Lot 22 · South African and International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Meme les Mouches Sont Contents (Even the Flies are Happy)
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- Estimate
- R2,000–R3,000 hammer ≈ $188–$283
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — South African and International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewellery, Online · 30 July 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13415888
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Breyten Breytenbach, Meme les Mouches Sont Contents (Even the Flies are Happy). Strauss & Co, 30 Jul 2014, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13415888.
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Breyten Breytenbach, Meme les Mouches Sont Contents (Even the Flies are Happy). Strauss & Co, 30 Jul 2014, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13415888.
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From the same sale South African and International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewellery · Jul 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Art | Walter Battiss | R15,000–R20,000 | |
| Untitled | Steven Cohen | R15,000–R20,000 | |
| Service with a Smile | Diane Victor | R9,000–R12,000 | |
| District 6 | Hardy Botha | R20,000–R30,000 | |
| Unidentified | Norman Catherine | R4,000–R6,000 | |
| Seer | Deborah Bell | R6,000–R8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breyten Breytenbach | Untitled | $199 | Strauss & Co, Oct 2024 | |
| Breyten Breytenbach | Anthropomorphic Figures with Heads | Strauss & Co, Mar 2025 | ||
| Breyten Breytenbach | Lady Godiva and the Horse | Strauss & Co, Jul 2024 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Ephemera, five | Strauss & Co, Apr 2026 | ||
| Breyten Breytenbach | Die Miernes Swel Op (The Ants Swell Up) | Strauss & Co, Oct 2024 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Figures | Strauss & Co, Mar 2025 | ||
| Cecil Skotnes | Tsotsi (Thief) | Strauss & Co, Feb 2026 | ||
| Cecil Skotnes | The Gunner Makes Land, from The White Monday Disaster portfo | Strauss & Co, Apr 2025 |
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.