Stephan Welz & Co.: October Promenade Auction - Day 2
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | October Promenade Auction - Day 2 | Total Sales (ZAR) | 61,559.89 |
| Auction Date | October 20, 2025 - October 20, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 37,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #102025 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 59,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 154 | ||
| Sold Lots | 53.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 125,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 34.42% | High Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 212,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 101 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 29.00% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 783 | George McCall Theal | THEALS HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA (11 VOLUMES) |
1964 | ZAR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | ZAR 6,265.00 |
| 814 | A GROUP LOT OF 10 T. V BULPIN TITLES (ONE SIGNED COPY) |
ZAR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 4,385.50 | ||
| 677 | Antoni Clave (Spanish 1913 - 2005) | UNTITLED |
ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 3,257.80 | |
| 837 | by J. L. B. Smith with illustrations by Margaret M. Smith and other artists | THE SEA FISHES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1949 | ZAR 600.00 - 900.00 | ZAR 2,756.60 |
| 777 | AFRICA AND ITS EXPLORATION (TWO VOLUMES) by Explorers |
1891 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 2,380.70 | |
| 792 | Inscribed and signed by David Attenborough | SHIFTS AND EXPEDIENTS OF CAMP LIFE TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION (1876) |
ZAR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | ZAR 2,380.70 | |
| 804 | by E.F. Sandeman | EIGHT MONTHS IN AN OX-WAGON (LIMITED EDITION, VOLUME 1) |
1975 | ZAR 400.00 - 600.00 | ZAR 2,130.10 |
| 691 | Bettie Cilliers-Barnard (South African 1914-2010) | NO 2 |
1956 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 2,004.80 |
| 778 | by David Livingstone | MISSIONARY TRAVELS AND RESEARCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA, INCLUDING A SKETCH OF SIXTEEN YEARS RESIDENCE IN THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA |
1857 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 1,879.50 |
| 661 | Richard Scott (South African 1968-) | MY RED TREE |
2023 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 1,754.20 |
| 730 | Johnny Friedlaender (German 1912-1992) | UNTITLED (FIGURES) |
ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,378.30 | |
| 779 | G.E. Cory | THE RISE OF SOUTH AFRICA (6 VOLUMES) |
1965 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,378.30 |
| 791 | George McCall Theal | THE HISTORY OF THE BOERS IN SA (LIMITED EDITION) |
1973 | ZAR 500.00 - 800.00 | ZAR 1,378.30 |
| 835 | by Elsie Garrett Rice and Robert Harold Compton | WILD FLOWERS OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (DELUXE EDITION SIGNED BY CONTRIBUTORS) |
1951 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,378.30 |
| 788 | Captain Sir William Cornwallis Harris | WILD SPORTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1987 | ZAR 500.00 - 800.00 | ZAR 1,190.35 |
| 790 | David Livingstone | NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE ZAMBEZI & ITS TRIBUTARIES |
1865 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 1,190.35 |
| 842 | by F. Hadland Davis | MYTHS & LEGENDS OF JAPAN |
1912 | ZAR 900.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,127.70 |
| 721 | Wally Moes (Netherlands 1856 - 1918) | LUNCH BREAK |
1985 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 1,065.05 |
| 765 | THE MASTER OF MARY OF BURGUNDY: A BOOK OF HOURS |
1970 | ZAR 500.00 - 700.00 | ZAR 1,065.05 | |
| 776 | THE NOTEBOOKS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI (VOLUME I AND II) AND THE DRAWINGS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI by Edward MacCurdy |
1952/1954 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | ZAR 1,065.05 | |
| 793 | by A Gordon-Brown | PICTORIAL AFRICANA |
1975 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,002.40 |
| 810 | by Alexander Wilmont | HISTORY OF THE COLONY OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE : FROM ITS DISCOVERY TO THE YEAR 1819 |
1869 | ZAR 900.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,002.40 |
| 815 | by Frank Debenham | THE WAY TO ILALA - DAVID LIVINGSTONE'S PILGRIMAGE |
1955 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,002.40 |
| 802 | by H. C. V. Leibbrandt, Keeper of the Archives (compiler) | THE REBELLION OF 1815, GENERALLY KNOWN AS SLACHTERS NEK |
1902 | ZAR 700.00 - 1,000.00 | ZAR 939.75 |
| 571 | M* R* (*** 20th Century) | WHITE GRASS |
ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 877.10 |
![<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.")
