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- Estimate
- R25,000–R35,000 hammer ≈ $1,321–$1,849
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Evening Sale, Cape Town · 19 March 2024
- Dimensions
- image size: 108,5 by 164cm; 113 by 169 by 5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13355149
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 9 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13355149 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13355149
Maurice Mbikayi, Bilele-Dressing Up for an Occasion. Strauss & Co, 19 Mar 2024, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13355149.
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Maurice Mbikayi, Bilele-Dressing Up for an Occasion. Strauss & Co, 19 Mar 2024, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13355149.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Sasa, Bleecker, New York, Somnyama Ngonyama series, 2016 | Zanele Muholi | R120,000–R160,000 | |
| Kwanda II, Durban, Somnyama Ngonyama, series interpretation | Lindani Nyandeni | R40,000–R60,000 | |
| Thembeka II, London, Somnyama Ngonyama series interpretation | Lindokuhle Khumalo | R50,000–R70,000 | |
| Mumu x London, Somnyama Ngonyama series | Zanele Muholi | R400,000–R600,000 | |
| Enfold, Seeking Refuge series | Berni Searle | R50,000–R70,000 | |
| The Minister of Finance, Dying to be Men series | Kudzanai Chiurai | R100,000–R120,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Mbikayi | Ndoto Ya Baba (The Dream of a Mute) | $2,001 | Strauss & Co, Sep 2024 | |
| William Kentridge | Nose on a Horse Projection | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Maurice Mbikayi | Web Jacket 1 | Strauss & Co, May 2023 | ||
| Maurice Mbikayi | Untitled (framed) | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Funnel and Tap | Phillips, Jul 2020 | ||
| Christo Coetzee | The Knight | Strauss & Co, Sep 2019 | ||
| Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | Still life | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| William Kentridge | Nose 29, from Nose | Bonhams, Nov 2025 |
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.