South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Online-Only Auction, 2 - 9 April 2018

Works on Paper

Sold for

ZAR 9 967
Lot 299
  • Frans Oerder; A British 'Tommy'
  • Frans Oerder; A British 'Tommy'
  • Frans Oerder; A British 'Tommy'
  • Frans Oerder; A British 'Tommy'
  • Frans Oerder; A British 'Tommy'


Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 9 967

About this Item

South African 1867-1944
A British 'Tommy'

signed

watercolour on paper
31,5 by 22,5cm excluding frame; 51,5 by 40 by 1,5cm including frame

Notes

Frans Oerder was appointed by President Paul Kruger as the Transvaal Republic's official war artist during the Anglo Boer War (1899-1902). The nickname 'Tommy' was used by Boers as a nickname for British soldiers generally.

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