Lot 227 · South African and International Art
Museum Solstice (From the Alchemical Suite)
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- Estimate
- R50,000–R80,000 hammer ≈ $5,742–$9,187
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — South African and International Art, Johannesburg · 12 November 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13420827
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Deborah Bell, Museum Solstice (From the Alchemical Suite). Strauss & Co, 12 Nov 2012, lot 227. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13420827.
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Deborah Bell, Museum Solstice (From the Alchemical Suite). Strauss & Co, 12 Nov 2012, lot 227. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13420827.
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From the same sale South African and International Art · Nov 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Flowers | — | R9,000–R12,000 | |
| The Favoured Suitor | Timlin, William. 1894-1943. | R12,000–R16,000 | |
| A Farm Road in Autumn, Morgenster | Edward Roworth | R12,000–R18,000 | |
| Veld and Mountain (Courente River) (Riversdale) | Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk | R14,000–R18,000 | |
| Waenhuiskrans, die Pastorie | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | R40,000–R60,000 | |
| Bushveld at Dusk | Erich Mayer | R6,000–R8,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Bell | The Dance of Salomé | $13,756 | Strauss & Co, Mar 2023 | |
| Deborah Bell | Chimera | Strauss & Co, May 2021 | ||
| Deborah Bell | Dreams of Immortality III | Strauss & Co, Sep 2024 | ||
| Deborah Bell | Presence | Strauss & Co, Mar 2024 | ||
| Deborah Bell | Memo | Strauss & Co, May 2025 | ||
| Deborah Bell | Waiting for the Miracle to Come | Strauss & Co, Apr 2022 | ||
| Deborah Bell | Moral Lesson I | Strauss & Co, Nov 2021 | ||
| Deborah Bell | Sentinel I | Strauss & Co, Jul 2023 |
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.