South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Online-Only Auction, 10 - 17 September 2018
Paintings and Sculpture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 7 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 5 863
About this Item
South African 1908-1988
In the Courtyard of the Castle, Cape Town
signed and indistinctly dated
oil on board
39,5 by 49,5cm excluding frame; 42 by 52 by 1,5cm including frame
Notes
Painted by Robert Broadley for Major General B F Armstrong DSO, commanding officer of the 5th South African Brigade in the Western Desert Campaign in North Africa during World War II. The work depicts Major General Armstrong's office overlooking the courtyard when he was stationed in the Castle, Cape Town.Provenance
Major General B F Armstrong DSO and thence by decent.