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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538<br />
An opaque dark green straight sided<br />
glass vase by Garry Nash, New<br />
Zealand, 1987<br />
with cut decoration, mounded<br />
signature<br />
31cm high<br />
$300–500<br />
539<br />
A large mottled ‘tree landscape’ art<br />
glass vase by Isle of Wight glass<br />
paper label to base<br />
34cm high<br />
$300–400<br />
540<br />
A opaque black studio glass vase by<br />
Garry Nash, New Zealand, 1987<br />
moulded signature ‘G. Nash ‘87’ to<br />
base<br />
33cm high<br />
$300–500<br />
541<br />
A large blue and red banded opaque<br />
black ovoid glass vase<br />
32cm high<br />
$200–300<br />
542<br />
A large red and green banded column<br />
floor vase<br />
signed and dated to base<br />
55cm high<br />
$150–250<br />
543<br />
Two Australian studio glass vases by<br />
Peter Goss<br />
the lilac bottle with multi coloured<br />
flecking signed ‘PG ‘86’ to base and<br />
the square iridescent brown vase<br />
signed ‘Peter Goss ‘81’<br />
the largest 18cm high<br />
$250–400<br />
544<br />
An Australian studio glass baluster<br />
vase by Richard Morrell<br />
with mottled iridescent green and<br />
brown colouring<br />
signed to base<br />
17cm high<br />
$200–300<br />
545<br />
An Australian studio glass vase by<br />
Richard Wynne, Denizen Studio<br />
of flattened ovoid form, dark green<br />
with a brown overlay including white<br />
lines and two red blooms<br />
16cm high<br />
$200–400<br />
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540
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