# Benjamin Mzimkulu Macala - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T20:36:19.339Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 84
- Lots with prices: 46
- First auction date: 2004-05-31
- Latest auction date: 2025-10-14
- Median realised price: $600
- Price range: $10 to $14,560

## Market Takeaway
Benjamin Mzimkulu Macala shows solid auction liquidity with 84 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 10 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-14.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($600\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $240 and $1,100.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 69.6% (32 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 28.3% (13 sales)
- $10,000\+: 2.2% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 10
- Previous 12 months sales: 16
- Recent 12 months median: $375
- Previous 12 months median: $600
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-10-14
- Days since latest sale: 127
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- 5th Avenue Auctioneers: 42 lots
- Stephan Welz & Co: 6 lots
- The Bidder: 3 lots
- Aalders Auctions: 2 lots
- Bonhams: 2 lots
- Fryer and Brown: 2 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 2 lots
- Lawsons: 2 lots
- McKenzies Auctioneers: 2 lots
- Palm Beach Modern Auctions: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-09-02 | Ben Macala \(South African 1938\-1997\) Charcoal/pastel on paper, additional Information Label to reverse reads: "Ben Macala/Golden Potter at home \(dark period\) rounds/pastels/charcoal." Dimensions\(H,W,D\) 35.5"h, 25"w; 42.25"h, 31.5"w | Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions | $325
2. 2024-08-21 | Ben Macala, Original Charcoal & Pastel on Paper Signed | Lion and Unicorn | $25
3. 2025-10-14 | BENJAMIN MZIMKULU MACALA 1937\-1997. | McKenzies Auctioneers | A$375
4. 2025-06-29 | Ben Macala \(SA 1938 \- 1997\) Mixed Media, Face & Flamingos, Signed, 85 x 60 | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | ZAR 500
5. 2025-06-24 | Benjamin Mzimkulu Macala 1937\-1997. | McKenzies Auctioneers | N/A
6. 2025-06-01 | Ben Macala \(SA 1938 \- 1997\) Clay, Figure, Signed & Dated '86, 37cm | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | N/A
7. 2025-06-01 | Ben Macala \(SA 1938 \- 1997\) Clay, Figure, Signed & Dated '87, 39cm | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | N/A
8. 2025-05-18 | Ben Macala \(SA 1938 \- 1997\) Clay, Figure, Signed & Dated '86, 37cm | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | N/A
9. 2025-05-18 | Ben Macala \(SA 1938 \- 1997\) Clay, Figure, Signed & Dated '87, 39cm | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | N/A
10. 2025-04-06 | Ben Macala \(SA 1938 \- 1997\) Mixed Media, Dancers, Signed, 85 x 58 | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | ZAR 600
11. 2025-03-08 | BEN MACALA, FOUR FACES, CHARCOAL ON PAPER | RoGallery | N/A
12. 2024-12-08 | Ben Macala \(SA 1938 \- 1997\) 2 x Mixed Medias, Faces, Signed, 30 x 20 Each | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | ZAR 600
13. 2024-12-08 | Ben Macala \(SA 1938 \- 1997\) Mixed Media, Face, Signed, 62 x 44 | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | N/A
14. 2024-12-08 | Ben Macala \(SA 1938 \- 1997\) Mixed Media, Face, Signed, 62 x 44 | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | N/A
15. 2024-11-16 | Ben Macala, "Flute Player" Mixed Media On Paper | EJ'S Auction & Appraisal | $55
16. 2024-10-15 | BEN MACALA \(SOUTH AFRICA, 1937\-1997\), FIGURE | The Bidder | N/A
17. 2024-09-26 | BEN MACALA, FOUR FACES, CHARCOAL ON PAPER | RoGallery | N/A
18. 2024-09-15 | Ben Macala \(SA 1938 \- 1997\) Mixed Media, Musician, Signed, 100 x 65 Unframed | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | N/A
19. 2024-09-15 | Ben Macala \(SA 1938 \- 1997\) Mixed Media, Dancers, Signed, 85 x 58 | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | N/A
20. 2024-07-22 | Ben Macala \(SA 1938 \- 1997\) Mixed Media, Figure, Signed & Dated 1972, 100 x 62 | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | ZAR 600
21. 2024-06-24 | Ben Macala \(SA 1938 \- 1997\) Mixed Media, Figures, Signed Dated '87, 58 x 87 | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | ZAR 800
22. 2024-05-27 | Ben Macala \(SA 1938 \- 1997\) Mixed Media, Figures, Signed & Dated '74, 97 x 59 | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | ZAR 800
23. 2024-04-29 | Ben Macala \(SA 1938 \- 1997\) Mixed Media, Figure, Signed, 100 x 62 | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | N/A
24. 2024-04-29 | Ben Macala \(SA 1938 \- 1997\) 2 x Charcoal, Figures, Signed, 101 x 31 Each | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | ZAR 200

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