Stephan Welz & Co.: Premium November Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Premium November Auction | Total Sales (ZAR) | 521,852.10 |
| Auction Date | November 17, 2025 - November 20, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 408,200.00 |
| Sale Number | #111725 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 626,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 273 | ||
| Sold Lots | 86.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 1,330,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 31.50% | High Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 1,943,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 187 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 26.85% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1127 | William Joseph Kentridge (South African 1955 -) | SELF PORTRAIT |
ZAR 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | ZAR 86,100.00 | |
| 1130 | William Joseph Kentridge (South African 1955-) | PANIC PICNIC |
ZAR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | ZAR 51,660.00 | |
| 1129 | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African 1886-1957) | GENERAL DE LA REY |
ZAR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | ZAR 46,740.00 | |
| 1117 | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African 1886-1957) | WILLOW TREE, FOUNTAINS VALLEY, PRETORIA |
ZAR 25,000.00 - 40,000.00 | ZAR 30,750.00 | |
| 692 | Patrick de Mervelec (French 1945-) | JOHNNY CLEGG III |
ZAR 16,000.00 - 20,000.00 | ZAR 19,680.00 | |
| 1118 | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African 1886-1957) | PRELLER SE HUIS |
ZAR 25,000.00 - 40,000.00 | ZAR 18,450.00 | |
| 282 | VAN RIEBEECK SOCIETY: FIRST SERIES (50 VOLS; VOL 1 & 2 REPRINTS; 2 VOLUMES OF 23) |
ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | ZAR 13,530.00 | ||
| 1073 | Deborah Margaret Bell (South African 1957 -) | SEER |
2010 | ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | ZAR 12,300.00 |
| 296 | Joseph Wolf | PHEASANT DRAWINGS (LIMITED EDITION; SIGNED AND ORIGINAL PHEASANT FEATHER INCLUDED) |
1988 | ZAR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | ZAR 9,840.00 |
| 971 | Walter Whall Battiss (South African 1906-1982) | YELLOW AFTERNOON |
ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 9,840.00 | |
| 1061 | Norman Clive Catherine (South African 1949-) | MOONWALKER II |
ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | ZAR 9,840.00 | |
| 300 | Various Authors | THE BIRDS OF AFRICA (6 VOLS) |
1982 | ZAR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | ZAR 8,610.00 |
| 1068 | A.R. Penck aka Ralf Winkler (German 1939 - 2017) | B.S.2 |
ZAR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | ZAR 8,610.00 | |
| 245 | ILLUSTRATED TRAVELS: A RECORD OF DISCOVERY, GEOGRAPHY AND ADVENTURE Illustrated H. W. Bates (6 VOLS) |
c1868 | ZAR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | ZAR 7,995.00 | |
| 702 | Rafs Mayet (South African 1955-) | ABDULLAH IBRAHIM, SOUND CHECK AT DURBAN CITY HALL, 1990 |
1990 | ZAR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 7,995.00 |
| 283 | VAN RIEBEECK SOCIETY: SECOND SERIES (47 VOLS) |
(1884-1902) | ZAR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | ZAR 6,765.00 | |
| 274 | Leo Fouche and G.A. Gardner | MAPUNGUBWE by Leo Fouche (Vol. I) and G.A. Gardner (Vol. II) |
1937 | ZAR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | ZAR 6,150.00 |
| 713 | T. J. Lemon (South African 1959-) | KING STAR, JOHANNESBURG, 1992 |
1992 | ZAR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | ZAR 6,150.00 |
| 700 | Pieter Badenhorst (South African 1969-) | ROBERT PLANT AND JIMMY PAGE, GLASTONBURY, 1995 |
1995 | ZAR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | ZAR 5,535.00 |
| 966 | Bettie Cilliers-Barnard (South African 1914 - 2010) | BIRDS OF LIGHT |
ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 5,535.00 | |
| 253 | WILD SPORTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (FIRST EDITION) |
1839 | ZAR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | ZAR 5,166.00 | |
| 252 | A GROUP LOT ON DR. LIVINGSTONE |
1880 | ZAR 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 4,920.00 | |
| 281 | A COLLECTION OF HANDWRITTEN COPIES OF JOSEPF JOHANNES "JOPIE" FOURIE'S LETTERS |
ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 4,920.00 | ||
| 683 | Nicky Newman (South African 20th Century) | STING'S BIRTHDAY, 1994 |
1994 | ZAR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 4,920.00 |
| 973 | Walter Whall Battiss (South African 1906-1982) | BOY WITH HIS PETS |
ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 4,920.00 |
![<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.")
