Aspire Art Auctions: Traces of Time: Artworks, Photographs, Artefacts and Memorabilia from the De Beers Collection, 102125, Illovo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 21, 2025 - October 21, 2025
Page Size: 52 items in 3 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
59 Ulrich Schwanecke (Germany 1932-2006) A Landscape with Thorny Branches

A Landscape with Thorny Branches

1983 ZAR 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
60 Ulrich Schwanecke (Germany 1932-2006) Domen

Domen

1983 ZAR 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
64 John Moore (South Africa 1972-) The Kiss (Saint series)

The Kiss (Saint series)

1998 ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
65 John Moore (South Africa 1972-) Time for Change (Saint series 6)

Time for Change (Saint series 6)

1998 ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
66 John Moore (South Africa 1972-) Reality of thought (Saint series 9)

Reality of thought (Saint series 9)

1998 ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
67 John Moore (South Africa 1972-) I Spy (Saint series: 7)

I Spy (Saint series: 7)

1998 ZAR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
69 J Jelus Falcon

Falcon

1976 ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
70 Mark Enslin (South Africa 1953-) Ducks in a Pond

Ducks in a Pond

circa 1985 ZAR 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
73 Unknown Artist September; February, two

September; February, two

ZAR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 ZAR 938.00
74 Unknown Artist Quagga Assinus Quagga

Quagga Assinus Quagga

1847 ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 ZAR 3,752.00
81 Dina Cormick (South Africa 20th Century) Ntombi and Her Pots

Ntombi and Her Pots

1998 ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 ZAR 234.00
82 Dina Cormick (South Africa 20th Century) The Widow and the Python

The Widow and the Python

1998 ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
83 Dina Cormick (South Africa 20th Century) Thembi`s Quest

Thembi`s Quest

1998 ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 ZAR 234.00
84 Dina Cormick (South Africa 20th Century) Skeleton Woman

Skeleton Woman

1998 ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
85 Dina Cormick (South Africa 20th Century) Mother Bird

Mother Bird

1998 ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 ZAR 234.00
86 Dina Cormick (South Africa 20th Century) Manta's Golden Hair

Manta's Golden Hair

1998 ZAR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
87 Dina Cormick (South Africa 20th Century) Skywoman and her Basket

Skywoman and her Basket

1998 ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 ZAR 234.00
90 Ben Macala (South Africa 1938-1997) Untitled

Untitled

1984 ZAR 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
96 Sandile Goje (South Africa 1972-) Mother Prepares the Samp

Mother Prepares the Samp

1997 ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 ZAR 1,055.00
97 Sandile Goje (South Africa 1972-) Meeting of Two Cultures

Meeting of Two Cultures

1993 ZAR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 ZAR 2,580.00
98 Sandile Goje (South Africa 1972-) What a Pleasure to Listen to Music

What a Pleasure to Listen to Music

1999 ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 ZAR 586.00
99 Sandile Goje (South Africa 1972-) A Little Prayer

A Little Prayer

1997 ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
100 Sandile Goje (South Africa 1972-) Peace is in our Hands

Peace is in our Hands

1996 ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 ZAR 704.00
102 Mmakgabo Mapula Helen Sebidi (South Africa 1943-) Bo Moepa Thutse

Bo Moepa Thutse

1996 ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 ZAR 3,518.00
103 Sithembiso Sibisi (South Africa 1976-) The Precious Gift

The Precious Gift

1995 ZAR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 ZAR 6,449.00
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  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: 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.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.