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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680<br />
A German Mettlach porcelain cameo<br />
charger after Jean Baptiste Stahl,<br />
Bonn, circa 1860<br />
depicting a Greek goddess and<br />
attendants<br />
impressed factory marks marks:<br />
Mttlach, Ges. Gesch, 2443, 01<br />
46cm diameter<br />
$200–300<br />
681<br />
A large glazed earthenware studio<br />
pottery vase<br />
with an aged bronze patina<br />
40cm high<br />
$150–250<br />
682<br />
A collection of eight glazed<br />
earthenware studio pottery vases<br />
the largest 37cm high<br />
$200–300<br />
680<br />
683<br />
KLYTIE PATE (1912-2010)<br />
A glazed earthenware covered bowl<br />
incised to base: Klytie Pate<br />
19cm high<br />
$300–500<br />
684<br />
A collection of seven studio pottery<br />
vases<br />
of various forms<br />
together with a brown glazed pot<br />
the largest 35cm high<br />
$200–300<br />
685<br />
A collection of eleven studio pottery<br />
vessels, vases, jugs and forms<br />
the largest 31cm high<br />
$300–500<br />
683
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