Aspire Art Auctions were delighted to be entrusted with the sale of the contents of Deodar House, a resplendent home with immaculate gardens in the peaceful and leafy Johannesburg suburb of Illovo. Its owners had amassed an eclectic, impeccably curated, and valuable collection of fine art, decorative arts, furniture, jewellery, watches, and wine. The entire contents of the house were brought to auction, with all seller’s proceeds from the sale donated to leukaemia charities.
Lot 48 - A French provincial oak buffet à deux corps
Sold for R54,566
Lot 49 - Irma Stern (South Africa 1894-1966)
Sold for R4,774,560
Lot 53 - Willem Boshoff, Clast Mar (from Children of the Stars series)
Sold for R682,080
Lot 59 - Kanonkop Estate 1994, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Sold for R17,565
Lot 60 - Kanonkop Estate 1994, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Sold for R16,394
Lot 61 - A pair of South African Railway SAS-SAR teak office chairs
Sold for R12,881
Lot 62 - A Louis XV style giltwood and upholstered settee, 20th Century
Sold for R18,736
Lot 63 - A Victorian Chesterfield sofa upholstered in tufted brown leather
Sold for R29,557
Lot 64 - A pair of white painted metal day beds, in the French style
Sold for R23,420
Lot 65 - A pair of rust patina metal day beds, in the French style
Sold for R31,830
Lot 66 - Harold Voigt, Interior with Woman Reading
Sold for R227,360
Lot 67 - A French provincial style fruitwood armoire
Sold for R25,010
Lot 68 - A French provincial chestnut side table, 18th Century
Sold for R47,746
Lot 72 - A mahogany easel, late 19th/early 20th Century
Sold for R3,279
Lot 73 - A late Victorian mahogany and white-painted dressing table
Sold for R7,612
Lot 83 - Edoardo Villa (Italy/South Africa 1915-2011)
Sold for R284,200
Lot 85 - Walter Whall Battiss (South Africa 1906-1982)
Sold for R43,198
Lot 86 - Maurice van Essche (Belgium/South Africa 1906-1977)
Sold for R68,208
Lot 92 - An upholstered sofa covered in Kenzo fabric
Sold for R36,378