Lot 34 · Strauss & co Staff Picks: Modern and Contemporary Art
Animal Pyramid
Joachim Schönfeldt · carved and painted wood
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- Estimate
- R10,000–R15,000 hammer ≈ $555–$833
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Strauss & co Staff Picks: Modern and Contemporary Art, Online · 3 October 2022
- Dimensions
- height: 36.5cm including base; width: 12cm; depth: 21cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13366663
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 10 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Joachim Schönfeldt, Animal Pyramid. Strauss & Co, 3 Oct 2022, lot 34. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13366663.
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Joachim Schönfeldt, Animal Pyramid. Strauss & Co, 3 Oct 2022, lot 34. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13366663.
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joachim Schönfeldt | Peacock and Cat Study | $714 | Strauss & Co, Jun 2018 | |
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| Cecil Skotnes | The Prisoner, no. 9 | Strauss & Co, Mar 2021 | ||
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| William Kentridge | William Kentridge: Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, March 2003 | Strauss & Co, Feb 2018 | ||
| William Kentridge | Untitled | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Cecil Skotnes | Shaka Kills the Leopard, no. 7 | Strauss & Co, Mar 2021 |
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.