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- Estimate
- R500,000–R700,000 hammer ≈ $28,322–$39,651
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern and Contemporary Art, Cape Town · 21 September 2022
- Dimensions
- 160 by 120cm excluding frame; 163 by 123 by 6,5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13367322
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 10 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Deborah Bell, A World on Fire. Strauss & Co, 21 Sep 2022, lot 267. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13367322.
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Deborah Bell, A World on Fire. Strauss & Co, 21 Sep 2022, lot 267. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13367322.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Art · Sep 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of a Man | Albert Adamo | R10,000–R15,000 | |
| Blue Head | Albert Adamo | R350,000–R500,000 | |
| High Street Shops | Maud Sumner | R30,000–R50,000 | |
| View of Notre Dame across the Seine, Paris | Maud Sumner | R30,000–R50,000 | |
| De Dam, Amsterdam | Tinus De Jongh | R80,000–R120,000 | |
| Grand Canal, Venice | Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | R60,000–R80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Bell | Las Meninas/Caesura | $30,797 | Strauss & Co, May 2026 | |
| Deborah Bell | Custodians (Face of Waters, Lady of the Beast, Hearer of Cri | Strauss & Co, May 2019 | ||
| Deborah Bell | Traverse | Strauss & Co, Apr 2025 | ||
| Deborah Bell | Road to Damascus | Strauss & Co, May 2013 | ||
| Deborah Bell | Flare | Strauss & Co, Sep 2011 | ||
| Deborah Bell | Altar Piece | Strauss & Co, Nov 2015 | ||
| Deborah Bell | Warrior II | Strauss & Co, Feb 2019 | ||
| Robert Hodgins | Two Figures | Strauss & Co, Oct 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.