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South African Art At Auction Locally and abroad !
Andries Loots -  Week of 18 Oct. 1999

Friday 17 September 1999 saw an auction at Christie's London which included a significant section of South African Painting and Sculpture.

The auction, " Exploration and Travel "  included works by :

There were about 50 people in the auction room when the sale commenced. Bidding was slow on the Bainses and a stunning I'Ons went for only £ 1725. At lot 138 ( J.H. Pierneef ) all 16 phones started ringing and bidding picked up.

Highlights :

	Lot 140, J.H. Pierneef,  In the Karoo, Oil on Board,   13 x 19cm	£ 3 220
	Lot 141, J.H. Pierneef, Simonsberg,   Oil on Board, 55 x 66cm	£ 25 300
	Lot 142, Adloph Jentsch, Karakoelkraal, oil on canvas, 69 x 100cm	£ 25 300
	Lot 144, G Boonzaier,  Genadendal,  oil on canvas, 1940, 50 x 76cm	£ 6 325
	Lot 148,  Sylvia Molloy,  Looking down town, oil on canvas,  98 x 61cm	£ 6 900

Christie's representative Nicholas Lambourn spoke about the auction afterwards and promised that his firm would like to include works of this nature in their upcoming,  April 2000 auction again.

On Monday 11 October 1999 I attended the Sotheby's end of the year sale in Cape Town. There was a huge crowd and interest was high. Quite a few collectors and dealers from Gauteng traveled to Cape Town to attend the auction and bidding was fierce.

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