The South African Sale, part I

Auction 19787

16 Oct 2012, starting at 14:00 BST.

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The South African Sale, part I, starting with lot 1.

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Auction highlights

Sold for £21,250 inc. premium

Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993) Portrait of a lady

Sold for £9,375 inc. premium

Gladys Mgudlandlu (South African, 1917-1979) Two girls

Sold for £8,750 inc. premium

Gladys Mgudlandlu (South African, 1917-1979) Landscape

Sold for £8,125 inc. premium

Cecil Higgs (South African, 1900-1986) Basuto washer women

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1	Marthinus (Tinus) Johannes de Jongh (South African, 1885-1942) The Karoo	£2,749 ZAR 39,476 US$ 4,153
2	Marthinus (Tinus) Johannes de Jongh (South African, 1885-1942) Western Cape mountains, a pair (2)	£1,874 ZAR 26,915 US$ 2,831
6	Sydney Carter (South African, 1874-1945) Landscapes, a set of two 24 x 30.5cm (9 7/16 x 12in) and 21 x 28cm (8 1/4 x 11in). (2)	£399 ZAR 5,742 US$ 604
7	George Enslin (South African, 1919-1972) Study of trees	£249 ZAR 3,588 US$ 377
10	Follower of Spoilum (Chinese, active circa 1765-1805) Battle of Blaauwberg, Cape of Good Hope	£1,249 ZAR 17,943 US$ 1,887
14	Willem Hermanus Coetzer (South African, 1900-1983) Lanscape at dawn	£2,499 ZAR 35,887 US$ 3,775
15	Willem Hermanus Coetzer (South African, 1900-1983) Landscape	£2,249 ZAR 32,298 US$ 3,398
20	Maurice Charles Louis van Essche (South African, 1906-1977) Figures in a forest	£624 ZAR 8,971 US$ 943
21	John Henry Amshewitz (British, 1882-1942) The dairymaid	£999 ZAR 14,355 US$ 1,510
22	Jan Buys (South African, 1909-1985) The Gardener	£274 ZAR 3,947 US$ 415
27	Carl Adolph Büchner (South African, 1921-2003) Portrait of a boy	£749 ZAR 10,766 US$ 1,132
28	Gabriel Cornelis de Jongh (South African, 1913-2004) White cottage	£1,499 ZAR 21,532 US$ 2,265
29	Gabriel Cornelis de Jongh (South African, 1913-2004) Du Toit's Kloof	£1,124 ZAR 16,149 US$ 1,699
30	Terence John McCaw (South African, 1913-1978) A summer landscape	£1,249 ZAR 17,943 US$ 1,887
32	George William Pilkington (South African, 1879-1958) Harbour scene	£624 ZAR 8,971 US$ 943
33	Terence John McCaw (South African, 1913-1978) Boats moored on a beach	£562 ZAR 8,074 US$ 849
34	Leng Dixon (South African, 1916-1968) Beach scene with boat	£749 ZAR 10,766 US$ 1,132
36	Harry Stratford Caldecott (South African, 1886-1929) Marcelle	£499 ZAR 7,177 US$ 755
37	Jean Max Friedrich Welz (South African, 1900-1975) Reclining nude	£249 ZAR 3,588 US$ 377
38	Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) Nude	£1,749 ZAR 25,121 US$ 2,642
39	Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957) North Transvaal landscape	£1,999 ZAR 28,710 US$ 3,020
40	Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957) Trees in a landscape, SWA	£1,999 ZAR 28,710 US$ 3,020
41	Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) Portrait of an African girl	£3,499 ZAR 50,242 US$ 5,285
43	Pieter Hugo Naudé (South African, 1869-1941) Coastal landscape	£2,249 ZAR 32,298 US$ 3,398
46	George Enslin (South African, 1919-1972) Seville street scene	£812 ZAR 11,663 US$ 1,227
49	Adolph Stephan Friedrich Jentsch (German, 1888-1977) Bush landscape	£937 ZAR 13,457 US$ 1,415
50	Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) Mother and Child 31cm (11 3/4in) high	£6,249 ZAR 89,718 US$ 9,438
51	Gerard Bhengu (South African, 1910-1990) Portrait of a man smiling	£812 ZAR 11,663 US$ 1,227
52	Gerard Bhengu (South African, 1910-1990) Portrait of a man with a pipe	£812 ZAR 11,663 US$ 1,227
53	Gerard Bhengu (South African, 1910-1990) Portrait of a man	£937 ZAR 13,457 US$ 1,415
54	Gerard Bhengu (South African, 1910-1990) Portrait of a young boy	£687 ZAR 9,869 US$ 1,038
55	Gerard Bhengu (South African, 1910-1990) Portrait of an old man	£749 ZAR 10,766 US$ 1,132
57	Michael Fleischer (Romanian, 1915-1991) Mother and children 104.5cm (41 1/8in) high	£1,124 ZAR 16,149 US$ 1,699
59	Kenneth Baker (South African, 1931-1995) Wynbery Park, Evening	£349 ZAR 5,024 US$ 528
62	Peter Clarke (South African, born after 1929-) Before the boxing match	£2,499 ZAR 35,887 US$ 3,775
63	Cecil Higgs (South African, 1900-1986) Landscape with trees	£2,374 ZAR 34,093 US$ 3,586
64	Errol Stephen Boyley (South African, 1918-2007) The Gardener	£2,249 ZAR 32,298 US$ 3,398
65	Keith Alexander (South African, 1946-1998) 'Small town incident'	£1,249 ZAR 17,943 US$ 1,887
66	John Koenakeefe Mohl (South African, 1903-1985) 'Cyclists in storm, Country scene, Western Transvaal'	£2,749 ZAR 39,476 US$ 4,153
67	Cecil Higgs (South African, 1900-1986) Winter landscape	£874 ZAR 12,560 US$ 1,321
70	Berrell Jensen (South African, born 1938) Abstract 48cm (18 7/8in) high	£624 ZAR 8,971 US$ 943
72	Zoltán Borbereki Kovács (Hungarian, 1907-1992) Group of figures 25.5 x 44cm (10 1/16 x 17 5/16in) (including base).	£937 ZAR 13,457 US$ 1,415
73	Llewellyn Davies (Zimbabwean, born 1950) Galloping horse 23cm (9 1/16in) high	£687 ZAR 9,869 US$ 1,038
74	Maurice Charles Louis van Essche (South African, 1906-1977) Harlequin	£6,249 ZAR 89,718 US$ 9,438
76	Errol Stephen Boyley (South African, 1918-2007) Rainy street, Stellenbosch	£1,249 ZAR 17,943 US$ 1,887
78	Walter Whall Battiss (South African, 1906-1982) Figure amongst trees	£3,499 ZAR 50,242 US$ 5,285
79	Terence John McCaw (South African, 1913-1978) Malay Quarter	£3,499 ZAR 50,242 US$ 5,285
80	Gabriel Cornelis de Jongh (South African, 1913-2004) View of Table Bay	£2,499 ZAR 35,887 US$ 3,775
81	Gabriel Cornelis de Jongh (South African, 1913-2004) Mountainscape	£1,124 ZAR 16,149 US$ 1,699
82	Gabriel Cornelis de Jongh (South African, 1913-2004) Betty's Bay, False Bay Coast	£2,749 ZAR 39,476 US$ 4,153
84	Paul Du Toit (South African, born 1965) The farmhouse	£4,999 ZAR 71,775 US$ 7,551
89	Walter Whall Battiss (South African, 1906-1982) Primitive drawing	£1,624 ZAR 23,326 US$ 2,454
90	Christine Suzman (South African, born 1945) Eland bull 40.5cm (15 15/16in) high	£1,874 ZAR 26,915 US$ 2,831
92	Hendrik Christiaan Niemann (South African, born 1941) Harvesters at work	£2,499 ZAR 35,887 US$ 3,775
93	Adriaan Hendrik Boshoff (South African, 1935-2007) A drover and cattle	£1,374 ZAR 19,738 US$ 2,076
95	Cecil Higgs (South African, 1900-1986) Basuto washer women	£8,124 ZAR 116,634 US$ 12,270
97	Ardmore Ceramics (20th/21st Century) Bird tureen made by Sondy, painted by Punch and dated 2010	£474 ZAR 6,818 US$ 717
98	Ardmore Ceramics (20th/21st Century) Beetle Tureen	£249 ZAR 3,588 US$ 377
99	Gladys Mgudlandlu (South African, 1917-1979) Two girls	£9,374 ZAR 134,578 US$ 14,158
100	Gladys Mgudlandlu (South African, 1917-1979) Red flowers	£1,749 ZAR 25,121 US$ 2,642
104	Matthew Whippman (South African, 1901-1973) Houses	£124 ZAR 1,794 US$ 188
106	Errol Stephen Boyley (South African, 1918-2007) A Cape homestead	£1,249 ZAR 17,943 US$ 1,887
107	Titta Fasciotti (South African, 1927-1993) The Great Karoo, 1985	£1,499 ZAR 21,532 US$ 2,265
109	Maggie (Maria Magdalena) Laubser (South African, 1886-1973) A folio of preparatory sketches and figure studies 21 x 28cm (8 1/4 x 11in). 25 sheets in total, loose, many double-sided	£3,312 ZAR 47,551 US$ 5,002
110	Maggie (Maria Magdalena) Laubser (South African, 1886-1973) Portrait of a woman with a white headscarf	£4,999 ZAR 71,775 US$ 7,551
112	Alfred Neville Lewis (South African, 1895-1972) Still life of flowers	£999 ZAR 14,355 US$ 1,510
116	Nerine Desmond (South African, 1908-1993) Feeding the chickens	£999 ZAR 14,355 US$ 1,510
118	Nerine Desmond (South African, 1908-1993) Still life	£999 ZAR 14,355 US$ 1,510
119	Gladys Mgudlandlu (South African, 1917-1979) Study of birds	£2,249 ZAR 32,298 US$ 3,398
124	Herbert Coetzer (South African, 1921-2008) Still life of pink and red roses	£437 ZAR 6,280 US$ 660
129	Douglas Portway (South African, 1922-1993) Woman in her boudoir	£874 ZAR 12,560 US$ 1,321
131	Gladys Mgudlandlu (South African, 1917-1979) Rondavels	£6,874 ZAR 98,690 US$ 10,382
132	Gladys Mgudlandlu (South African, 1917-1979) Three birds	£1,749 ZAR 25,121 US$ 2,642
133	Gladys Mgudlandlu (South African, 1917-1979) Landscape	£8,749 ZAR 125,606 US$ 13,214
136	Hennie Niemann Snr (South African, born 1941) Harlequin	£1,374 ZAR 19,738 US$ 2,076
139	Gladys Mgudlandlu (South African, 1917-1979) Two birds	£1,749 ZAR 25,121 US$ 2,642
140	Gladys Mgudlandlu (South African, 1917-1979) Three figures walking in the hills	£1,749 ZAR 25,121 US$ 2,642
147	Frans Martin Claerhout (South African, 1919-2006) A set of twelve figure studies each approximately 42 x 30cm (16 1/2 x 11 13/16in).(12)	£1,749 ZAR 25,121 US$ 2,642
150	Dumile Feni-Mhlaba (Zwelidumile Mxgazi) (South African, 1942-1991) 'Composition for a Memoriam'	£4,374 ZAR 62,803 US$ 6,607
151	Dumile Feni-Mhlaba (Zwelidumile Mxgazi) (South African, 1942-1991) The cellist; Nude, a pair each 34.5 x 24.5cm (13 9/16 x 9 5/8in), (2).	£1,499 ZAR 21,532 US$ 2,265
152	Dumile Feni-Mhlaba (Zwelidumile Mxgazi) (South African, 1942-1991) The gravedigger	£687 ZAR 9,869 US$ 1,038
153	Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993) Portrait of a lady	£21,249 ZAR 305,044 US$ 32,092
154	John Ndevasia Muafangejo (South African, 1943-1987) 'Herdman Pit Kaluviwas died in 1982' 57 x 38cm (22 7/16 x 14 15/16in)(B).	£562 ZAR 8,074 US$ 849
156	John Ndevasia Muafangejo (South African, 1943-1987) 'Enthronement of Archbishop Desmond Tutu' 59.5 x 42cm (23 7/16 x 16 9/16in)(B).	£562 ZAR 8,074 US$ 849
157	John Ndevasia Muafangejo (South African, 1943-1987) 'A Rich Man' 44.8 x 35cm (17 5/8 x 13 3/4in)(B).	£1,062 ZAR 15,252 US$ 1,604
158	John Ndevasia Muafangejo (South African, 1943-1987) 'St. Michael Church Windhoek' 75.5 x 39.5cm (29 3/4 x 15 9/16in)(B).	£749 ZAR 10,766 US$ 1,132
162	Paul du Toit (South African, 1922-1986) Landscape with trees	£1,374 ZAR 19,738 US$ 2,076
163	Paul du Toit (South African, 1922-1986) 'Composition No. 4'	£1,249 ZAR 17,943 US$ 1,887
169	Gerard de Leeuw (South African, 1912-1985) Goat 73cm (28 3/4in) high (including base)	£3,124 ZAR 44,859 US$ 4,719
170	Gerard de Leeuw (South African, 1912-1985) Grasshoppers 72.5cm (28 9/16in) high (including base)	£3,499 ZAR 50,242 US$ 5,285