Lot 429 · Modern, Post-War, Contemporary Art and Decorative Arts
African Story yet to be Told
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- Estimate
- R20,000–R30,000 hammer ≈ $1,366–$2,049
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern, Post-War, Contemporary Art and Decorative Arts, Online · 16 September 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13393185
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Nhlanhla Xaba, African Story yet to be Told. Strauss & Co, 16 Sep 2019, lot 429. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13393185.
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Nhlanhla Xaba, African Story yet to be Told. Strauss & Co, 16 Sep 2019, lot 429. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13393185.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A pair of Art Nouveau iridescent orange glass vases, possible Loetz | — | R4,000–R6,000 | |
| A double-sided clear glass candlestick, possibly Venetian, 19th century | — | R1,500–R2,000 | |
| A Murano multi-coloured glass pagliaccio wall light, mid 20th century | — | R4,000–R6,000 | |
| A Val St Lambert pink and clear glass candelabra, Belgium, mid 20th century | — | R6,000–R8,000 | |
| A Val St Lambert cranberry pink and clear glass vase, Belgium, mid 20… | — | R6,000–R8,000 | |
| A miscellaneous group of twenty-three cocktail glass sticks, mid 20th… | — | R1,000–R1,500 |
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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.