Highlights
Important South African Paintings, Furniture, Silver, Ceramics and Glass
Monday 7 March 2011, The Vineyard Hotel, Newlands
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7A late Victorian silver-gilt ewer, Walter, John, Michael and Stanley Barnard and Robert Dubock, London, 1899 after a design by Paul de Lamarie, the helmet-shaped body with shell and flowerhead reeded rim, reeded girdle above foliate and scroll strap-work on a matted ground, the knop moulded with an egg-and-dart border, on a spreading foot, the acanthus-leaf scroll handle with mask terminal, 2305g, 36cm highR20 000 - 25 000
(Sold R 22 280) -
69A 'Laguna' glass vase, Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso, 1935-36 the thick-walled vessel with moulded flared rim and ribbed sides, fused with deep green inclusions and raised on a circular clear glass foot, 33cm highR18 000 - 24 000
(Sold R 23 394) -
71A 'Neolitico' glass bowl, designed by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso, 1954 the tapering body fused with agate-like spiral bands of combed white, green and ochre glass, 19,5cm diameterR6 000 - 8 000
(Sold R 7 026) -
74An 'Athena cattedrale' glass vase, designed by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso, 1964 ovoid, with diamond-shaped panels of blue, grey and opaline white tesserae, 27,5cm highR35 000 - 45 000
(Sold R 66 840) -
75A 'Diamantati' glass dish, designed by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso, 1968 with radiating panels of square yellow, blue, red and green tesserae outlined with maroon and white threads, 34cm diameterR15 000 - 20 000
(Sold R 42 332) -
98A rosewood, walnut, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, ivory and inlaid collector's cabinet, 19th century of small proportions, the upper half probably Dutch, with moulded arched pediment above a pair of glazed doors and sides enclosing a velvet-lined shelf and interior, the associated lower section, probably Italian, with four graduated drawers, the sides inlaid with arabesques, restorations, 81cm high, 50cm wide, 25cm deepR30 000 - 40 000
(Sold R 33 420) -
99A Dutch birds eye maple, walnut and inlaid apprentice bureau, 19th century the fall-front enclosing a green leather writing surface, an arrangement of small drawers and a secret well enclosing further small drawers, the lower half with a long and a bombé drawer, on outset bracket feet, 45cm high, 42cm wide, 24cm deepR7 000 - 9 000
(Sold R 17 267) -
100A Charles X style patinated bronze and gilt-metal three-light and glass colza chandelier the centre set with an urn headed with acanthus foliage, 128cm high, 65cm diameterR20 000 - 30 000
(Sold R 22 280) -
104A Chinese blue and white coffee pot and cover, Qing Dynasty, 18th century modelled after a silver example, painted with floral sprays between diaper and floral bands, with dragon-shaped spout and bamboo-shaped handle, 28cm highR7 000 - 9 000
(Sold R 11 125) -
113A Cape silver coffee pot, unknown maker HNS, 18th century the body moulded with ribbon and beaded swags, the hinged cover with beaded border, cone-shaped finial and elongated leaves, with a spreading circular beaded footrim, raised on a square base, 510g, 24,5cm highR120 000 - 160 000
(Sold R 512 440) -
114A Cape silver sugar basket, unknown maker HNS, 18th century oval, urn-shaped with everted beaded and pierced rim, the sides applied with a pair of beaded handles, the body engraved with a guilloche border, the beaded stem raised on a rectangular base, 230g, 18cm wide over handlesR80 000 - 100 000
(Sold R 490 160) -
129A Cape silver tea caddy, Johan Anton Bunning, third quarter of the 18th century octagonal, with a stepped domed cover, on four stylised paw feet, dents, 220g, 6,5cm highR30 000 - 40 000
(Sold R 83 550) -
131A Cape silver teapot on matched stand, Jan Lotter, early 19th century ovoid, engraved with bands of wrigglework, the shoulder with scrolls and flowerheads against a wrigglework ground, with a hinged domed cover and leaf-capped wooden handle, 805g, 18cm high, the oval stand on four bracket feet, the cavetto engraved with a band of leaves between wrigglework borders, 185g, 15,5cm wide; and a silver tea-strainer with swing handle, 20g, 5,5cm diameterR80 000 - 100 000
(Sold R 167 100) -
133A Cape silver covered jug, Johannes Combrink, 19th century engraved with a band of flowerheads and foliage between wrigglework borders, the front engraved with the initials 'DJdV' within a wreath, the hinged cover with later finial, with a leaf-capped wooden handle, 435g, 17cm highR40 000 - 50 000
(Sold R 44 560) -
135A rare Cape silver table snuff box, Thomas Stephenson, mid 19th century the hinged regtangular cover inscribed "PRESENTED BY THE Officers, Serjeants & Men of the Cape Town Police to their much respected superior Officer John King Esq 1853", with the engraved outline of Table Mountain below, enclosed by an elaborate cartouche of acanthus leaves and a bird, the sides and base similarly engraved, the whole moulded in relief with foliate borders, the gilt interior inscribed "Presented on the 23rd November 1853 after a period of 24 years Service in the Police Force", 270g, 12cm wide, 6,5 deep, 3cm highR40 000 - 60 000
(Sold R 44 560) -
205Pieter Willem Frederick WenningSouth African 1873-1921At Claremont, CP,oil on canvas37,5 by 47,5cmsigned, inscribed with the title on the reverse
R800 000 - 1 200 000
(Sold R 1 782 400) -
212Pieter Willem Frederick WenningSouth African 1873-1921Keerom Street, Cape Town,oil on canvas37 by 27cmsigned
R700 000 - 900 000
(Sold R 1 448 200) -
220Moses KottlerSouth African 1892-1977Maquette for "Painting",bronze with dark brown patinaheight: 37cmR40 000 - 60 000 -
221Moses KottlerSouth African 1892-1977Maquette for "Man and Woman",bronze with dark brown patinaheight: 51cmR20 000 - 30 000
(Sold R 44 560) -
223Jacob Hendrik PierneefSouth African 1886-1957Extensive Landscape Northern Transvaal,oil on canvas76 by 102cmsigned and dated '49
R10 000 000 - 15 000 000
(Sold R 10 583 000) -
235Irma SternSouth African 1894-1966Still Life with Fruit and Flowers,gouache75,5 by 56cmsigned and dated 1934
R900 000 - 1 200 000
(Sold R 1 002 600) -
236Irma SternSouth African 1894-1966The Lemon Pickers,oil on canvas100 by 95cmsigned and dated 1928
R10 000 000 - 14 000 000 -
245Irma SternSouth African 1894-1966Grand Canal, Venice,oil on canvas69 by 88,5cmsigned and dated 1948
R4 000 000 - 6 000 000
(Sold R 6 127 000) -
246Irma SternSouth African 1894-1966Still Life of Delphiniums,oil on canvas laid down on board99 by 73,5cmsigned and dated 1938
R10 000 000 - 12 000 000
(Sold R 10 583 000) -
252Irma SternSouth African 1894-1966Still Life with Camellias,oil on canvas57 by 47,5cmsigned and dated 1940
R3 000 000 - 4 000 000
(Sold R 3 342 000) -
257Irma SternSouth African 1894-1966Still Life of Roses and Apples,oil on canvas61 by 61cmsigned and dated 1944
R7 000 000 - 9 000 000 -
266Freida LockSouth African 1902-1962Two Coffee Pots,oil on canvas, in a Zanzibari frame45,5 by 35cmsigned, inscribed with the title and 38 on the reverse
R700 000 - 1 000 000 -
275Alexis PrellerSouth African 1911-1975Gold Kouros,oil and goldleaf on panel61 by 51cmsigned and dated 69
R1 800 000 - 2 200 000 -
299Stanley Faraday PinkerSouth African 1924-The Patio, Nerja,oil on board70 by 90cmsigned, inscribed with the title and the artist's London address on the reverse
R600 000 - 900 000
(Sold R 612 700) -
307Christo CoetzeeSouth African 1929-2001Et In Arcadia Ego,oil on canvas195 by 130cmsigned and dated 64, signed, dated 17/3/64, and inscribed Paris 120 Fig on the reverse
Applied with a label of participation in the Prix Marzotto Pour La Peinture "Communaute Europeenne", 1964, on the reverse
R120 000 - 160 000
(Sold R 389 900) -
311David GoldblattSouth African 1930-Dancing-master Ted van Rensburg watches two of his ballroom pupils, swinging to the music of a recording of Victor Sylvester and his Orchestra, in the hall of the Memorable Order of Tin Hats, at the old Court House, Boksburg, Transvaal. May 1980. Image size: 31 by 46cm.,hand-printed, silver gelatine print, selenium toned photographimage size: 31 by 46cmsigned, dated 1980 and with the negative no 3/G3967 on the reverse
R70 000 - 90 000
(Sold R 77 980) -
320William Joseph KentridgeSouth African 1955-Delve and Stroke,mixed media on paper50 by 65cmsigned and inscribed with the title
R180 000 - 240 000
(Sold R 222 800) -
321William Joseph KentridgeSouth African 1955-Drawing from Stereoscope,charcoal and pastelsheet size: 36 by 58cmsigned
R180 000 - 220 000
(Sold R 167 100) -
325Andrew PutterSouth African 1965-Hottentots Holland: Flora Capensis 6, 2008archival pigment print on cotton rag paper78 by 64,5cmR25 000 - 35 000
(Sold R 27 850) -
329Mikhael SubotzkySouth African 1981-Runner-up Miss Teen Show Competition, Beaufort West, 2007,lightjet C-print on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper105,5 by 128cmbears Goodman Gallery label on reverse, edition 1/9
R40 000 - 60 000
