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Ben Macala (South African, 1938–1997)
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ZAR 19,933 price realized incl. premium
≈ $1,327≈ £978≈ €1,146
Hammer ZAR 17,000 · with buyer’s premium ZAR 19,933
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “bronze with a green patina”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- height: 30cm; width: 13cm; depth: 16cm
- Auction house
- Strauss & Co
- Sale
- From the Professor Jan K Coetzee Collection (170)
- Date
- November 9, 2021
- Location
- South Africa
- Lot
- 302
- Estimate
- ZAR 15,000 – ZAR 20,000 (≈ $998 – $1,331) (≈ £736 – £982) (≈ €862 – €1,150)
- Source
- Auction house straussart.co.za ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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