1968 'Lollipop'$22.5kSign up
1970s 7 works
- Sold
- 4 of 7
- Median
- $458Sign up
- Average
- $448Sign up
- Typical size
- 6.5 × 4.5 in (16 × 11 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (7)
- Subjects
- Birds (2)
c. 1970 Decorative Bird, Flycatcher, Nuutajärvi, 1970's$217Sign up
c. 1970 Candlestick$660Sign up
c. 1970 Plate$500Sign up
1970 Pair of 'Pom Pom' bottles, model no. N526Unsold
c. 1972 ‘Kiikkuri’ (Bird)Unsold
c. 1975 Vuosikuutio, Kaukas Oy 1975-1993Unsold
1979 Year cube 1979$417Sign up
1980s 5 works
- Sold
- 2 of 5
- Median
- $16.4kSign up
- Average
- $16.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 42 × 5.5 in (107 × 14 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (3), Other (2)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1980 Bowls, 2 pcs, Paletti, Pro Arte, Nuutajärvi, 1980-1990's$115Sign up
c. 1986 SculptureUnsold
c. 1986 Sculpture muraleUnsold
c. 1986 SculptureUnsold
1989 Collection of five works$32.8kSign up
1990s 8 works
- Sold
- 5 of 8
- Median
- $463Sign up
- Average
- $3.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 12 in (32 × 31 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (8)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (2), Birds (1)
c. 1992 'Yö' (Night) glass sculpture, from the Pro Arte 200 collection$8.8kSign up
c. 1992 'Yö' (Night) glass sculpture, from the Pro Arte 200 collectionUnsold
c. 1996 Collection of six owls$6.9kSign up
1997 Untitled$387Sign up
1998 Maamma-laulu 150v. 1998Unsold
1998 Decoration bird, Rooster, Nuutajärvi$463Sign up
1999 Untitled$280Sign up
1999 UntitledUnsold
2000s 10 works
- Sold
- 5 of 10
- Median
- $500Sign up
- Average
- $587Sign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 5 in (22 × 13 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (10)
- Subjects
- Birds (3)
2000 A bottleUnsold
2000 A bottleUnsold
2001 Decoration bird, Kultakyyhky, Nuutajärvi$274Sign up
2001 for Nuutajärvi Notsjö$760Sign up
2004 Glass Sculpture, Lollipop, Nuutajärvi, 2004$1kSign up
2006 Jubilee cube 2006, Lapinvuokko, NuutajärviUnsold
2006 Glass birds, 2 pcs, Kieku and Kaiku, Kotiliesi 2006, NuutajärviUnsold
2006 Jubileum cube2006,Sateen jälkeenUnsold
2006 Heron$387Sign up
2008 "Lollipop"$500Sign up
2010s 4 works
- Sold
- 1 of 4
- Median
- $174Sign up
- Average
- $174Sign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 7 in (24 × 18 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (4)
- Subjects
- —
2010 LiplatusUnsold
2010 LatinaUnsold
2010 UntitledUnsold
2012 Decorations objects, 2 pcs, Annual egg 2012 "MIrella's egg and yellow egg, Nuutajärvi$174Sign up
Creation date not recorded
57 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work
sold 2016 Glass Sculpture$813Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 56 works
- Sold
- 49 of 56
- Median
- $405Sign up
- Average
- $1.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 4 × 6 in (10 × 15 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (49), Engraving (4), Sculpture (2)
- Subjects
- Birds (19), Sunsets & night (1)
sold 2021 bird sculpture$500Sign up
sold 2022 Oiva Toikka (Finnish$1kSign up
sold 2023 Four Glass Block Sculptures$3.8kSign up
sold 2023 Four Glass Block Sculptures$4.1kSign up
sold 2023 Three Large Bird Sculptures$2.3kSign up
sold 2023 Collection of Twenty-five Birds$5.1kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2023 Four Large Bird Sculptures$2kSign up
sold 2023 Collection of Twenty-five Birds$6.1kSign up
sold 2025 'BAMBOO' VASE FOR NUUTAJARVI$2.2kSign up
sold 2026 Apple, NuutajärviUnsold
sold 2026 SieppoUnsold
sold 2026 Night, 2 pcsUnsold
…and 44 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Oiva Toikka auction results →