Lot 614 · 19th century, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Universal Archive (Big Tree)
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- Estimate
- R250,000–R350,000 hammer ≈ $17,388–$24,343
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — 19th century, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery, Cape Town · 18 March 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13396282
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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William Kentridge, Universal Archive (Big Tree). Strauss & Co, 18 Mar 2019, lot 614. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13396282.
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William Kentridge, Universal Archive (Big Tree). Strauss & Co, 18 Mar 2019, lot 614. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13396282.
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From the same sale 19th century, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery · Mar 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Chinese Longquan celadon-glazed bowl, Song Dynasty | — | R7,000–R9,000 | |
| A Chinese Longquan celadon-glazed bowl, Song Dynasty | — | R6,000–R8,000 | |
| A pair of Chinese Dehua libation cups, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th century | — | R8,000–R10,000 | |
| A Chinese 'clair de lune' blue-glazed miniature bottle vase, Qing Dyn… | — | R8,000–R10,000 | |
| A Chinese copper-red splash miniature bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th… | — | R8,000–R10,000 | |
| A Chinese 'mirror black' glazed miniature vase, Qianlong period (1735-1796) | — | R9,000–R12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Kentridge | Untitled (Man Reading and Anthropomorphic Figures) | $31,538 | Strauss & Co, Jun 2026 | |
| William Kentridge | Sleeper Red | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Sleeper 1 | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| William Kentridge | Untitled (Warthog and Cupcake) | Strauss & Co, Nov 2025 | ||
| William Kentridge | Zeno at 4am, nine | Strauss & Co, Jul 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Irises, Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope | Strauss & Co, Feb 2023 | ||
| William Kentridge | Sketches for Construction for Return | Strauss & Co, May 2024 | ||
| William Kentridge | Untitled (Maribou Stork) | Strauss & Co, Nov 2025 |
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.