Lot 9 · The South African Sale
'Bust of Cecelia' 47 x 38 x 24.5cm (18 1/2 x 14 15/16 x 9 5/8in) (including base).
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,313–$13,301
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The South African Sale, London, New Bond Street · 19 March 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2063404
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Anton Van Wouw, 'Bust of Cecelia' 47 x 38 x 24.5cm (18 1/2 x 14 15/16 x 9 5/8in) (including base). Bonhams, 19 Mar 2014, lot 9. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2063404.
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Anton Van Wouw, 'Bust of Cecelia' 47 x 38 x 24.5cm (18 1/2 x 14 15/16 x 9 5/8in) (including base). Bonhams, 19 Mar 2014, lot 9. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2063404.
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From the same sale The South African Sale · Mar 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still life with magnolias | Frans David Oerder | £6,000–£9,000 | |
| Frederick Jacobus Bezuidenhout's Farm, Bezuidenhout Valley | Frans David Oerder | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Transvaal landscape | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| 'Laughing Basuto' 26 x 40 x 30.5cm (10 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 12in) (includin… | Anton Van Wouw | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Highveld Storm | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Petunias | Robert Gwelo Goodman | £12,000–£18,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Van Wouw | Self Portrait | $7,923 | Strauss & Co, May 2019 | |
| Anton Van Wouw | Bust of Koen | Strauss & Co, Nov 2025 | ||
| Anton Van Wouw | The Accused | Chiswick Auctions, May 2026 | ||
| Anton Van Wouw | The Hammer Worker | Strauss & Co, Apr 2022 | ||
| Anton Van Wouw | The Mealiepap Eater | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2025 | ||
| Anton Van Wouw | Andorobo (hunter drinking) | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Anton Van Wouw | Die Noitje van die Onderveld (Young woman from the Onderveld | Strauss & Co, Dec 2024 | ||
| William Kentridge | Three animated films | Bonhams, Nov 2022 |
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.