Lot 161 · Important South African and International Art
The Romans: II Century A.D.; The Romans 2nd C.A.D.
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- Estimate
- R20,000–R30,000 hammer ≈ $1,570–$2,355
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Important South African and International Art, Johannesburg · 5 June 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13405335
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Walter Battiss, The Romans: II Century A.D.; The Romans 2nd C.A.D. Strauss & Co, 5 Jun 2017, lot 161. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13405335.
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Walter Battiss, The Romans: II Century A.D.; The Romans 2nd C.A.D. Strauss & Co, 5 Jun 2017, lot 161. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13405335.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Battiss | Still Life with Fruit | $5,438 | Strauss & Co, May 2024 | |
| Walter Battiss | Limpopo Bank near Koperfontein | Strauss & Co, May 2026 | ||
| Walter Battiss | African Forest | Strauss & Co, Nov 2022 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Girl and Boy | Strauss & Co, Nov 2022 | ||
| Walter Battiss | View of a Town, Hadhramaut | Strauss & Co, Nov 2025 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Orgy 1 | Strauss & Co, May 2024 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Side: C.A.D IInd | Strauss & Co, Jun 2017 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Landscape with Bluegums | Strauss & Co, Jul 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.