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Broken Egg by Cecil Higgs, oil on canvas, offered Jun 2017Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗

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Broken Egg

Cecil Higgs (South African, 1898–1986)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate ZAR 35,000 – ZAR 50,000 (≈ $2,747 – $3,925) (≈ £2,128 – £3,040) (≈ €2,442 – €3,489)

Offered at Strauss & Co and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated 1946 on the reverse
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
45 by 45cm excluding frame
Auction house
Strauss & Co
Sale
Important South African and International Art (81)
Date
June 5, 2017
Location
South Africa
Lot
97
Estimate
ZAR 35,000 – ZAR 50,000 (≈ $2,747 – $3,925) (≈ £2,128 – £3,040) (≈ €2,442 – €3,489)
Source
Auction house straussart.co.za ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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