Lot 226 · South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Head with Glasses
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- Estimate
- R7,000–R10,000 hammer ≈ $531–$759
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery, Online · 16 July 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13399294
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Nelson Makamo, Head with Glasses. Strauss & Co, 16 Jul 2018, lot 226. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13399294.
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Nelson Makamo, Head with Glasses. Strauss & Co, 16 Jul 2018, lot 226. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13399294.
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From the same sale South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery · Jul 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still Life with Tea Set and Flowers | Carola Brotherton | R12,000–R18,000 | |
| Still Life with Cabbage Seedlings and Pear | Susan Helm Davies | R6,000–R9,000 | |
| Still Life with Red Cabbage Leaf | Susan Helm Davies | R5,000–R8,000 | |
| Still Life with Daisies | Freida Lock | R40,000–R60,000 | |
| La pie d'Algerie | — | R8,000–R12,000 | |
| Cosmos in a Vase | Otto Klar | R8,000–R12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Makamo | Portrait of a Child; and Two Figures, two | $1,621 | Strauss & Co, Nov 2017 | |
| Nelson Makamo | Portrait of Young Boy | Strauss & Co, Sep 2019 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Standing Child | Strauss & Co, Mar 2019 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Boy with Glasses | Strauss & Co, Mar 2019 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Boy in Glasses | Strauss & Co, Apr 2018 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Two Girls | Strauss & Co, Jul 2018 | ||
| William Kentridge | Mirror | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Johannesburg, diptych, 2015 41 x 152cm (16 1/8 x 59 13/16in | Bonhams, Dec 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.