Quagga Rare Books and Art: Photographs and Photobooks - Part 1 - Internet bidstart 10/18
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs and Photobooks - Part 1 - Internet bidstart 10/18 | Total Sales (USD) | 3,374.00 |
| Auction Date | October 25, 2016 - October 25, 2016 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 3,493.00 |
| Sale Number | #102516 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 3,493.00 |
| Total Lots | 72 | ||
| Sold Lots | 32 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 6,765.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 44.44% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 6,765.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 40 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 49.87% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | David Goldblatt | Some Afrikaners Photographed. |
1975 | USD 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,100.00 |
| 2 | unknown | An Album of Panoramic Photographs, c. 1905. Trans-Nzoia area. |
c.1905 | USD 500.00 - 500.00 | USD 471.00 |
| 63 | unknown | Zulu Induna and a Young Zulu Woman. A Pair of Albumen Prints Mounted on Card. |
1890 | USD 30.00 - 30.00 | USD 178.00 |
| 1 | Sam Alexander | Two Vintage Collotype Prints. “A Group of Slaves” and “A Zulu” |
1880 | USD 35.00 - 35.00 | USD 151.00 |
| 56 | unknown | Albumin Print: Young Zulu Couple Wearing Impressive Beadwork. |
c. 1890 | USD 45.00 - 45.00 | USD 136.00 |
| 47 | David Goldblatt | South Africa. The Structure of Things Then |
1998 | USD 45.00 - 45.00 | USD 130.00 |
| 15 | Wah Ying Studio | Albumen Print: Group with a 16ft. 6inch Crocodile. |
1930 | USD 60.00 - 60.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 59 | Arthur Elliott | Albumen Print of Meerlust Farm. Western Cape |
c. 1913 | USD 150.00 - 150.00 | USD 110.00 |
| 23 | Nelson Mandela (intro); Desmond Tutu; Albie Sachs (et al); Photographs by Paul Alberts. | Some Evidence of Things Seen. Children of South Africa |
1997 | USD 90.00 - 90.00 | USD 95.00 |
| 21 | Paul Alberts | Gelatin Silver Print. “A Homeless Boy in the Rain, Grahamstown.” |
1982 | USD 100.00 - 100.00 | USD 85.00 |
| 22 | Paul Alberts | Gelatin Silver Print. “Homeless Children Sleeping on the Pavement, Long Street, Cape Town.” |
1975 | USD 100.00 - 100.00 | USD 85.00 |
| 29 | Adam Small; Jansje Wissema (photog.) | District Six |
1986 | USD 60.00 - 60.00 | USD 80.00 |
| 36 | Anne Fisher | Mother and Child. Transkei |
c. 1970’s | USD 70.00 - 70.00 | USD 60.00 |
| 3 | unknown | Two loose album pages showing some images related to the death of King Mandume.(not for sensitive viewers) |
1917 | USD 50.00 - 50.00 | USD 53.00 |
| 4 | unknown | An Album – Early Rhodesia and Matabeleland |
1890 - 1900 | USD 80.00 - 80.00 | USD 50.00 |
| 13 | Juhan Kuus (photo.); Trevor McDonald (text) | South Africa in Black and White |
1997 | USD 30.00 - 30.00 | USD 50.00 |
| 19 | Seige Studio | Cabinet Photograph from The Siege of Mafeking |
1899 - 1900 | USD 65.00 - 65.00 | USD 50.00 |
| 41 | Sam Haskins | African Image |
1967 | USD 60.00 - 60.00 | USD 50.00 |
| 9 | Duffus Bros. | Cabinet Photograph: Three Boer Generals |
c.1902 | USD 65.00 - 65.00 | USD 46.00 |
| 14 | Fries | Albumen Print: Armed Boers Leaving Windsorton After Hoisting the Transvaal Flag. |
1900 | USD 55.00 - 55.00 | USD 45.00 |
| 6 | unknown | A Personal Photograph Album. Showing Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg and Lourenco Marques |
1925-1934 | USD 35.00 - 35.00 | USD 30.00 |
| 5 | unknown | Albumen Print: The Kroonstad Hotel. Four-In-Hand Carriage |
c. 1890 | USD 35.00 - 35.00 | USD 28.00 |
| 18 | unknown | AlbumenPrint: Johannesburg Exchange & Chambers Company – 1886 |
c. 1886 | USD 35.00 - 35.00 | USD 25.00 |
| 12 | Beautiful Cape Town. |
c. 1915 | USD 25.00 - 25.00 | USD 24.00 | |
| 8 | N.A. Sinclair | A Rhodesian Photograph Album |
1921-1924 | USD 30.00 - 30.00 | USD 20.00 |
