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The South African Sale

Auction 18788
London, New Bond Street
23 Mar 2011, starting at 14:00 GMT with lot 1.
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Auction highlights

Alexis Preller (South African, 1911-1975) The Garden of Eden
Sold for £748,000 inc. premium
Alexis Preller (South African, 1911-1975) 'The Garden of Eden'
Gerard Sekoto (South African
Sold for £602,400 inc. premium
Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993) 'Yellow Houses, District Six'
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957) Veld scene
Sold for £264,000 inc. premium
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957) Matlala, Pietersburg
Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993) Schoolgirls (Sophiatown? circa 1943/44)
Sold for £108,000 inc. premium
Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993) Schoolgirls

Lots

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John Scott (British, 1802-1885) A three masted Scottish clipper ship rounding Table Mountain and Cape Town
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John Scott (British, 1802-1885) A British three-masted merchantman in two positions in Table Bay as she runs into Cape Town
Sold for £14,400 inc. premium
After Anton van Wouw 'Shangaan' 29cm (11 7/16in) high.
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After Anton van Wouw 'Shangaan' 29cm (11 7/16in) high.
Sold for £3,750 inc. premium
After Anton van Wouw Shangaan
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After Anton van Wouw 'Shangaan' 70cm (27 9/16in) high (including base)
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
ZAR 43,000 - 72,000
US$ 4,500 - 7,500
Frans David Oerder (Dutch, 1867-1944) Still life with guitar and roses
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Frans David Oerder (Dutch, 1867-1944) Still life with guitar and roses
Sold for £21,600 inc. premium
Frans David Oerder (Dutch, 1867-1944) Still life with sunflowers
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Frans David Oerder (Dutch, 1867-1944) Still life with sunflowers
Sold for £8,400 inc. premium
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk (South African, 1853-1936) Seascape
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Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk (South African, 1853-1936) Seascape
Sold for £3,120 inc. premium
Robert Gwelo Goodman (South African, 1871-1939) Vase of camellias
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Robert Gwelo Goodman (South African, 1871-1939) Vase of camellias
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
ZAR 43,000 - 72,000
US$ 4,500 - 7,500
Robert Gwelo Goodman (South African, 1871-1939) Moonlight, Venice
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Robert Gwelo Goodman (South African, 1871-1939) Moonlight, Venice
Estimate:
£20,000 - 30,000
ZAR 290,000 - 430,000
US$ 30,000 - 45,000
Robert Gwelo Goodman (South African, 1871-1939) India
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Robert Gwelo Goodman (South African, 1871-1939) Benares, India
Sold for £8,400 inc. premium
Albert Goodwin, RWS (British, 1845-1932) 'The Cape of Good Hope, Dawn'
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Albert Goodwin, RWS (British, 1845-1932) 'The Cape of Good Hope, Dawn'
Sold for £3,120 inc. premium
Pieter Hugo Naudé (South African, 1869-1941) Namaqualand flowers
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Pieter Hugo Naudé (South African, 1869-1941) Namaqualand flowers
Sold for £8,400 inc. premium
Pieter Hugo Naudé (South African, 1869-1941) Matopos mountains
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Pieter Hugo Naudé (South African, 1869-1941) Matopos mountains
Sold for £7,800 inc. premium
Pieter Hugo Naudé (South African, 1869-1941) Paarl valley with snow-capped mountains
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Pieter Hugo Naudé (South African, 1869-1941) Paarl valley with snow-capped mountains
Sold for £2,640 inc. premium
Marthinus (Tinus) Johannes de Jongh (South African, 1885-1942) Twelve Apostles from Bakoven
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Marthinus (Tinus) Johannes de Jongh (South African, 1885-1942) Twelve Apostles from Bakoven
Sold for £5,400 inc. premium
Alfred Neville Lewis (South African, 1895-1972) Three South African women
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Alfred Neville Lewis (South African, 1895-1972) Three South African women
Sold for £6,000 inc. premium
Maggie (Maria Magdalena) Laubser (South African
amended
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Maggie (Maria Magdalena) Laubser (South African, 1886-1973) Self-portrait
Estimate:
£30,000 - 60,000
ZAR 430,000 - 870,000
US$ 45,000 - 91,000
Harry Stratford Caldecott (South African, 1886-1929) The Malay Quarter, Cape Town
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Harry Stratford Caldecott (South African, 1886-1929) 'In the Malay Quarter (Street Scene, Malay Quarter)'
Sold for £60,000 inc. premium
no image
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Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) Madeira rooftops
Estimate:
£70,000 - 90,000
ZAR 1 million - 1.3 million
US$ 110,000 - 140,000
George Mnyalaza Milwa Pemba (South African, 1912-2001) The Victoria Hospital at Lovedale in the Eastern Cape, with the Hogsback beyond unframed
withdrawn
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George Mnyalaza Milwa Pemba (South African, 1912-2001) The Victoria Hospital at Lovedale in the Eastern Cape, with the Hogsback beyond unframed
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
ZAR 29,000 - 43,000
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
George Mnyalaza Milwa Pemba (South African, 1912-2001) Rural scene, Lovedale unframed
withdrawn
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George Mnyalaza Milwa Pemba (South African, 1912-2001) Rural scene, Lovedale unframed
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
ZAR 29,000 - 43,000
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
Gerard Bhengu (South African, 1910-1990) The Umkomaas Valley
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Gerard Bhengu (South African, 1910-1990) The Umkomaas Valley
Sold for £4,200 inc. premium
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957) 'On the road between Clarens and Golden Gate, OVS'
amended
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Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957) 'On the road between Clarens and Golden Gate, OVS'
Estimate:
£30,000 - 50,000
ZAR 430,000 - 720,000
US$ 45,000 - 75,000
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957) Open landscape
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Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957) Cubist landscape
Sold for £26,400 inc. premium
no image
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Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) Still life with poppies, calla lilies and fruit unframed
Sold for £102,000 inc. premium
no image
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Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) African girl
Estimate:
£20,000 - 30,000
ZAR 290,000 - 430,000
US$ 30,000 - 45,000
no image
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Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) Young African woman wearing a headscarf
Sold for £18,000 inc. premium
no image
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Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) Two seated figures, Congo
Estimate:
£12,000 - 18,000
ZAR 170,000 - 260,000
US$ 18,000 - 27,000
Alfred Neville Lewis (South African, 1895-1972) Portrait of a young man
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Alfred Neville Lewis (South African, 1895-1972) Portrait of a young man
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
ZAR 58,000 - 87,000
US$ 6,000 - 9,100
Reginald Turvey (South African, 1882-1968)
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Reginald Turvey (South African, 1882-1968) Figures by a rondavel
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
ZAR 29,000 - 43,000
US$ 3,000 - 4,500
Alfred Frederic Krenz (South African, 1899-1980), 1947 Still Life with Lilies and small sculpture
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Alfred Frederic Krenz (South African, 1899-1980), 1947 Still life with statue
Sold for £4,800 inc. premium
Pranas Domsaitis (South African, 1880-1965) Still life with a vase of flowers
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Pranas Domsaitis (South African, 1880-1965) Still life with a vase of flowers
Sold for £3,120 inc. premium
Maud Frances Eyston Sumner (South African, 1902-1985) Still life on a window ledge
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Maud Frances Eyston Sumner (South African, 1902-1985) Still life on a window ledge
Estimate:
£20,000 - 30,000
ZAR 290,000 - 430,000
US$ 30,000 - 45,000
Maggie (Maria Magdalena) Laubser (South African, 1886-1973) A bird on a branch
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Maggie (Maria Magdalena) Laubser (South African, 1886-1973) Bird on a branch
Sold for £4,200 inc. premium
Willem Hermanus Coetzer (South African, 1900-1983) Open landscape
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Willem Hermanus Coetzer (South African, 1900-1983) Malutis from near Ficksburg
Sold for £4,800 inc. premium
Adolph Jentsch, Landscape I, oil
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Adolph Stephan Friedrich Jentsch (German, 1888-1977) Landscape, South West Africa
Estimate:
£28,000 - 35,000
ZAR 400,000 - 510,000
US$ 42,000 - 53,000
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African
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Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957) Trees in the veld
Estimate:
£70,000 - 100,000
ZAR 1 million - 1.4 million
US$ 110,000 - 150,000
Jean Max Friedrich Welz (South African, 1900-1975) Pregnant nude
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Jean Max Friedrich Welz (South African, 1900-1975) Pregnant nude within a Joe Wolpe frame
Estimate:
£20,000 - 30,000
ZAR 290,000 - 430,000
US$ 30,000 - 45,000
no image
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Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) Seated female nude
Sold for £18,000 inc. premium
no image
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Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) Head
Sold for £9,000 inc. premium
no image
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Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) Harvester
Sold for £3,120 inc. premium
Freida Lock (South African, 1902-1962) Arab Arches, Zanzibar
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Freida Lock (South African, 1902-1962) Arab arches, Zanzibar
Estimate:
£20,000 - 30,000
ZAR 290,000 - 430,000
US$ 30,000 - 45,000
Freida Lock (South African, 1902-1962) House
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Freida Lock (South African, 1902-1962) House
Estimate:
£15,000 - 20,000
ZAR 220,000 - 290,000
US$ 23,000 - 30,000
Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993) Choir Singers
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Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993) Choir singers
Sold for £18,000 inc. premium
Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993) Head study of a girl
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Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993) Youth with downcast eyes
Sold for £15,000 inc. premium
Gerard Sekoto (South African
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Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993) Trees
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
ZAR 58,000 - 87,000
US$ 6,000 - 9,100
Cecil Higgs (South African, 1900-1986) Two figures in a garden
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Cecil Higgs (South African, 1900-1986) Collecting apples
Estimate:
£10,000 - 15,000
ZAR 140,000 - 220,000
US$ 15,000 - 23,000
David Botha (South African, born 1921) Le Rhone, Tulbagh
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David Botha (South African, born 1921) Le Rhone, Tulbagh
Sold for £3,600 inc. premium
Edward Wolfe (British, 1897-1982) Kenilworth, Cape Town
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Edward Wolfe (South African, 1897-1982) 'Kenilworth, Cape Town, 1957'
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
ZAR 58,000 - 87,000
US$ 6,000 - 9,100
Paul du Toit (South African, 1922-1986) Landscape with cacti
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Paul du Toit (South African, 1922-1986) Landscape with cacti
Sold for £5,400 inc. premium
Rupert Shephard (British, 1909-1992) 'Native women with mats'
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Rupert Norman Shephard (British, 1909-1992) 'Native women with mats'
Sold for £4,200 inc. premium
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