The South African sale

14 September 2016 | starting at 14:00 BST

Live Auction

Auction highlights

Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) Arab with Jug, 1945. Sold for £842,500 inc. premium

Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) Still Life with Red Flowering Gum. Sold for £290,500 inc. premium

Harry Stratford Caldecott (South African, 1886-1929) Government Avenue, Cape Town (circa 1926). Sold for £86,500 inc. premium

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93 lots available

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The South African sale

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1* — Thomas William Bowler(British, 1812-1869)Table Mountain from Bloubergstrand unframed

2 — Anton van Wouw(South African, 1862-1945)'Noitje of the Underveld' 43 x 15 x 15cm (16 15/16 x 5 7/8 x 5 7/8in) (including base).

3* — Frans David Oerder(South African, 1867-1944)Figures at work

4* — Frans David Oerder(South African, 1867-1944)Transvaal farm scene

5* — Alfred Neville Lewis(South African, 1895-1972)The Chef, Zacheria Twala

6 — Adolph Stephan Friedrich Jentsch(German, 1888-1977)South West African landscape near Windhoek

7* — Jacob Hendrik Pierneef(South African, 1886-1957)Water wheel at Twee Jonge Gezellen, Tulbagh

8* — Maggie(Maria Magdalena) Laubser (South African, 1886-1973)'Mother and Child sitting under a Tree'; 'Boats' (2) 52 x 41cm (20 1/2 x 16 1/8in); 32.2 x 43cm (12 11/16 x 16 15/16in).

9* — Irma Stern(South African, 1894-1966)Sunbather

10* — Maurice van Essche(South African, 1906-1977)Portrait of a young boy

11* — Alfred Neville Lewis(South African, 1895-1972)The Casualty Station, a set of three: 25 x 35cm (9 13/16 x 13 3/4in); 28 x 40cm (11 x 15 3/4in); 24 x 35cm (9 7/16 x 13 3/4in).

12* — Gerard Sekoto(South African, 1913-1993)Boy and Candle

13* — Freida Lock(South African, 1902-1962)Still life with blue and white jug

14* — Wolf Kibel(Polish, 1903-1938)Nude after a bath

15* — Jacob Hendrik Pierneef(South African, 1886-1957)The Golden Gate

16 — Gerard Sekoto(South African, 1913-1993)Cattle grazing

17* — Irma Stern(South African, 1894-1966)Profile sketch; Three heads (2)

18* — Alfred Neville Lewis(South African, 1895-1972)Cape landscape

19* — Harry Stratford Caldecott(South African, 1886-1929)Government Avenue, Cape Town (circa 1926)

20 — Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier(South African, 1909-2005)Still life with vase and bowl of fruit

21* — Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier(South African, 1909-2005)Settlement

22* — Maggie(Maria Magdalena) Laubser (South African, 1886-1973)Cat and Nasturtiums

23*,W — Irma Stern(South African, 1894-1966)A Spanish Town

24* — Alfred Neville Lewis(South African, 1895-1972)Two Gypsy Children

25* — Alfred Neville Lewis(South African, 1895-1972)Gypsy Boy

26* — Alexis Preller(South African, 1911-1975)Blossom

27* — Walter Whall Battiss(South African, 1906-1982)Antelope

28* — Freida Lock(South African, 1902-1962)Portrait of Charles Marais

29* — Freida Lock(South African, 1902-1962)Portrait of Mrs Charles ('Midge') Marais

30* — Irma Stern(South African, 1894-1966)Arab with Jug, 1945

31 — Gerard Sekoto(South African, 1913-1993)Portrait of a boy

32W — Christo Coetzee(South African, 1929-2000)Still life/ 'Choose'

33 — Jacob Hendrik Pierneef(South African, 1886-1957)Landscape

34* — Jacob Hendrik Pierneef(South African, 1886-1957)Trees with Kopje beyond

35* — Alexis Preller(South African, 1911-1975)The Church

36* — Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes(South African, 1926-2009)'Shaka' 152 x 75 x 5cm (59 13/16 x 29 1/2 x 1 15/16in).

37* — Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes(South African, 1926-2009)Red figure

38 — Lucky Madlo Sibiya(South African, 1942-1999)Incised wooden panel 76 x 152 x 5.5cm (29 15/16 x 59 13/16 x 2 3/16in)

39* — Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane(South African, 1938-1971)Snow in the Township

40* — Marjorie Braidwood Wallace(South African, 1925-2005)Carnival

41 — Stanley Faraday Pinker(South African, 1924-2012)'Shepherds'

42* — Vladimir Griegorovich Tretchikoff(South African, 1913-2006)Still life with Anthuriums

43* — Vladimir Griegorovich Tretchikoff(South African, 1913-2006)Still life of chrysanthemums

44 — Marjorie Braidwood Wallace(South African, 1925-2005)Still life with flowers and fruit

45* — Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane(South African, 1938-1971)Family group with bicycle

46* — Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane(South African, 1938-1971)Township Scene

47* — Irma Stern(South African, 1894-1966)Street Scene

48 — Irma Stern(South African, 1894-1966)The water carrier

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1^* —
Thomas William Bowler
(British, 1812-1869)
Table Mountain from Bloubergstrand unframed

2 —
Anton van Wouw
(South African, 1862-1945)
'Noitje of the Underveld' 43 x 15 x 15cm (16 15/16 x 5 7/8 x 5 7/8in) (including base).

3^* —
Frans David Oerder
(South African, 1867-1944)
Figures at work

4^* —
Frans David Oerder
(South African, 1867-1944)
Transvaal farm scene

5^* —
Alfred Neville Lewis
(South African, 1895-1972)
The Chef, Zacheria Twala

6 —
Adolph Stephan Friedrich Jentsch
(German, 1888-1977)
South West African landscape near Windhoek

7^* —
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef
(South African, 1886-1957)
Water wheel at Twee Jonge Gezellen, Tulbagh

8^* —
Maggie
(Maria Magdalena) Laubser (South African, 1886-1973)
'Mother and Child sitting under a Tree'; 'Boats' (2) 52 x 41cm (20 1/2 x 16 1/8in); 32.2 x 43cm (12 11/16 x 16 15/16in).

9^* —
Irma Stern
(South African, 1894-1966)
Sunbather

10^* —
Maurice van Essche
(South African, 1906-1977)
Portrait of a young boy

11^* —
Alfred Neville Lewis
(South African, 1895-1972)
The Casualty Station, a set of three:
25 x 35cm (9 13/16 x 13 3/4in); 28 x 40cm (11 x 15 3/4in); 24 x 35cm (9 7/16 x 13 3/4in).

12^* —
Gerard Sekoto
(South African, 1913-1993)
Boy and Candle

13^* —
Freida Lock
(South African, 1902-1962)
Still life with blue and white jug

14^* —
Wolf Kibel
(Polish, 1903-1938)
Nude after a bath

15^* —
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef
(South African, 1886-1957)
The Golden Gate

16 —
Gerard Sekoto
(South African, 1913-1993)
Cattle grazing

17^* —
Irma Stern
(South African, 1894-1966)
Profile sketch; Three heads (2)

18^* —
Alfred Neville Lewis
(South African, 1895-1972)
Cape landscape

19^* —
Harry Stratford Caldecott
(South African, 1886-1929)
Government Avenue, Cape Town (circa 1926)

20 —
Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier
(South African, 1909-2005)
Still life with vase and bowl of fruit

21^* —
Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier
(South African, 1909-2005)
Settlement

22^* —
Maggie
(Maria Magdalena) Laubser (South African, 1886-1973)
Cat and Nasturtiums

23^*,W —
Irma Stern
(South African, 1894-1966)
A Spanish Town

24^* —
Alfred Neville Lewis
(South African, 1895-1972)
Two Gypsy Children

25^* —
Alfred Neville Lewis
(South African, 1895-1972)
Gypsy Boy

26^* —
Alexis Preller
(South African, 1911-1975)
Blossom

27^* —
Walter Whall Battiss
(South African, 1906-1982)
Antelope

28^* —
Freida Lock
(South African, 1902-1962)
Portrait of Charles Marais

29^* —
Freida Lock
(South African, 1902-1962)
Portrait of Mrs Charles ('Midge') Marais

30^* —
Irma Stern
(South African, 1894-1966)
Arab with Jug, 1945

31 —
Gerard Sekoto
(South African, 1913-1993)
Portrait of a boy

32^W —
Christo Coetzee
(South African, 1929-2000)
Still life/ 'Choose'

33 —
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef
(South African, 1886-1957)
Landscape

34^* —
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef
(South African, 1886-1957)
Trees with Kopje beyond

35^* —
Alexis Preller
(South African, 1911-1975)
The Church

36^* —
Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes
(South African, 1926-2009)
'Shaka' 152 x 75 x 5cm (59 13/16 x 29 1/2 x 1 15/16in).

37^* —
Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes
(South African, 1926-2009)
Red figure

38 —
Lucky Madlo Sibiya
(South African, 1942-1999)
Incised wooden panel 76 x 152 x 5.5cm (29 15/16 x 59 13/16 x 2 3/16in)

39^* —
Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane
(South African, 1938-1971)
Snow in the Township

40^* —
Marjorie Braidwood Wallace
(South African, 1925-2005)
Carnival

41 —
Stanley Faraday Pinker
(South African, 1924-2012)
'Shepherds'

42^* —
Vladimir Griegorovich Tretchikoff
(South African, 1913-2006)
Still life with Anthuriums

43^* —
Vladimir Griegorovich Tretchikoff
(South African, 1913-2006)
Still life of chrysanthemums

44 —
Marjorie Braidwood Wallace
(South African, 1925-2005)
Still life with flowers and fruit

45^* —
Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane
(South African, 1938-1971)
Family group with bicycle

46^* —
Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane
(South African, 1938-1971)
Township Scene

47^* —
Irma Stern
(South African, 1894-1966)
Street Scene

48 —
Irma Stern
(South African, 1894-1966)
The water carrier