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- Estimate
- R700,000–R1,000,000 hammer ≈ $65,765–$93,950
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Inaugural Auction, Johannesburg · 9 March 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13426564
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Dorothy Kay, Old Oyster Woman. Strauss & Co, 9 Mar 2009, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13426564.
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Dorothy Kay, Old Oyster Woman. Strauss & Co, 9 Mar 2009, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13426564.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A Bird on a Branch | Maggie | R4,000–R6,000 | |
| Hoenderhok, Meerlust (Nilant 3) | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | R4,000–R6,000 | |
| Plaas In Vrystaat, Brandfort (Nilant 57) | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | R4,000–R6,000 | |
| Huis Van Generaal Smit, Pretoria (Nilant 29) | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | R8,000–R12,000 | |
| A Malay Woman in her Walking Costume | — | R7,000–R10,000 | |
| Table Bay from Kloof Nek | Thomas William Bowler | R90,000–R120,000 |
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