Lot 173 · Modern and Contemporary Art, with a focus on Abstraction
Public Phones
Sam Nhlengethwa · chine collé and lithograph on paper
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- Estimate
- R6,000–R8,000 hammer ≈ $335–$446
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern and Contemporary Art, with a focus on Abstraction, Online · 13 February 2023
- Dimensions
- plate size: 23,5 by 33,5cm; 54 by 63 by 3,5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13364304
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 10 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13364304 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13364304
Sam Nhlengethwa, Public Phones. Strauss & Co, 13 Feb 2023, lot 173. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13364304.
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Sam Nhlengethwa, Public Phones. Strauss & Co, 13 Feb 2023, lot 173. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13364304.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam, Klein Karoo, South Africa | Pieter Hugo | R60,000–R90,000 | |
| Abstract | George Boys | R5,000–R7,000 | |
| Caravan | Walter Meyer | R60,000–R80,000 | |
| Abstract Composition in Blue | Lionel Abrams | R2,000–R3,000 | |
| Abstract Figure I, Abstract Figure II, two | Andrew Verster | R60,000–R80,000 | |
| Text Me | Ruan Hoffmann | R8,000–R12,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Nhlengethwa | Miles Davis | $419 | Strauss & Co, Dec 2024 | |
| Sam Nhlengethwa | Team Leaders III | Strauss & Co, Apr 2018 | ||
| Sam Nhlengethwa | Bra Vic Ntoni's Band | Strauss & Co, Sep 2016 | ||
| Sam Nhlengethwa | Ode to Charles Mingus | Strauss & Co, Jun 2023 | ||
| Sam Nhlengethwa | Maintenance | Strauss & Co, Jul 2018 | ||
| Sam Nhlengethwa | Study of Basquiat | Strauss & Co, Apr 2015 | ||
| Sam Nhlengethwa | Inside the Cage | Strauss & Co, Nov 2017 | ||
| Sam Nhlengethwa | Catching the Boat from Goree to Dakar | Strauss & Co, Nov 2018 |
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.