Lot 10 · The South African Sale
'Laughing Basuto' 26 x 40 x 30.5cm (10 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 12in) (including base)
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $24,940–$33,253
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The South African Sale, London, New Bond Street · 19 March 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2063405
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Anton Van Wouw, 'Laughing Basuto' 26 x 40 x 30.5cm (10 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 12in) (including base). Bonhams, 19 Mar 2014, lot 10. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2063405.
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Anton Van Wouw, 'Laughing Basuto' 26 x 40 x 30.5cm (10 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 12in) (including base). Bonhams, 19 Mar 2014, lot 10. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2063405.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Still life with magnolias | Frans David Oerder | £6,000–£9,000 | |
| Frederick Jacobus Bezuidenhout's Farm, Bezuidenhout Valley | Frans David Oerder | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Transvaal landscape | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | £10,000–£15,000 | |
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| Petunias | Robert Gwelo Goodman | £12,000–£18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Van Wouw | The Hammer Worker, maquette | $23,426 | Strauss & Co, Nov 2017 | |
| Anton Van Wouw | Bust of Shangaan | Sotheby's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Anton Van Wouw | The Accused | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Anton Van Wouw | The Laughing Basuto | Strauss & Co, Mar 2024 | ||
| Anton Van Wouw | Shangaan | Strauss & Co, Nov 2025 | ||
| Anton Van Wouw | The Mieliepap Eater | Strauss & Co, Mar 2024 | ||
| Anton Van Wouw | Mealiepap Eater | Strauss & Co, May 2026 | ||
| Anton Van Wouw | Bust of Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr | Strauss & Co, May 2019 |
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.