Aspire Art Auctions: No Reserve | Online Auction, 12926, Illovo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- January 29, 2026 - January 29, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colbert Mashile (South Africa 1972-) | Mafalalela |
2003 | ZAR 18,000.00 - 24,000.00 | ZAR 10,162.00 | |
| 2 | David Dodsworth (Britain 1952-) | Eland Du Cap |
N/A | ZAR 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 | ZAR 777.00 | |
| 3 | Philippa Hobbs (South Africa 1955-) | Sweet Thorn Dreaming |
1992 | ZAR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 897.00 | |
| 4 | Walter Battiss (South Africa 1906-1982) | Fook Island envelope with three Fook Island stamps |
N/A | ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 5,021.00 | |
| 5 | Unknown Artist (South Africa 20th Century) | Abstract garden scene |
N/A | ZAR 400.00 - 600.00 | ZAR 418.00 | |
| 6 | Stephen Bartlett (Britain 1942-) | CCA Galleries poster |
N/A | ZAR 600.00 - 800.00 | ZAR 60.00 | |
| 7 | Stephen Bartlett (Britain 1942-) | Recent Paintings poster |
N/A | ZAR 700.00 - 900.00 | ZAR 60.00 | |
| 8 | Williams Chechet (Nigeria 1981-) | The Creation of Adam |
N/A | ZAR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | ZAR 2,869.00 | |
| 31 | Ulrich Schwanecke (Germany 1932-2006) | A Landscape with Thorny Branches |
1983 | ZAR 400.00 - 600.00 | ZAR 538.00 | |
| 32 | Ulrich Schwanecke (Germany 1932-2006) | Domen |
1983 | ZAR 600.00 - 800.00 | ZAR 538.00 | |
| 33 | 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 |
1989; 1994 | ZAR 600.00 - 800.00 | ZAR 418.00 | |
| 41 | Carl Becker (South Africa 1956-) | 98 Figures, 98 Years |
2007 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 658.00 | |
| 42 | Unknown Artist | Blue Seascape |
N/A | ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 418.00 | |
| 44 | Michael Meyersfeld (South Africa 1940-) | Pool |
2000 | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 2,391.00 | |
| 45 | Yael Feldman (South Africa 20th Century) | City Deer (from the Colour Line portfolio) |
2014 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 1,016.00 | |
| 46 | Marcus Neustetter (South Africa 1976-) | Soundlines |
2007 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 777.00 | |
| 47 | Niall Bingham (South Africa 1981-) | Revisit the illegible ones (from the Colour Line portfolio) |
N/A | ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 658.00 | |
| 48 | Louis Minnaar (South Africa (20th Century)) | Gentleman and puppet |
2009 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 1,076.00 | |
| 49 | Ross Passmoor (South Africa 1984-) | Object N (from the Colour Line portfolio) |
2014 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 538.00 | |
| 50 | Fred Clarke | Dead at Night |
2014 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 717.00 | |
| 51 | Minenkhlu Ngoyi (South Africa 1987-) | COMMANDERS FORTRESS (from the Colour Line portfolio) |
2014 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 658.00 | |
| 52 | Gawie Joubert (South Africa 1988-) | Dissection (from the Colour Line portfolio) |
2014 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 538.00 | |
| 53 | Mandisi (Mr Lean) (South Africa 20th Century) | Space Time King (from the Colour Line portfolio) |
2014 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 418.00 | |
| 54 | Zolani Siphungela (South Africa 1986-) | fu Jebeng (from the Colour Line portfolio) |
2014 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 299.00 | |
| 55 | Dina Cormick (South Africa 20th Century) | Manta's Golden Hair |
1998 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | ZAR 418.00 |
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