Lot 48 · The South African Sale
Head 76 x 60 x 6cm (29 15/16 x 23 5/8 x 2 3/8in).
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $7,027–$11,242
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The South African Sale, London, New Bond Street · 16 March 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1750132
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes, Head 76 x 60 x 6cm (29 15/16 x 23 5/8 x 2 3/8in). Bonhams, 16 Mar 2016, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1750132.
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Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes, Head 76 x 60 x 6cm (29 15/16 x 23 5/8 x 2 3/8in). Bonhams, 16 Mar 2016, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1750132.
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From the same sale The South African Sale · Mar 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'The Human Tide' 25.5 x 25 x 15.5cm (10 1/16 x 9 13/16 x 6 1/8in) (in… | Robert Bain | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Transvaal farm scene | Frans David Oerder | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Riverscape | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Sir Daniel and Lady Hall | Alfred Neville Lewis | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Swazi Youth | Irma Stern | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Woman with a yellow headscarf and pot | Irma Stern | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes | Abstract head within artist's original frame | $10,561 | Bonhams, Sep 2015 | |
| Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes | The Couple (unframed) | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes | Heads | Bonhams, Mar 2017 | ||
| Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes | A couple | Bonhams, Mar 2018 | ||
| Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes | Three figures | Bonhams, Oct 2014 | ||
| Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes | Two figures | Bonhams, Mar 2018 | ||
| Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes | Shaka and his warriors 79 x 140cm (31 1/8 x 55 1/8in) includ | Bonhams, Mar 2019 | ||
| Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes | Totemic panel 276 x 24.3 x 11cm (108 11/16 x 9 9/16 x 4 5/16 | Bonhams, Mar 2013 |
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.