Evening Sale
Live Virtual Auction, 19 March 2024
Evening Sale
Lot Estimate
ZAR 300 000 - 400 000USD 15 411 - 20 548
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 346 575
About this Item
South African 1862-1945
The Laughing Basuto
signed, dated 1933, inscribed 'Joh-burg' and bears the foundry mark "G. Massa. Roma"
bronze with a brown patina on a wooden base
height: 32 cm excluding base; 36cm including base; width: 28 cm; depth: 26,5 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the artist, and thence by descent.
Literature
A E Duffey (2008) Anton van Wouw, The Smaller Works, Pretoria: Protea Book House, another cast illustrated in black and white on pages 73 and 74.
University of Pretoria (2010) Anton van Wouw (1862-1945), Pretoria: Sanet du Plessis, another cast illustrated in colour on page 23.
