Lot 35 · Strauss & co Staff Picks: Modern and Contemporary Art
Milking the Cow, four
Julius Mfethe · carved wood
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- Estimate
- R25,000–R35,000 hammer ≈ $1,388–$1,943
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Strauss & co Staff Picks: Modern and Contemporary Art, Online · 3 October 2022
- Dimensions
- height: 12cm; width of the group: 11cm; depth: 23cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13366664
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 10 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Julius Mfethe, Milking the Cow, four. Strauss & Co, 3 Oct 2022, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13366664.
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Julius Mfethe, Milking the Cow, four. Strauss & Co, 3 Oct 2022, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13366664.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Idyllic Landscape | Andrew Verster | R30,000–R40,000 | |
| Blue Landscape | Norman Catherine | R6,000–R8,000 | |
| Disguise | Norman Catherine | R8,000–R12,000 | |
| Portrait of a Boy | Obie Oberholzer | R4,000–R6,000 | |
| Abstract Composition in White | Zander Blom | R35,000–R50,000 | |
| Joy of Spring | Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk | R40,000–R50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Mfethe | Milk Man, Cow and Calf, three | $1,486 | Strauss & Co, Sep 2025 | |
| Julius Mfethe | Sotho Rider | Strauss & Co, Jul 2023 | ||
| Julius Mfethe | Horse and Rider | Strauss & Co, Sep 2025 | ||
| Julius Mfethe | Horse and Rider with Pipe | Strauss & Co, Feb 2026 | ||
| Julius Mfethe | Jockey on Rearing Horse | Strauss & Co, Nov 2017 | ||
| Julius Mfethe | Horse Rider | Strauss & Co, Dec 2024 | ||
| Julius Mfethe | Chickens, 2 | Strauss & Co, Jun 2017 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Cottages with Flowering Trees | Strauss & Co, Oct 2018 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.