South African Wall Decorations

Beaded Collar South Africa, South Nguni, Mfengu. Late 19th / early 20th century. Glass beads, leather strips. The colors are a symbolic language, poetic and intimate.

Mid-20th century Tribal Zulu women's woven red cotton hat, Isicholo, from South Africa This woman's cotton Isicholo hat is a beautiful example of the hats worn during special ceremo...

Handsome set of four Ndebele Mapoto beaded aprons from South Africa. They are canvas backed and in awesome condition. We have not detected any loose beads...

This powerful depiction of a half-nude man capturing a fish in his conical basket -- much like men and women have done for centuries -- is painted in a rich, deep palette of warm bro...

“Africa Reinvented” by Keri Muller of Simple Intrigue, Cape Town, South Africa. A contemporary soft sculpture created from repurposed used paperback books retaining the binding of th...

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier OMSS was a South African artist well known for his landscapes, portraits and still life paintings. He was a famous exponent of Cape Impressionism, a found...

Married Woman’s Beaded Apron Jocolo Ndebele People, South Africa Circa 1940-1950 Glass beads on leather (goatskin ?), handcart brass beads In excellent condition

Original vintage travel poster for Johannesburg the Metropolis of South Africa featuring a stunning Art Deco design depicting the stylised silhouette of a couple looking out at the v...

John Murray is a South African painter living and working in Cape Town South Africa. Finding significance in the contrasting states between the tangible and the imperceptible, playfu...

oil on canvas landscape by Philip Erskine (South African 1933- ) Philip Erskine is a South African Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1933, South Africa, 2006 signed and...

A striking pair of taxidermy African grey parrots, beautifully preserved and mounted on a single wood base. The pair is presented in excellent condition, showcasing the species’ natu...

Mid-Century tapestry designed by Betty Cilliers-Barnard (1914-2010) and handwoven by Marquerite Stephens in Johannesburg, South Africa. Entitled "African Multiplication" and woven i...

A rare original albumen print of Camps Bay, South Africa.

Gorgeous poster produced by the South Africa tourism board in 1955 to promote tourists & visitors to "Come on Out" to South Africa as "The Weather's Wonderful". With beautiful artwork by South African artist...

Vintage Masana Story tapestry, a handmade, signed, and numbered piece from Lebowa, South Africa. Measuring 90 x 128 cm, this tapestry is a stunning example of African folk art and...

A pair of lovely little oil on boards by desirable South African artist, Percy Wort (Born 1900). Early-20th Century, circa 1930, both signed on the front. Featuring scenes from Be...

Arthur English - Mid Century original hand colored landscape photograph - dry mounted to paper board - unframed - signed lower/right by the photographer/artist - South Africa - circa...

Hand-crafted embossed copper wall plaque depicting a tribe/traditional South African woman. Signed Muko and dated or numbered 82. Mounted on a wooden back-plate with nails. Measure...

Original vintage Africa travel poster for Zimbabwe Southern Rhodesia featuring a stunning scenic view by William George Bevington (1881-1953) depicting rocks and the ruins of the anc...

African Gemsbok Oryx Gazella shoulder mount. The antelope is native to the arid regions of South Africa such as the Kalahari Desert, 20th century.

1978 oil on canvas paint by artist, Roy Carruthers (1938) from South Africa. This painting is titled “A Message from Magritte”. It is signed and dated by the artist. It is extremely big and very detailed. One of the best painting...

Mid-20th century Tribal Zulu women's woven red cotton hat, Isicholo, from South Africa. The unusual spiral weave on this cotton Isicholo makes this a beautiful and rare example of t...

Italian mid century painting with an African motif. Painting is made on cotton canvas and mixture of tapestry and paint. Panted by the ar...

This large and substantial pair of cast and cold-painted locomotive identification plaques show no foundry marks, but are presumed to have been cast in South Africa in circa 1910. Th...

This advertising sign was made during the 1960s in the Mid-Century Modern style and likely originates from South Africa. The sign is a combination of a professionally made molded, and silk screened plastic advertisement, which has been crudely mounted to a framed piece of pegboard with Styrofoam board in between. There is also a very light cord, presumably from a battery operated light...

Painted in 1971, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse I (War) is an oil on canvas by Roy Carruthers that explores the theme of war through a symbolic and expressive composition. The centr...

Terence Maluleke is a South African illustrator, character designer, and visual artist known for his dynamic and expressive art style. Born and raised in Johannesburg, he began his c...

1976 Oil on canvas paint by artist, Roy Carruthers (1938) from South Africa. This painting is titled “Woman Dressing”. It is signed and dated by the artist. It is extremely big and very detailed. One of the best painting...

This commanding large-scale oil on canvas by South African artist Roy Carruthers is a powerful testament to his artistic voice and expressive mastery. Titled Smoker (1977), the paint...

Andrew Verster is a South African artist. He studied design at the Camberwell School of Art. He furthered his studies at Reading Univ. He is the most prominent artist to emerge from ...

A monumental early 20th century landscape by South African artist John Roland Brown (1850–1923), depicting a panoramic view of Cape Town from Signal Hill. Executed with meticulous de...

Rodney Alan Blumenfeld South African B.1953. Square Earthenware Platter Earthenware clay, press moulded, with metalic oxides and matt glazes South African B.1953. Rodney Alan Blumenfeld creates deeply textured, sensual and motif-laden ceramic forms. Each innovative and unique art piece strives to maintain a traditional tribal identity transposed into contemporary art,craft and design. Within each singular expression of creativity lies a precious reminder of ritual and custom, exuding presence of age-old mystery while spontaneously arousing vital powers of the imagination. Training Bachelor of Architecture – University Natal South Africa, 1980 Ceramic Science – Technikon, Durban, Natal, 1986 Awards Judges Award – Ceramic Artists Association of W.A. Annual Exhibition – September 2009 City of Melville Art Awards – Highly Commended 2009 – WA Longhouse Reserve – New York – USA Klenot/Dekora – Palace of Culture, Prague – Czechoslovakia 2000 Art for Asia – Hong Kong – China 1997 Design Award National Ceramics Biennale 1996 – South Africa 1st Prize Corobrik Ceramic Expo – South Africa 1989 Private Collections Bill Clinton – Former President USA Nelson Mandela – Former President of South Africa Tina Turner – Singer and song writer Peter Gabriel – Musician King Goodwill Zwelitini – King of the Zulu Nation Sir Niall Fitzgerald – Global Chairman Unilever – UK Public & Corporate Collections K.H. Eberle Museum – Basel Switzerland Longhouse Reserve – New York Museum of Modern Art – Montreal Canada Fort Lauderdale Airport – Florida USA Durban Art Gallery – Johannesburg Art Gallery Hilton Hotel – Johannesburg Hyatt Regency Hotel – Johannesburg Unilever Corporate Headquarters – South Africa U.S. Embassy – Pretoria, South Africa Ernst & Young – La Lucia Ridge – South Africa Sibaya Casino Complex – Natal, South Africa Exhibitions T.V.H.Gallery – Sydney – September 2009 Fremantle Contemporary Art Gallery – Fremantle W.A. Margaret River Gallery – Margaret River W.A. Aspects of Kings Park – Perth W.A. “Klostere” Gallery – Freiburg – Germany 2002 Longhouse Reserve – The Hamptons – New York – USA Klenot / Dekora – Palace of Culture – Prague – Czechoslovakia 2000 The Westminster Craft Show – London – UK 1999 Art for Asia – Hong Kong – China 1997 Casa...

Cameron Platter is born is 1978 is a South African contemporary visual artist. His work has been described as "unorthodox", "the delinquent love child of Quentin Tarantino and Dr Seu...

Louise Gelderblom is a South African ceramic artist known for her distinctive, large-scale hand-built vessels and sculptural forms. Based in Cape Town, she combines traditional craft...

An impressive large scale ( Unframed ) mixed media oil & acrylic painting by South African artist Cyril Fradan The subject is an imposing figure of a man wearing a long abstract pat...

Louise Gelderblom is a South African ceramic artist known for her distinctive, large-scale hand-built vessels and sculptural forms. Based in Cape Town, she combines traditional craft...

Rodney Alan Blumenfeld South African B.1953. Round earthenware platter, 1995. Earthenware clay, press moulded, with metalic oxides and matt glazes. Rodney Alan Blumenfeld South African B.1953. creates deeply textured, sensual and motif-laden ceramic forms. Each innovative and unique art piece strives to maintain a traditional tribal identity transposed into contemporary art,craft and design. Within each singular expression of creativity lies a precious reminder of ritual and custom, exuding presence of age-old mystery while spontaneously arousing vital powers of the imagination. Training Bachelor of Architecture – University Natal South Africa, 1980. Ceramic Science – Technikon, Durban, Natal, 1986. Awards Judges Award – Ceramic Artists Association of W.A. Annual Exhibition – September 2009. City of Melville Art Awards – Highly Commended 2009 – WA. Longhouse Reserve – New York – USA. Klenot/Dekora – Palace of Culture, Prague – Czechoslovakia 2000. Art for Asia – Hong Kong – China 1997. Design Award National Ceramics Biennale 1996 – South Africa. 1st Prize Corobrik Ceramic Expo – South Africa 1989. Private Collections Bill Clinton – Former President USA. Nelson Mandela – Former President of South Africa. Tina Turner – Singer and song writer. Peter Gabriel – Musician. King Goodwill Zwelitini – King of the Zulu Nation Sir Niall Fitzgerald – Global Chairman Unilever – UK. Public & Corporate Collections K.H. Eberle Museum – Basel Switzerland Longhouse Reserve – New York Museum of Modern Art – Montreal Canada Fort Lauderdale Airport – Florida USA Durban Art Gallery – Johannesburg Art Gallery Hilton Hotel – Johannesburg Hyatt Regency Hotel – Johannesburg Unilever Corporate Headquarters – South Africa U.S. Embassy – Pretoria, South Africa Ernst & Young – La Lucia Ridge – South Africa Sibaya Casino Complex – Natal, South Africa Exhibitions T.V.H.Gallery – Sydney – September 2009 Fremantle Contemporary Art Gallery – Fremantle W.A. Margaret River Gallery – Margaret River W.A. Aspects of Kings Park – Perth W.A. “Klostere” Gallery – Freiburg – Germany 2002 Longhouse Reserve – The Hamptons – New York – USA Klenot / Dekora – Palace of Culture – Prague – Czechoslovakia 2000 The Westminster Craft Show – London – UK 1999 Art for Asia – Hong Kong – China 1997 Casa Nova...

Impressive and massive shoulder mounted trophy head of an African Eland (antelope) with glass eyes, In excellent condition from the mid-to-late 20th c...

Khaya Witbooi, “Song of the pick, 2015. South African contemporary art.

Bronze study of a stretching cheetah. RHS under the belly bearing Ingwe Foundry stamp, ‘S31’ or ‘S3I’, Edition 3/15, monogram BMR. Artist unknown. I have been unsuccessfully resarching who the artist could be. The stretching pose of the cheetah is contemplative with a graceful, ease and content expression suggesting its attunement and hierarchy within the landscape and the animal world. Its power is conveyed with a noble quality in the pose, the sleek form and the sinewy musculature. Beautifully handworked with rich brown patina. Almost certainly inspired by the work of Dylan Lewis...

An exceedingly rare poster for the South African release of the 1965 British espionage thriller 'The Ipcress File' starring Michael Caine as agent Harry P...

Selamawi wall vessel (Raffia) by TheUrbanative Dimensions: W18 x D7.5 x H26 cm Material: Raw terracotta wall hung vessel, with glazed belly detail and long raffia fringe. Vessel co...

Selamawi wall vessel (Dot) by TheUrbanative Dimensions: W17 x D14 x H26 cm Material: Raw terracotta wall hung vesse with glazed nodule details. Vessel comes with steel plate wall h...

Jan-Henri Booyens, “Whiteout”. South African contemporary art.

Dion Cupido artwork showing a seated woman. South African contemporary art.

Selamawi wall vessel, blue by TheUrbanative Dimensions: W18 x D10 x H25 cm Material: Glazed terracotta wall hing vessel. Vessel comes with steel plate wall hanging bracket. Als...

Selamawi wall vessel, fin by TheUrbanative Dimensions: W16 x D7.5 x H28 cm Material: Wall hung ceramic with glazed fin details. Vessel comes with steel plate wall hanging bracket. ...

Selamawi wall vessel (Blue) by TheUrbanative Dimensions: W 16 x D 7.5 x H 25 cm Material: Wall hung raw terracotta ceramic with a comb detail. Vessel comes with steel plate wall ha...