Lot 165 · South African and International Art, Decorative Arts
Portrait of a Tree, Cameroon
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- Estimate
- R3,000–R5,000 hammer ≈ $238–$397
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — South African and International Art, Decorative Arts, Online · 7 May 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13400105
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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George Hallett, Portrait of a Tree, Cameroon. Strauss & Co, 7 May 2018, lot 165. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13400105.
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George Hallett, Portrait of a Tree, Cameroon. Strauss & Co, 7 May 2018, lot 165. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13400105.
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From the same sale South African and International Art, Decorative Arts · May 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of a Man with a Moustache | Continental School, 19th Century | R14,000–R18,000 | |
| Portrait of a Young Man | — | R10,000–R12,000 | |
| Study of a Nude Figure | — | R6,000–R8,000 | |
| Tempting Satan | — | R15,000–R20,000 | |
| Portrait of a Lady | — | R3,000–R5,000 | |
| Cattle Crossing | — | R6,000–R8,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Battiss | Fook Island Stamps, two | $247 | Strauss & Co, Apr 2024 | |
| Carl Bucher | Portrait of a Boy | Strauss & Co, Nov 2022 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Ephemera, five | Strauss & Co, Apr 2026 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Prayer to the Young Moon | Strauss & Co, Oct 2024 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Landscape with Trees | Strauss & Co, Dec 2024 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Figures | Strauss & Co, Mar 2025 | ||
| Norman Catherine | Wolfman | Strauss & Co, Feb 2023 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Rain of Bananas, Screenprint | PASAREL, Jul 2026 |
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.