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Drawing (pencil) · Paper
Strauss & Co · Aug 17, 2026ZAR 2,577 ≈ $159 ≈ £117 ≈ €137Sign up free to see price
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Egg Box
Alexis Preller (South African, 1911–1975)
ZAR 334,200 price realized incl. premium
≈ $38,376≈ £24,168≈ €30,134
Hammer ZAR 300,000 · with buyer’s premium ZAR 334,200
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 29 by 39cm excluding frame
- Auction house
- Strauss & Co
- Sale
- South African and International Art (23)
- Date
- November 12, 2012
- Location
- South Africa
- Lot
- 202
- Estimate
- ZAR 250,000 – ZAR 350,000 (≈ $28,708 – $40,191) (≈ £18,079 – £25,310) (≈ €22,542 – €31,559)
- Source
- Auction house straussart.co.za ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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