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JOHN OLSEN: THREE STONEWARE COVERED BOWLS
Potted by Robert Mair, each with a shallow cover with integral handle, the base with pinched side handles decorated in shades of blue and brown with typical calligraphic designs, each with impressed potter's mark and a different motto to underside and signed: 'Viva Olive Oil' / John Olsen, 'A sign of life is how a man eats.' / John Olsen / 71, 'Food is not for fools' / John Olsen / 70.
Diameter 16cm
Unsold
Lot 28
Potted by Robert Mair, each with a shallow cover with integral handle, the base with pinched side handles decorated in shades of blue and brown with typical calligraphic designs, each with impressed potter's mark and a different motto to underside and signed: 'Viva Olive Oil' / John Olsen, 'A sign of life is how a man eats.' / John Olsen / 71, 'Food is not for fools' / John Olsen / 70.
Diameter 16cm
Estimate $1,200 - $1,800
© John Olsen / Copyright Agency, 2025
The Collector's Auction
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8799
2:00pm - 15 September 2025
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Fri 12 - Sun 14 September, 10am - 4pm,
The Bond, 36-40 Queen St, Woollahra, NSW
CONTACT
Madeleine Mackenzie
sydney@leonardjoel.com.au
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