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- Estimate
- R70,000–R100,000 hammer ≈ $3,879–$5,542
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Evening Sale, Johannesburg · 12 November 2024
- Dimensions
- 80 by 60cm excluding frame; 83 by 63 by 6cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13348211
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 8 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Mudariki, Puppet on a Throne. Strauss & Co, 12 Nov 2024, lot 357. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13348211.
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Richard Mudariki, Puppet on a Throne. Strauss & Co, 12 Nov 2024, lot 357. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13348211.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forte et Recte, History Painting series | Penny Siopis | R90,000–R120,000 | |
| Gauguin's Grave | Walter Battiss | R80,000–R120,000 | |
| Comores, twenty two | Walter Battiss | R60,000–R80,000 | |
| Comoros Beach | Walter Battiss | R180,000–R240,000 | |
| Picasso: His Recent Drawings 1966 - 1968, annotated by Walter Battiss | Walter Battiss | R50,000–R70,000 | |
| Concertina Artist Book | Robert Hodgins | R80,000–R120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Mudariki | 'Big fish eats small fish' | $3,802 | Bonhams, May 2014 | |
| Richard Mudariki | From Parow to Cape Town | Strauss & Co, Feb 2019 | ||
| Richard Mudariki | Laundry Day | Strauss & Co, Sep 2025 | ||
| Richard Mudariki | View from the artist's studio (unstretched and unframed) | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Richard Mudariki | The Battle of Cape Town (framed) | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| William Kentridge | Zeno Writing | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | ||
| Richard Mudariki | Portrait in Green | Strauss & Co, Apr 2022 | ||
| Pieter Hugo | Abdulahi Galadima with the Monkey Amiloo, Nigeria from The H | Phillips, Oct 2024 |
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.