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Rorke's Drift

South African 20th Century 


Image source: Philippa Hobbs and Elizabeth Rankin (2003) Rorke's Drift: Empowering Prints, Cape Town: Double Storey Books, detail from the front cover.


30 lots offered      66.67% sold      ZAR 224 463
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Rorke's Drift; Figures Working in a Field
22 Apr 2025
Starting at ZAR 18 000
Various Authors; South African Art Schools, Institutions and Creative Industries, eight
10 Mar 2025
Sold for ZAR 1 114
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Rorke's Drift; Bird vase with incised decoration
12 Aug 2024
Sold for ZAR 2 111
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Rorke's Drift; Abstract Composition
15 Jan 2024
Sold for ZAR 15 243
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Rorke's Drift; Small Casserole Dish and Cover
14 Aug 2023
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
 
Rorke's Drift; Medium Casserole Dish and Cover
14 Aug 2023
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
 
Rorke's Drift; A Stoneware Bird-shaped Jug
13 Mar 2023
Sold for ZAR 5 277
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Rorke's Drift; A Stoneware Fish-shaped Jug
13 Mar 2023
Sold for ZAR 4 690
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Rorke's Drift; A Stoneware Bird-shaped Vase
13 Mar 2023
Sold for ZAR 7 622
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Rorke's Drift; Joseph's Dream
1 Jun 2022
Sold for ZAR 25 795
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Rorke's Drift; Abstract Composition
1 Jun 2022
Starting at ZAR 10 000
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Rorke's Drift; The Village, tapestry
7 Nov 2021
ZAR 80 000 - 120 000
 

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