Strauss & co - 9 March 2009, Johannesburg

14 11 Anton vanWouw south african 1862-1945 Die Noitjie van Die Onderveld – Transvaal Rustenburg Sijn Distrikt signed and inscribed ‘S.A. Joh-burg 1907’ bronze, good dark brown patination height: 42 cm R200 000–300 000 PROVENANCE A gift to President Marthinus Theunis Steyn and his wife Isabella Steyn-Fraser on the occasion of their silver wedding aniversary, 10 March 1912, from the Zuid Afrikaansche Vrouwen Federatie. LITERATURE A.E. Duffey, Anton van Wouw, the smaller works , Pretoria, 2008, p.56 (illustration of another cast.) M.J. Cohen, Anton van Wouw Sculptor of South African Life , Johannesburg, 1938, page 25 (illustration of another cast.) Sold together with a copy of the original presentation letter, printed dedication sheets, and signatures of the subscribers bound in a tooled leather cover with the recipients names and date on the front cover. Also included are copies of the programme for the Solemn Internment of his honour Marthinus Theunis Steyn on Sunday 3rd December 1916.