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- Estimate
- R200,000–R300,000 hammer ≈ $14,864–$22,296
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Important South African and International Art, Johannesburg · 7 November 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13407377
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Dorothy Kay, Variations on a Theme. Strauss & Co, 7 Nov 2016, lot 207. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13407377.
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Dorothy Kay, Variations on a Theme. Strauss & Co, 7 Nov 2016, lot 207. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13407377.
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From the same sale Important South African and International Art · Nov 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aapies River, Pretoria | Pieter Wenning | R25,000–R35,000 | |
| Roots | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | R15,000–R20,000 | |
| Zebra (Nilant 150) | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | R10,000–R15,000 | |
| Jess Cottage, Pretoria (Nilant 30) | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | R12,000–R16,000 | |
| Portret van n Voortrekker (Nilant 136) | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | R15,000–R20,000 | |
| Seated Monkey | — | R10,000–R15,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Kay | Old Oyster Woman | $70,806 | Strauss & Co, Sep 2022 | |
| Walter Battiss | Untitled | Strauss & Co, May 2026 | ||
| Dorothy Kay | Fish Market, Port Elizabeth | Strauss & Co, May 2013 | ||
| Dorothy Kay | The Boxer | Strauss & Co, Apr 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Mantegna | Strauss & Co, Nov 2023 | ||
| William Kentridge | Lekkerbreek | Strauss & Co, Nov 2023 | ||
| Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | Mountain Landscape with Houses, Cape | Strauss & Co, Nov 2023 | ||
| William Kentridge | Construction for Return (Conductor) | Christie's, Oct 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.