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- Estimate
- R4,000–R6,000 hammer ≈ $246–$369
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern, Post-War, Contemporary Art and Decorative Arts, Online · 16 September 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13393031
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Cecil Skotnes, Abstract Head. Strauss & Co, 16 Sep 2019, lot 275. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13393031.
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Cecil Skotnes, Abstract Head. Strauss & Co, 16 Sep 2019, lot 275. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13393031.
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From the same sale Modern, Post-War, Contemporary Art and Decorative Arts · Sep 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A pair of Art Nouveau iridescent orange glass vases, possible Loetz | — | R4,000–R6,000 | |
| A double-sided clear glass candlestick, possibly Venetian, 19th century | — | R1,500–R2,000 | |
| A Murano multi-coloured glass pagliaccio wall light, mid 20th century | — | R4,000–R6,000 | |
| A Val St Lambert pink and clear glass candelabra, Belgium, mid 20th century | — | R6,000–R8,000 | |
| A Val St Lambert cranberry pink and clear glass vase, Belgium, mid 20… | — | R6,000–R8,000 | |
| A miscellaneous group of twenty-three cocktail glass sticks, mid 20th… | — | R1,000–R1,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Skotnes | I Sing Where I Stand No. 1; I Sing Where I Stand No. 2, two | $402 | Strauss & Co, May 2026 | |
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| Cecil Skotnes | Before the Citadel, no. 2 | Strauss & Co, Jul 2021 | ||
| Cecil Skotnes | Storm Warning, Ten Landscapes Portfolio | Strauss & Co, Mar 2026 | ||
| Cecil Skotnes | He Borrows the Dairy's Horse, The White Monday Disaster port | Strauss & Co, May 2025 | ||
| Cecil Skotnes | Tsotsi (Thief) | Strauss & Co, Feb 2026 | ||
| Cecil Skotnes | Veld Fire, from the Ten Landscapes portfolio | Strauss & Co, May 2026 | ||
| Cecil Skotnes | Welcome to Cape Town, Greeting Card | Strauss & Co, Jun 2026 |
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.