Lot 124 · Important South African and International Art
Still Life with Found Objects
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- Estimate
- R25,000–R40,000 hammer ≈ $1,962–$3,140
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Important South African and International Art, Johannesburg · 5 June 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13405298
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Hermann Niebuhr, Still Life with Found Objects. Strauss & Co, 5 Jun 2017, lot 124. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13405298.
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Hermann Niebuhr, Still Life with Found Objects. Strauss & Co, 5 Jun 2017, lot 124. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13405298.
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From the same sale Important South African and International Art · Jun 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trees | Maud Sumner | R25,000–R35,000 | |
| Umhlanga | Merlyn Evans | R20,000–R30,000 | |
| River Seine, Paris | Maud Sumner | R25,000–R35,000 | |
| Constellations | Joan Miró | R20,000–R30,000 | |
| Still Life with Flowers | Frank Spears | R20,000–R30,000 | |
| The House of Revel Fox, Newlands, Cape Town | Enslin Du Plessis | R25,000–R40,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermann Niebuhr | Highveld Winter Morning | $2,183 | Strauss & Co, May 2016 | |
| William Kentridge | Act III Scene II | Strauss & Co, Feb 2024 | ||
| William Kentridge | Weigh All Tears | Strauss & Co, Jul 2026 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Lahaina, Maui, Sandwich Islands | Strauss & Co, Feb 2025 | ||
| William Kentridge | Untitled (Man and Megaphone) | Strauss & Co, Aug 2024 | ||
| Hermann Niebuhr | Johannesburg Cityscape | Strauss & Co, Nov 2021 | ||
| Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | The Tea Room, Wynberg Park, Winter, Cape | Strauss & Co, Jun 2025 | ||
| Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | Street with Vegetable Cart, Old Cape Town | Strauss & Co, Nov 2017 |
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.