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The South African Sale, including "A focus on William Kentridge"

Auction 20617
London, New Bond Street
20 Mar 2013, starting at 14:00 GMT.
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Auction highlights

Vladimir Griegorovich Tretchikoff (South African, 1913-2006) 'Chinese Girl'
Sold for £982,050 inc. premium
Vladimir Griegorovich Tretchikoff (South African, 1913-2006) 'Chinese Girl'
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957) Landscape, Stellenbosch
Sold for £713,250 inc. premium
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957) Landscape, Stellenbosch
Alexis Preller (South African, 1911-1975) Woman with a Lyre, 1956, oil, 152 x 122cm
Sold for £457,250 inc. premium
Alexis Preller (South African, 1911-1975) 'Woman with a Lyre'
Stanley F. Pinker (South African, 1924-2012) Merete and Stephen in a garden
Sold for £241,250 inc. premium
Stanley F. Pinker (South African, 1924-2012) 'Merete and Stephen in a garden', Cape Town

Lots

 
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4 Pieter Hugo Naudé (South African, 1869-1941) Victoria Falls £22,500
ZAR 325,366
US$ 33,909
5 Pieter Hugo Naudé (South African, 1869-1941) Garden of remembrance, Worcester £3,125
ZAR 45,189
US$ 4,709
6 Anton van Wouw (South African, 1862-1945) 'Shangaan' 20 x 30 x 15 cm (7 7/8 x 11 13/16 x 5 7/8in) (not including base) £37,250
ZAR 538,662
US$ 56,139
7 Anton van Wouw (South African, 1862-1945) The hammer worker 13 x 14 x 5cm (5 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 1 15/16in) (not including base) £15,000
ZAR 216,911
US$ 22,606
11 Frans David Oerder (South African, 1867-1944) Still life with Sweet William in a copper pot £6,250
ZAR 90,379
US$ 9,419
12 A 9 carat gold two-handled trophy cup by Deakin & Francis, Birmingham 1930 £21,250
ZAR 307,290
US$ 32,025
13 Marthinus (Tinus) Johannes de Jongh (South African, 1885-1942) Camps Bay (Twelve Apostles) £17,500
ZAR 253,062
US$ 26,374
14 Marthinus (Tinus) Johannes de Jongh (South African, 1885-1942) Cottage in a mountain landscape £2,250
ZAR 32,536
US$ 3,390
15 Marthinus (Tinus) Johannes de Jongh (South African, 1885-1942) An avenue of trees £4,500
ZAR 65,073
US$ 6,781
16 Marthinus (Tinus) Johannes de Jongh (South African, 1885-1942) Woman walking on a dutch Canal path £3,500
ZAR 50,612
US$ 5,274
17 Robert Gwelo Goodman (South African, 1871-1939) Cape Town Docks £5,625
ZAR 81,341
US$ 8,477
21 Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) Portrait of Vera Poppe playing the cello £109,250
ZAR 1.6 million
US$ 164,651
23 Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957) Landscape, Stellenbosch £713,250
ZAR 10 million
US$ 1.1 million
24 Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957) A set of four landscapes in the Transvaal and SWA: Erongo berge, SWA; Mogalakwena, Transvaal; Selwana NT; Sandfontein, SWA each 13.5 x 19.5cm (5 5/16 x 7 11/16in) (4) £6,000
ZAR 86,764
US$ 9,042
25 Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957) Graaff Reinet £4,375
ZAR 63,265
US$ 6,593
26 Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957) Study of rocks in a landscape £2,250
ZAR 32,536
US$ 3,390
27 Maud Frances Eyston Sumner (South African, 1902-1985) Interior £1,875
ZAR 27,113
US$ 2,825
28 Maud Frances Eyston Sumner (South African, 1902-1985) Docked boats £2,250
ZAR 32,536
US$ 3,390
29 Herman Wald (South African, 1906-1970) 'Peasant Girl' (Russian Girl) 47 x 19 x 24cm (18 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 9 7/16) £5,000
ZAR 72,303
US$ 7,535
32 Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier (South African, 1909-2005) Arum lilies in a vase £18,750
ZAR 271,138
US$ 28,258
33 Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) 'Black Lilies' Sold
34 Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) Congolese beauty £541,250
ZAR 7.8 million
US$ 815,720
39 Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957) Country track at sunset £17,500
ZAR 253,062
US$ 26,374
40 Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957) Trees and storm clouds on the veld £22,500
ZAR 325,366
US$ 33,909
42 Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957) A view in the Stellenbosch Valley, with Simonsberg and the Hottentots Holland beyond £97,250
ZAR 1.4 million
US$ 146,565
43 Vladimir Griegorovich Tretchikoff (South African, 1913-2006) 'Chinese Girl' £982,050
ZAR 14 million
US$ 1.5 million
44 Vladimir Griegorovich Tretchikoff (South African, 1913-2006) Balinese dancer £43,250
ZAR 625,426
US$ 65,182
45 Vladimir Griegorovich Tretchikoff (South African, 1913-2006) Self-portrait and two portraits of Lenka 53 x 44cm (20 7/8 x 17 5/16in); 49.5 x 40.5cm (19 1/2 x 15 15/16in); 79 x 54 cm (31 1/8 x 21 1/4in) £20,000
ZAR 289,214
US$ 30,142
46 Pranas Domsaitis (South African, 1880-1965) The Life of Christ, triptych one 92.5 x 71cm (36 7/16 x 27 15/16in).; the others 80 x 63cm (31 1/2 x 24 13/16in). £13,125
ZAR 189,797
US$ 19,780
47 Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier (South African, 1909-2005) Still life with vase of flowers and citrus fruit £6,250
ZAR 90,379
US$ 9,419
49 Gladys Mgudlandlu (South African, 1917-1979) Devil's Peak, Table Mountain and Lion's Head unframed £7,500
ZAR 108,455
US$ 11,303
51 Gladys Mgudlandlu (South African, 1917-1979) Three ink drawings including 'Mushrooms', 64 x 31, 62.5 x 20, 64 x 23 (3) unframed £1,750
ZAR 25,306
US$ 2,637
52 Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993) 'The Mandebele Girls' £22,500
ZAR 325,366
US$ 33,909
54 Alexis Preller (South African, 1911-1975) 'Woman with a Lyre' £457,250
ZAR 6.6 million
US$ 689,123
55 Alexis Preller (South African, 1911-1975) The Gold Temple £7,500
ZAR 108,455
US$ 11,303
58 Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes (South African, 1926-2009) Abstract £5,625
ZAR 81,341
US$ 8,477
61 Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes (South African, 1926-2009) Landscape no.1 £1,250
ZAR 18,075
US$ 1,883
62 Erik (Frederik Bester Howard) Laubscher (South African, b.1927) 'Shipwreck fragment' £11,250
ZAR 162,683
US$ 16,954
63 Vladimir Griegorovich Tretchikoff (South African, 1913-2006) 'Herb Seller' £121,250
ZAR 1.8 million
US$ 182,736
64 Vladimir Griegorovich Tretchikoff (South African, 1913-2006) Lady with crayfish £37,250
ZAR 538,662
US$ 56,139
65 Vladimir Griegorovich Tretchikoff (South African, 1913-2006) Lady with dahlias £43,250
ZAR 625,426
US$ 65,182
66 Vladimir Griegorovich Tretchikoff (South African, 1913-2006) 'Field Fire' £20,000
ZAR 289,214
US$ 30,142
67 Tretchikoff, 3rd (special USA) edition 818/1500 Buncher, Richard 'Tretchikoff' £437
ZAR 6,326
US$ 659
69 Maurice Charles Louis van Essche (South African, 1906-1977) Collecting water, Congo £6,875
ZAR 99,417
US$ 10,361
71 Lucas Tandokwazi Sithole (South African, 1931-1994) 'I'm not alone', 1975 37.5cm (14 3/4in) high (excluding base) £6,250
ZAR 90,379
US$ 9,419
72 Lucas Tandokwazi Sithole (South African, 1931-1994) 'Waving in the water', 1990 67cm (26 3/8in) high (including base) £5,625
ZAR 81,341
US$ 8,477
74 Maud Frances Eyston Sumner (South African, 1902-1985) Abstract landscape £3,125
ZAR 45,189
US$ 4,709
75 Stanley F. Pinker (South African, 1924-2012) Lovers £34,850
ZAR 503,956
US$ 52,522
76 Stanley F. Pinker (South African, 1924-2012) 'Merete and Stephen in a garden', Cape Town £241,250
ZAR 3.5 million
US$ 363,588
80 Gladys Mgudlandlu (South African, 1917-1979) Girl on mountain unframed £3,750
ZAR 54,227
US$ 5,651
81 Gladys Mgudlandlu (South African, 1917-1979) Bushes, unframed £2,250
ZAR 32,536
US$ 3,390
82 Gladys Mgudlandlu (South African, 1917-1979) Two birds on red mountains, 1964 unframed £3,750
ZAR 54,227
US$ 5,651
83 Gladys Mgudlandlu (South African, 1917-1979) Four rondavels unframed £3,500
ZAR 50,612
US$ 5,274
84 Christo Coetzee (South African, 1929-2001) Abstract £3,750
ZAR 54,227
US$ 5,651
85 Christo Coetzee (South African, 1929-2001) Untitled unframed £2,250
ZAR 32,536
US$ 3,390
86 Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane (South African, 1938-1971) Figures in a township £15,625
ZAR 225,949
US$ 23,548
87 Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane (South African, 1938-1971) 'Honeymoon' £11,250
ZAR 162,683
US$ 16,954
90 Walter Whall Battiss (South African, 1906-1982) Matala, Crete (a pair) each 20.5 x 29 cm (8 1/16 x 11 7/16in). (2) unframed £3,750
ZAR 54,227
US$ 5,651
91 Walter Whall Battiss (South African, 1906-1982) 'Figural composition' £2,875
ZAR 41,574
US$ 4,332
93 Carl Adolph Büchner (South African, 1921-2003) Peirrot £1,500
ZAR 21,691
US$ 2,260
94 Gladys Mgudlandlu (South African, 1917-1979) African scenery unframed £2,250
ZAR 32,536
US$ 3,390
96 Gladys Mgudlandlu (South African, 1917-1979) Three birds with rock, unframed £2,375
ZAR 34,344
US$ 3,579
97 Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993) Man and woman on a township street £7,250
ZAR 104,840
US$ 10,926
98 Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993) Cyclist resting in a township £7,500
ZAR 108,455
US$ 11,303
99 Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993) Four women on a village street £6,250
ZAR 90,379
US$ 9,419
100 John Koenakeefe Mohl (South African, 1903-1985) The tone of dawn in Lesotho £3,750
ZAR 54,227
US$ 5,651
101 George Mnyalaza Milwa Pemba (South African, 1912-2001) Pennies from heaven £9,375
ZAR 135,569
US$ 14,129
102 Dumile Feni-Mhlaba (Zwelidumile Mxgazi) (South African, 1942-1991) Two ladies £3,750
ZAR 54,227
US$ 5,651
104 Peter Clarke (South African, born 1929) Please don't do that £12,500
ZAR 180,759
US$ 18,838
105 Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes (South African, 1926-2009) Spirit of our Ancestors 121.9 x 91.4cm (48 x 36in). £21,250
ZAR 307,290
US$ 32,025
106 Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes (South African, 1926-2009) Portrait of Anthony Quinn 119.4 x 119.4cm (47 x 47in). £17,500
ZAR 253,062
US$ 26,374
107 Lucky Madlo Sibiya (South African, 1942-1999) Three figures £7,500
ZAR 108,455
US$ 11,303
108 Lucky Madlo Sibiya (South African, 1942-1999) Figures £11,875
ZAR 171,721
US$ 17,896
109 Dumile Feni-Mhlaba (Zwelidumile Mxgazi) (South African, 1942-1991) Figure Studies unframed £4,375
ZAR 63,265
US$ 6,593
110 Dumile Feni-Mhlaba (Zwelidumile Mxgazi) (South African, 1942-1991) 'Head' 52cm (20 1/2in) high (not including base) £43,250
ZAR 625,426
US$ 65,182
112 Cyprian Mpho Shilakoe (South African, 1946-1972) Totem 163.2cm (64 1/4in). high £10,625
ZAR 153,645
US$ 16,012
114 John Meyer (South African, born 1942) 'Karookerk' and 'Shelter' (2) £5,625
ZAR 81,341
US$ 8,477
115 Adriaan van Zyl (South African, 1957-2006) 'Runaway's Hill' £3,125
ZAR 45,189
US$ 4,709
118 Adriaan Hendrik Boshoff (South African, 1935-2007) Figures in a rocky landscape £5,000
ZAR 72,303
US$ 7,535
119 Adriaan Hendrik Boshoff (South African, 1935-2007) Ox cart £4,000
ZAR 57,842
US$ 6,028
121 Francois Krige (South African, 1913-1994) 'On board ship' £11,875
ZAR 171,721
US$ 17,896
122 Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes (South African, 1926-2009) Still life in original artist's frame £18,750
ZAR 271,138
US$ 28,258
124 Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes (South African, 1926-2009) Icon for Makana, on the island in original artist's frame £22,500
ZAR 325,366
US$ 33,909
125 Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes (South African, 1926-2009) Totemic panel 276 x 24.3 x 11cm (108 11/16 x 9 9/16 x 4 5/16in). (not including base) £8,750
ZAR 126,531
US$ 13,187
127 John Meyer (South African, born 1942) The blue chair £13,750
ZAR 198,835
US$ 20,722
128 John Meyer (South African, born 1942) 'Parys Valley', Free State £9,375
ZAR 135,569
US$ 14,129

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