March Art
Timed Online Auction, 1 - 11 March 2024
Impression | Expression
Lot Estimate
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 76 213
About this Item
South African 1934-
Mandela and Child
signed, dated 2001 and numbered 10/100
bronze on a reclaimed Cape Yellowood plinth
height excluding base: 104cm; including base: 174cm; width: 40cm; depth: 20cm
Notes
The present lot depicts Mandela with Freedom Charter and a child holding the eternal flame of youth. Nelson Mandela’s original signature is cast in the bronze and is visible on the base.
Accompanied by a bespoke square plinth made up of four yellowwood beams joined by dowels 70cm high, 40cm wide, 40cm deep by The Pierre Cronje Furniture company.
Provenance
The Raymond Mhlaba Trust Fund via Nelson Mandela Foundation, 2002 (Reference code ZA COM MR-T-7-5-1542).
The DinksFãStan Private Collection, United Kingdom.
Literature
Maureen Quin (2014) Master Sculptor, Six Decades Of Sculptural Excellence, self published, another example illustrated in colour on page 195.
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