{"slug":"nesta-nala","artist_id":"66ba10a7-18b9-4f77-b45b-10b6c4f878f5","canonical_slug":"nesta-nala","name":"Nesta Nala","built_at":"2026-11-02","categories":[{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","lots_n":1,"sold_n":1,"median_price_usd_minor":36269,"record_price_usd_minor":36269,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2026-02-10","first_sale_year":2026},{"bucket":"Other","lots_n":19,"sold_n":19,"median_price_usd_minor":29155,"record_price_usd_minor":802305,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":1,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2026-05-24","first_sale_year":2017}],"sizes":[],"notable":[{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","year":"2026","total_price_usd":36269,"priced_basis":"premium"}],"last_sold":{"year":"2026","total_price_usd":34005,"priced_basis":"premium"},"upcoming_count":0,"content_modified":"2026-10-31","value_block_hash":"9b7f489cb5469e7900cc6e5f08fa5ef8c3d928cf","value":{"slug":"nesta-nala","name":"Nesta Nala","as_of":"2026-11-02","newest_result_date":"2026-05-24","results_total":20,"houses_total":3,"first_year":2017,"median_24m":{"usd_minor":29155,"p25_usd_minor":24179,"p75_usd_minor":34005,"n":9,"basis":"premium"},"record":{"title":"A burnished fired clay uphiso","work_year":"1995","usd_minor":802305,"basis":"premium","sale_year":2022,"sale_month":"2022-06","house_name":"Strauss and Co","lot_id":"c555c37e-b0e4-47a8-908c-d7745c3746c0"},"by_medium":[{"medium":"Other","n":13,"median_usd_minor":29469}],"by_size":[{"band":"Small (under 50 cm)","n":9,"median_usd_minor":34005}],"methodology_url":"https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data","top10":{"originals":[{"rank":1,"title":"A burnished fired clay uphiso","work_year":"1995","medium":"Burnished fired clay","usd_minor":802305,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Strauss and Co","sale_month":"2022-06","lot_id":"c555c37e-b0e4-47a8-908c-d7745c3746c0"},{"rank":2,"title":"Ukhamba with geometric pattern","work_year":"1996","medium":"Pit-fired and burnished earthenware with relief and incised decoration","usd_minor":160407,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Strauss and Co","sale_month":"2024-07","lot_id":"4abd61c6-c1a5-42d2-975e-c4ef5f6dd55c"},{"rank":3,"title":"Uphiso with relief decoration","work_year":null,"medium":"Pit-fired and burnished earthenware with relief and incised decoration","usd_minor":160407,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Strauss and Co","sale_month":"2024-07","lot_id":"f866a522-3d98-4a83-9083-eed89472e77b"},{"rank":4,"title":"Ukhamba with incised geometric band design","work_year":"1998","medium":"Pit-fired and burnished earthenware with incised decoration","usd_minor":45339,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Strauss and Co","sale_month":"2026-02","lot_id":"95c02246-4e25-4499-b760-502ecdf91ede"},{"rank":5,"title":"Ukhamba with incised and relief rope decoration","work_year":"1998","medium":"Pit-fired and burnished with relief and incised decoration","usd_minor":36269,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Strauss and Co","sale_month":"2026-02","lot_id":"d62dd732-7c81-4b1c-80ca-8dae590ecdc7"},{"rank":6,"title":"Uphiso with relief and incised motif","work_year":"2003","medium":"Pit-fired and burnished earthenware with relief and incised decoration","usd_minor":34005,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Strauss and Co","sale_month":"2026-02","lot_id":"e383a6a9-483c-4637-a9e3-e4ea0ff38283"},{"rank":7,"title":"Ukhamba with rope and applied motifs","work_year":null,"medium":"Pit-fired and burnished earthenware with relief and incised decoration","usd_minor":29469,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Strauss and Co","sale_month":"2026-02","lot_id":"db0bd190-6dc2-499c-92a4-3a2dbeb2360a"},{"rank":8,"title":"Nesta Nala (South Africa, 1940 - 2005 ), Ukhamba with Alternating Abstract and Floral Motif","work_year":"1994","medium":null,"usd_minor":29155,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Russell Kaplan Auctioneers","sale_month":"2026-03","lot_id":"d6769cfc-0da7-4fc0-9d59-2f7159d0b329"},{"rank":9,"title":"Nesta Nala (South Africa, 1940 - 2005 ), Ukhamba","work_year":null,"medium":null,"usd_minor":24907,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Russell Kaplan Auctioneers","sale_month":"2026-05","lot_id":"c6918bc7-3350-4898-8124-c52971bd0291"},{"rank":10,"title":"Ukhamba with rope and textured band","work_year":null,"medium":"Pit-fired and burnished earthenware with relief and incised decoration","usd_minor":24179,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Strauss and Co","sale_month":"2026-02","lot_id":"dba7e18c-9899-4e07-b43e-2f66b21a3645"}],"editions":[]},"paragraph":"As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 20 auction results for Nesta Nala at 3 houses since 2017. Over the last 24 months the median price was $292 including buyer’s premium (middle half $242–$340, n=9). The auction record is $8,023 for A burnished fired clay uphiso (2022, Strauss and Co). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Nesta Nala value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}