Lot 310 · South African and International Art, Decorative Arts
Fiddler on a Chair
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- Estimate
- R20,000–R30,000 hammer ≈ $1,590–$2,385
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — South African and International Art, Decorative Arts, Online · 7 May 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13400248
- Record
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Nkosinathi Ngulube, Fiddler on a Chair. Strauss & Co, 7 May 2018, lot 310. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13400248.
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Nkosinathi Ngulube, Fiddler on a Chair. Strauss & Co, 7 May 2018, lot 310. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13400248.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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| Portrait of a Lady | — | R3,000–R5,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nkosinathi Ngulube | The Green Pastures | $1,118 | Strauss & Co, May 2018 | |
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| Norman Catherine | Palace of Justice | Strauss & Co, Nov 2019 | ||
| Robert Hodgins | Actor | Strauss & Co, Oct 2018 | ||
| Robert Hodgins | New Boys | Strauss & Co, Jul 2019 | ||
| Robert Hodgins | Rome | Strauss & Co, Sep 2019 | ||
| Norman Catherine | Abstract in Red and Black | Strauss & Co, Jun 2018 | ||
| Robert Hodgins | Performers, four | Strauss & Co, Sep 2019 |
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.