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- Estimate
- R7,000,000–R10,000,000 hammer ≈ $405,784–$579,691
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — The International Evening Sale, Cape Town · 28 October 2025
- Dimensions
- 55,5 by 50,5cm excluding frame; 87 by 64 by 7,5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13338315
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 6 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13338315 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13338315
Irma Stern, Malay (Black Headdress). Strauss & Co, 28 Oct 2025, lot 151. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13338315.
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Irma Stern, Malay (Black Headdress). Strauss & Co, 28 Oct 2025, lot 151. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13338315.
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From the same sale The International Evening Sale · Oct 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Paps of Jura from Gigha | Frances Macdonald | R8,000–R12,000 | |
| Sailing by Iona | Frances Macdonald | R8,000–R12,000 | |
| Sheltered Cove, Iona | Frances Macdonald | R8,000–R12,000 | |
| The Strand, Mannin Bay | Stephen Bone | R5,000–R7,000 | |
| The Snow Brig Arethusa off Cape Town | William John Huggins | R70,000–R100,000 | |
| Lake at Night | Karl Paul Themistocles Von Eckenbrecher | R5,000–R7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irma Stern | Lady of the Harem | $1,285,330 | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | |
| Irma Stern | Still Life with Fruit and Dahlias | Strauss & Co, May 2019 | ||
| Irma Stern | Arab | Strauss & Co, Mar 2019 | ||
| Irma Stern | Lelemana Dance | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Irma Stern | The Smoker | Strauss & Co, Mar 2024 | ||
| Irma Stern | "Arab with Dagger" | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
| Irma Stern | Dakar Woman | Strauss & Co, Apr 2022 | ||
| Irma Stern | The Malay Bride within original Zanzibar frame | Bonhams, Oct 2013 |
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.