GA028 - The Harry Oviss Collection
Harry Oviss was a successful clothing and fashion magnate, later turning his business interests to property and development. Over time, his interests in building and architecture spilled into a passion for the arts, culminating with his enthusiasm for collecting. Art slowly became a lifetime hobby that knew no bounds and which he enjoyed immensely, especially when it came to contemporary art. He immersed himself in that world, becoming a regular visitor to galleries and auction houses, befriending people in the art world - artists, gallerists and other avid collectors. His unique eclectic tastes translated into an extensive range of modern and contemporary artwork including Roger Kemp, Donald Friend and Leonard French; Australian ceramics and art glass including works by David, Merric and Guy Boyd, Reg Preston, Vic Greenaway and Deborah Halpern; mid-century Danish designer furniture including Hans Wegner; and a collection of modernist jewellery.
Harry Oviss was a successful clothing and fashion magnate, later turning his business interests to property and development. Over time, his interests in building and architecture spilled into a passion for the arts, culminating with his enthusiasm for collecting.
Art slowly became a lifetime hobby that knew no bounds and which he enjoyed immensely, especially when it came to contemporary art. He immersed himself in that world, becoming a regular visitor to galleries and auction houses, befriending people in the art world - artists, gallerists and other avid collectors.
His unique eclectic tastes translated into an extensive range of modern and contemporary artwork including Roger Kemp, Donald Friend and Leonard French; Australian ceramics and art glass including works by David, Merric and Guy Boyd, Reg Preston, Vic Greenaway and Deborah Halpern; mid-century Danish designer furniture including Hans Wegner; and a collection of modernist jewellery.
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485<br />
A smoky quartz biomorphic glass vase<br />
24cm high<br />
$200–300<br />
486<br />
Three small opaque white and applied<br />
stripe vases by Bertil Vallien<br />
the largest 11cm high<br />
$300–40<br />
487<br />
An Italian Cenedese blue glass vase<br />
of fluted cylindrical form<br />
incised to base ‘Cenedese’, bearing<br />
original label marked Cenedese Vetri<br />
30cm high<br />
$200–400<br />
488<br />
An Australian studio glass vase<br />
by G Pattinson, 1992<br />
of flared conical form with a scroll<br />
decorated base<br />
signed and dated to base<br />
‘G Pattinson 1992’<br />
25cm high<br />
$200–400<br />
489<br />
Three Murano style coloured<br />
glass vases<br />
the largest 28cm high<br />
$200–300<br />
490<br />
An opaque pale blue straight<br />
sided studio glass vase by<br />
Pauline Delaney, Australia, 1983<br />
with yellow, red and blue<br />
flashing<br />
signed and dated to base<br />
25cm high<br />
$200–300<br />
491<br />
A large smoky glass vase with<br />
etched Art Deco motifs<br />
63cm high<br />
$200–400<br />
492<br />
An electric blue studio glass trumpet<br />
vase by Richard Morrell, Australian,<br />
circa 1980<br />
signed to base with paper trade label<br />
35cm high<br />
$200–300<br />
485<br />
486
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