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- Estimate
- £50,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $62,259–$99,615
- Result
- upcoming — 22 March 2017
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The South African Sale, London, New Bond Street · 22 March 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1573344
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-1573344 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-1573344
Irma Stern, A Spanish Town. Bonhams, 22 Mar 2017, lot 23. estimate £50,000–£80,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1573344.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
70% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 69%, 65% sold.
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Irma Stern, A Spanish Town. Bonhams, 22 Mar 2017, lot 23. estimate £50,000–£80,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1573344.
From the same sale The South African Sale · Mar 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mealipap Eater, circa 1907 16.5 x 23 x 27cm (6 1/2 x 9 1/16 x 10 … | Anton Van Wouw | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Nude after a bath | Wolf Kibel | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Water wheel at Twee Jonge Gezellen, Tulbagh | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Still life of a fish | Christo Coetzee | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Men carrying baskets | Peter Clarke | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Portrait of a woman in profile | Peter Clarke | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irma Stern | Slender Nude | $86,942 | Strauss & Co, Mar 2026 | |
| Irma Stern | Old Friends | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Irma Stern | Still Life with Blossoms | Strauss & Co, Mar 2023 | ||
| Irma Stern | Hamida Hamed | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Irma Stern | A Small Canal, Venice | Strauss & Co, Nov 2025 | ||
| Irma Stern | Repairing Fishing Nets on the Quay | Strauss & Co, May 2021 | ||
| Irma Stern | Harbour Scene, Kalk Bay | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Irma Stern | Indian | Strauss & Co, May 2019 |
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.