Strauss & co - 1 June 2015, Johannesburg

70 107 Lippy (Israel-Isaac) LIPSHITZ south african 1903–1980 Aspiration (Slender Female Figure) signed and dated 1948 carved ivory, mounted on a wooden base height: 48,5 cm, including base R30 000 – R50 000 provenance Collection of Advocate Jack Lewson, Johannesburg Die Kunskamer, Cape Town exhibited Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, Lippy Lipschitz , 1948, catalogue number 15 South African National Gallery, Cape Town, Lippy Lipschitz Retrospective , 1968, catalogue number 98 literature Arnott, Bruce. (1969) Lippy Lipschitz: A biographical commentary, & documentation of the years 1903–1968 , Cape Town: A.A. Balkema. Illustrated on page 153, plate 284. item notes Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries require a permit (e.g. a CITES permit) for exportation and importation of items incorperating materials from endangered or protected species. 108 Lippy (Israel-Isaac) LIPSHITZ south african 1903–1980 Prophetess signed and dated 1939 carved boxwood, mounted on a wooden base height: 33 cm, excluding base R30 000 – R50 000 provenance Mrs Betty Sacks, London Die Kunskamer, Cape Town exhibited Argus Gallery, Cape Town, Lippy Lipshitz , March 1944, catalogue number 84 literature Arnott, Bruce. (1969) Lippy Lipschitz: A biographical commentary, & documentation of the years 1903–1968 , Cape Town: A.A. Balkema. Illustrated on page 115, plate 190. 107 108