![18th Century Miniature Oil on Canvas Portrait H.W. Portman Born 1738 - England: 18th Century Miniature Oil on Canvas Portrait H.W. Portman Born 1738. This is wonderful small oil portrait of H. W. Portman of Bryanston, England, a young man in period clothing. Henry William Portman](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1183/321967/174806902_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1712284433)
South African Art
![18th Century Miniature Oil on Canvas Portrait H.W. Portman Born 1738 - England: 18th Century Miniature Oil on Canvas Portrait H.W. Portman Born 1738. This is wonderful small oil portrait of H. W. Portman of Bryanston, England, a young man in period clothing. Henry William Portman](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1183/321967/174806902_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1712284433)
![Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) Oil On Canvas Figural Painting Dated 1961: Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966) Oil On Canvas Figural Painting Dated 1961. Measures approximately 40" x 40" Please copy and paste the URL link below to review our Terms and Conditions](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6247/331432/179794522_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718135776)
![BEN MACALA (South African 1938-1997) Pastel Drawing: A pastel on paper drawing by listed South African artist Ben Macala. Nicley framed under glass. Signed lower mid recto.Dimensions:H: 46.5" x L: 35.75" x H: 1"](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9229/331312/179861254_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718317147)
![ZULU BETROTHAL AMULET: Zulu Wars period C.1870s. Known as a Zulu love letter. 3 1/8" x 2 1/8" made of trade beads (the Zulu had strong trade ties with the British from the 1820s) loomed in black, blue, red and white pattern](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982397_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![FINE ZULU BEADED SNUFF CONTAINER: Zulu Wars period C.1875. 5" height. The body made from a gourd encased in a matrix of blue, white and red trade beads. The spout with a string and internal stopper. Bead work entirely intact as it alm](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982398_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
News about South African Art
![Armed robbers raid South African art museum](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2012_1112_SouthAfricanMuseum_lead.jpg)
Armed robbers raid South African art museum
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – Three armed robbers stormed into the Pretoria Art Museum Sunday and made away with around 15 million rands ($1.8 million) worth of artwork, South African media reported. “They pulled out a list and said they were looking for so and so painting which is our old masterpieces,” Daywood Khans, a museum employee […]
![Recovery of South African fossil to be shown live online](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2012_0713_Karabo_lead.jpg)
Recovery of South African fossil to be shown live online
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – Archaeologists will stream live footage online as they recover significant parts of an early human skeleton that’s nearly two million years old, the first time the public can participate in the discovery process from their homes, a South African scientist said. Paleontologist Lee Berger told The Associated Press it was valuable to […]
![South African auctions: allegations of sweetheart deals, shill bidding](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2012_0307_SouthAfrica_lead.jpg)
South African auctions: allegations of sweetheart deals, shill bidding
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – (ACNI) South Africa is a nation of breathtaking beaches, exotic animals and a mind-boggling trove of natural resources, from diamonds and gold to platinum and palladium. It is also a country whose real estate opportunities have captured the attention of investors worldwide, only recently to be rocked by allegations of […]