Aspire Art Auctions: Traces of Time: Artworks, Photographs, Artefacts and Memorabilia from the De Beers Collection, 102125, Illovo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 21, 2025 - October 21, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tony Nkotsi (South Africa 1955-) Untitled - Abstract I | Untitled - Abstract I |
ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 5 | Unknown Artist (South Africa 20th Century) Abstract garden scene | Abstract garden scene |
ZAR 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 6 | Stephen Bartlett (Britain 1942-) CCA Galleries poster | CCA Galleries poster |
ZAR 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 7 | Stephen Bartlett (Britain 1942-) Recent Paintings poster | Recent Paintings poster |
ZAR 700.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 11 | Judas Mahlangu (South Africa 1951-) Xhosa Woman | Xhosa Woman |
1999 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 26 | Norman Catherine (South Africa 1949-) Self Portrait | Self Portrait |
1975 | ZAR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 27 | Norman Catherine (South Africa 1949-) Consultation | Consultation |
1992 | ZAR 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 | ZAR 11,725.00 | |
| 28 | Colbert Mashile (South Africa 1972-) Mafalalela | Mafalalela |
2003 | ZAR 18,000.00 - 24,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 29 | Norman Catherine (South Africa 1949-) Roadshow | Roadshow |
1999 | ZAR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | ZAR 14,070.00 | |
| 30 | Deborah Bell (South Africa 1957-) Ulysses I | Ulysses I |
ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | ZAR 9,380.00 | ||
| 31 | Deborah Bell (South Africa 1957-) Ulysses II | Ulysses II |
ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | ZAR 9,380.00 | ||
| 32 | Deborah Bell (South Africa 1957-) Ulysses III | Ulysses III |
ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | ZAR 9,966.00 | ||
| 33 | Deborah Bell (South Africa 1957-) Ulysses IV | Ulysses IV |
ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | ZAR 9,380.00 | ||
| 35 | Paul Blomkamp (South Africa 1949-) Abstract 2 | Abstract 2 |
ZAR 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 1,563.00 | ||
| 36 | Paul Blomkamp (South Africa 1949-) Abstracts 1 | Abstracts 1 |
ZAR 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 1,563.00 | ||
| 37 | Paul Blomkamp (South Africa 1949-) Abstract 3 | Abstract 3 |
ZAR 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 1,563.00 | ||
| 38 | Unknown Artist Blue Seascape | Blue Seascape |
ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 45 | Unknown Artist Fishermen on the Port | Fishermen on the Port |
1853 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 821.00 | |
| 46 | Terry Figueira Arial View (sic) | Arial View (sic) |
ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 352.00 | ||
| 47 | Denis Murphy (South Africa 1935-2012) Boat on a Dock | Boat on a Dock |
1977 | ZAR 200.00 - 300.00 | ZAR 293.00 | |
| 48 | Unknown Artist World Map | World Map |
ZAR 400.00 - 500.00 | ZAR 352.00 | ||
| 49 | Unknown Artist The narrow gauge locomotive engine, with sealed deposit cars leaving the Washing Plant for the Pulsator | The narrow gauge locomotive engine, with sealed deposit cars leaving the Washing |
1997 | ZAR 500.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 50 | Unknown Artist Goldfields First Office in St Augustine Street' Central Company, two | Goldfields First Office in St Augustine Street' Central Company, two |
1886 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 821.00 | |
| 51 | L Gelderblom (South Africa 20th Century) Dunluce, the home of the Orr family from 1902 - 1975; Barney Barnato's Boxing Academy, now part of the Music Museum, two | Dunluce, the home of the Orr family from 1902 - 1975; Barney Barnato's Boxing Academy, now part of the Music Museum, two |
1989; 1994 | ZAR 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 58 | Ulrich Schwanecke (Germany 1932-2006) Blue Mountainside | Blue Mountainside |
1981 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 704.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
