"Bluebird of happiness" antique 1988 rare early production with vase

Leo Ward began producing these beautiful little pieces in 1983, which became popular and production continued until 2020.

This one is a rarity, being of such early production date (1988, signed and dated on the bottom by Leo himself - later versions were not all made by him) and the ones with the vase are much less common. Most are just the bird, and on occasion you can find 2 birds standing on a heart base. This one includes the bird on the heart shaped base, with a mini vase instead where you can place a pretty little flower.

This one is also UV reactive "custard glass" which turns a stunning green color when under UV light. At 37 years old, this piece even still has the original sticker, though the sticker isn't in great shape, the glass piece definitely is. A truly unique rarity for collectors of different types of antique glass.