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- Estimate
- R6,000–R8,000 hammer ≈ $346–$462
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — October ART, Online · 20 October 2025
- Dimensions
- image size: 26,5 by 20,5cm; 66,5 by 58,5 by 3cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13339262
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 6 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13339262 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13339262
Douglas Portway, Untitled (Flowers in a Vase). Strauss & Co, 20 Oct 2025, lot 239. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13339262.
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Douglas Portway, Untitled (Flowers in a Vase). Strauss & Co, 20 Oct 2025, lot 239. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13339262.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Wrestling Hares | Guy Du Toit | R20,000–R30,000 | |
| Tortoise and Hare | Guy Du Toit | R10,000–R15,000 | |
| Dancing in the Moonlight | Guy Du Toit | R12,000–R16,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Portway | Knockturn | $401 | Strauss & Co, Apr 2016 | |
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| Douglas Portway | Standing Female Nude | Strauss & Co, Jul 2014 | ||
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| Douglas Portway | A Reclining Nude | Strauss & Co, Nov 2011 | ||
| Douglas Portway | Abstract with Black Squares | Strauss & Co, Feb 2023 | ||
| Douglas Portway | Erotica | Strauss & Co, May 2018 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Three Female Nudes | Strauss & Co, Mar 2019 |
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