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- Estimate
- R8,000–R12,000 hammer ≈ $437–$655
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — May ART, Online · 12 May 2025
- Dimensions
- 100 by 74cm excluding frame; 102 by 76 by 3,5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13344442
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 8 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-13344442 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13344442
Alexander Knox, Dystopian Mercenary. Strauss & Co, 12 May 2025, lot 254. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13344442.
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Alexander Knox, Dystopian Mercenary. Strauss & Co, 12 May 2025, lot 254. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13344442.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Bad Word - Swine | Diane Victor | R20,000–R30,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Walter Battiss | Fook Island Stamps | Strauss & Co, Oct 2018 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Iliythia Priapus | Strauss & Co, Apr 2017 | ||
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