Stephan Welz & Co.: Three Day Premium Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Three Day Premium Auction | Total Sales (ZAR) | 493,593.30 |
| Auction Date | October 05, 2021 - October 07, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 368,600.00 |
| Sale Number | #100521 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 541,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 116 | ||
| Sold Lots | 70 | Low Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 923,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 60.34% | High Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 1,332,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 46 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 37.05% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 357 | William Kentridge (South African 1955 - ) | CODA, WAITING OUT THE RECESSION, LORD MAYOR OF DERBY ROAD and BUYING LONDON WITH THE TRUST MONEY, from the Industry and Idleness series, four works in the lot |
1987 and numbered 6/30 in pencil in the margin, WAITING OUT THE RECESSION signed in the plate and each work embossed with the Caversham Press chopmark | ZAR 140,000.00 - 180,000.00 | ZAR 162,540.00 |
| 332 | Lionel Smit (South African 1982 - ) | PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN |
2012 | ZAR 18,000.00 - 24,000.00 | ZAR 30,186.00 |
| 356 | William Kentridge (South African 1955 - ) | SIGNED POSTER FOR ‘THE FANTASTICAL HISTORY OF A USELESS MAN’, |
1976 | ZAR 25,000.00 - 40,000.00 | ZAR 30,186.00 |
| 499 | Aaron Arrowsmith | AFRICA |
1802, 1816 | ZAR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | ZAR 17,415.00 |
| 382 | John Ndevasia Muafangejo (Namibia 1943 - 1987) | ELEPHANT IS KILLING A LION IN FUNNY WAY IN 1975 (Levinson 103) |
1975 | ZAR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | ZAR 17,415.00 |
| 335 | Salvador Dalí (Spanish 1904 - 1989) | USERERS (Inferno 17) |
ZAR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | ZAR 12,771.00 | |
| 374 | Salvador Dalí (Spanish 1904 - 1989) | TWO NUDES |
ZAR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | ZAR 11,955.00 | |
| 373 | Salvador Dalí (Spanish 1904 - 1989) | NUDE RIDER ON HORSE |
ZAR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | ZAR 11,357.25 | |
| 523 | Colonel Jan Breytenbach | EAGLE STRIKE! |
2018 | ZAR 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 | ZAR 10,759.50 |
| 359 | Robert Griffiths Hodgins (South African 1920 - 2010) | DESPOT |
2008, inscribed with the title and numbered 17/20 in pencil in the margin | ZAR 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 | ZAR 10,759.50 |
| 181 | Alice Goldin (South African 1925 - 2016) | SPRING TIDE I and SPRING TIDE II, two works in the lot |
ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 10,161.75 | |
| 436 | KIPLING PORTRAIT WITH AUTOGRAPH & VERSE |
ZAR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 9,564.00 | ||
| 495 | Abraham Ortelius | PRESBITERI IOHANNIS, SI=VE, ABISSINO=RUM IMPERII DESCRIPTION |
1573, c1580 | ZAR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | ZAR 9,564.00 |
| 524 | P. Matthysen, M. Kalkwarf & M Huxtable | “RECCE” |
2021 | ZAR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | ZAR 8,368.50 |
| 511 | Marion Arnold (ed) | SOUTH AFRICAN BOTANICAL ART |
2001 | ZAR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 7,770.75 |
| 493 | Jacques Nicolas Bellin | EMPIRE DU MONOMOTAPA |
1748, 1748 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 6,575.25 |
| 205 | Georges Mazilu (Romanian 1951 - ) | PORTRAIT OF A LADY |
ZAR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 6,575.25 | |
| 155 | Hentie van der Merwe (Namibian 1972 - ) | MESSENGER VI |
2008 | ZAR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | ZAR 5,379.75 |
| 517 | Rev John Philip | RESEARCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA, 2 VOLS |
1828 | ZAR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 4,782.00 |
| 490 | Johannes Jansson | AETHIOPIA INFERIOR VEL EXTERIOR |
1640, c1640 | ZAR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 4,782.00 |
| 496 | Nicolas Sanson | AFRIQUE |
1650, 1650-1676 | ZAR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 4,782.00 |
| 497 | Justus Danckerts | NOVISSIMA ET PERFECTISSIMA AFRICAE |
c1699-1700, c1699-1700 | ZAR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 4,782.00 |
| 503 | Geoffrey Chaucer & Eric Gill (illus) | THE CANTERBURY TALES, 2 VOLS |
2010 | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 3,825.60 |
| 486 | Giovanni Battista Albrizzi | CARTA GEOGRAFICA DEL CAPO DI BUONA SPERANZA |
1740 1740-50 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 3,825.60 |
| 502 | THE CLASSICS OF MEDICINE LIBRARY, 25 VOLS |
1978 - 1985 | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 3,586.50 |
