Important South African and International Art
Live Auction, 1 June 2015
Day Sale: Fine South African and International Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 50 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 34 104
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About this Item
South African 1903-1980
Prophetess
signed and dated 1939
carved boxwood, mounted on a wooden base
height: 33cm, excluding base
Provenance
Mrs Betty Sacks, London
Die Kunskamer, Cape Town
Exhibited
Argus Gallery, Cape Town, Lippy Lipshitz, March 1944, catalogue number 84
Literature
Arnott, Bruce. (1969) Lippy Lipschitz: A biographical commentary, & documentation of the years 1903-1968, Cape Town: A.A. Balkema. Illustrated on page 115, plate 190.
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