Lot 151 · April ART
The Cavalcade, Basutoland/Basuto Ruiters (Basuto Riders)
Nerine Desmond · oil on board
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- Estimate
- R25,000–R35,000 hammer ≈ $1,529–$2,141
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — April ART, Online · 20 April 2026
- Dimensions
- 59,5 by 88,5cm excluding frame; 79 by 107,5 by 4,5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13314436
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-13314436 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13314436
Nerine Desmond, The Cavalcade, Basutoland/Basuto Ruiters (Basuto Riders). Strauss & Co, 20 Apr 2026, lot 151. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13314436.
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Nerine Desmond, The Cavalcade, Basutoland/Basuto Ruiters (Basuto Riders). Strauss & Co, 20 Apr 2026, lot 151. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13314436.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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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.