Lot 179 · South African & International Art
Holiday Past back to School at the Township
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- Estimate
- R4,000–R6,000 hammer ≈ $274–$411
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — South African & International Art, Online · 18 April 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13409563
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Tommy Motswai, Holiday Past back to School at the Township. Strauss & Co, 18 Apr 2016, lot 179. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13409563.
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Tommy Motswai, Holiday Past back to School at the Township. Strauss & Co, 18 Apr 2016, lot 179. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13409563.
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From the same sale South African & International Art · Apr 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still Life with Peaches and Distant Boat | Louis Jansen Van Vuuren | R3,000–R5,000 | |
| Night-time Still Life | — | R8,000–R12,000 | |
| A Flygfors 'Coquille' sommerso pink, purple and opaque white bowl, Pa… | — | R2,000–R3,000 | |
| A Flygsfors 'Coquille' sommerso blue, purple and opaque white bowl, P… | — | R800–R1,000 | |
| A Flygsfors 'Coquille' purple and opaque white vase, designed by Paul… | — | R1,500–R2,000 | |
| A Holmegaard 'Beak' clear glass vase, designed by Per Lutken, 1957 | — | R600–R800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Motswai | Music, Love, Dream Best in the TV | $313 | Strauss & Co, Sep 2018 | |
| Tommy Motswai | Young Mothers of Hawkers in Mabopane | Strauss & Co, May 2018 | ||
| Tommy Motswai | Children Playing Football | Strauss & Co, Oct 2024 | ||
| Tommy Motswai | Travelling for Pleasure | Strauss & Co, Oct 2024 | ||
| Tommy Motswai | Street Scene | Strauss & Co, Oct 2024 | ||
| Tommy Motswai | Taxi to Johannesburg | Strauss & Co, Sep 2014 | ||
| Tommy Motswai | Durban Cityscape with Greyhound Bus | Strauss & Co, May 2025 | ||
| Tommy Motswai | Speed Doesn't Pay | Strauss & Co, Jul 2015 |
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.