AT FEATURE: Russell Kaplan Auctioneers presents ‘Winter Wunderkammer’ auction cycle, from July 21, 2022.

Russell Kaplan Auctioneers presents their ‘Winter Wunderkammer’ auction cycle, from July 21, 2022. The Auction commences with two consecutive decorative and collectable art auctions which start at 14:00 on Thursday and conclude on Friday evening, July 22. We invite you to peruse the catalogue online at rkauctioneers.co.za.

The offering comprises a collection of just over 1000 books, prints, paintings, sculptures, and ceramics. Highlights include; drawings and watercolours by Walter Battiss, prints by Cecil Skotnes, posters by William Kentridge, a superb collection of African art books, prized antique maps amongst a broad selection of works on paper by young contemporary artists as well as decorative oil paintings.

Trevor Coleman (South Africa, 1936 -), Two Women in Hijabs, acrylic over pencil on paper, signed, dated 1992, 40.5 x 28cm. R 3 000 – R5 000.

Walter Whall Battiss (South Africa, 1906 – 1982), Joghem Valley, ink on paper, signed, dated 1944, inscribed with the title, 21 x 28cm. R2 000 – R4 000.

Louis Kok (South Africa, 1970 -), Untitled(Portrait of a Man in Jeans and a Hat), pencil crayon on paper, signed, 2021, 75 x 53.6cm. R2 500 – R5 000

He Lihuai (China, 20th c.), Girl Playing a Sitaar, oil on canvas, signed, 1998, 78 x 98cm. R20 000 – R30 000.

Duggie Du Toit (South Africa, 1943 -), Still Life with Books and Spectacles, oil on canvas mounted on board, unsigned, 50 x 75cm. R6 000 – R9 000.

Lesley-Ann Hoets (South Africa, 20th c.), Pot with Articulated Lid and Organic Motif to Body, hand-built stoneware with black and grey motif, unsigned, 32 x 29 x 29cm. R2 500 – R5 000.

Rorkes Drift Pottery by Florence Sibisi, Three Earthenware Bud Vases with Geometric Motifs, hand-built and glazed earthenware, signatures to bases, bearing the Rorkes Drift insignia, 2016, heights: 15.7cm, 14.3cm, and 15.6cm. R1 500 – R2 000.

Tim Morris (South Africa, 1941 – 1990), Floor Vase, with Floriform Motif, unsigned, 45 x 15.5 x 15.5cm. R700 – R1 000.

Laurence Anthony Chait (South Africa, 1943 -), Rhino, patinated bronze cast, mounted on a wooden base, signed, 2004, numbered 1/15, 18 x 24 x 12cm. R10 000 – R15 000.