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Aspire Art Auctions: Summer '25 Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Summer '25 Collection | Total Sales (ZAR) | 276,534.00 |
| Auction Date | December 04, 2025 - December 04, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 211,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #120425 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 298,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 34 | ||
| Sold Lots | 15.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 458,300.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 44.12% | High Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 642,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 19 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 43.03% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-) | Dada Picnic |
2019 | ZAR 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | ZAR 93,800.00 |
| 60 | Dan Halter (Zimbabwe 1977-) | The Great Grey-Green, Greasy Limpopo River |
2013 | ZAR 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 | ZAR 76,212.00 |
| 52 | Deborah Bell (South Africa 1957-) | Head with horns (from Diary I) |
1998 | ZAR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | ZAR 28,140.00 |
| 23 | Robert Hodgins (South Africa 1920-2010) | La Contessa Venomosa |
2002 | ZAR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | ZAR 23,450.00 |
| 2 | Colbert Mashile (South Africa 1972-) | Re-discover |
2012 | ZAR 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 | ZAR 11,725.00 |
| 86 | Peter Clarke (South Africa 1929-2014) | Strandfonteiners by Asgardstrand |
1978 | ZAR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | ZAR 9,380.00 |
| 24 | Norman Catherine (South Africa 1949-) | Legal Advisor |
1993 | ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | ZAR 8,794.00 |
| 51 | Marc Chagall (Russia 1887-1985) | Bride & Groom with Eiffel Tower |
ZAR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | ZAR 7,035.00 | |
| 58 | Banele Khoza (Swaziland 1994-) | Bae-things |
2016 | ZAR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 4,690.00 |
| 91 | Blessing Ngobeni (South Africa 1985-) | No Kings No War |
2019 | ZAR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | ZAR 4,690.00 |
| 79 | Colbert Mashile (South Africa 1972-) | Tsikenyane |
ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 2,110.00 | |
| 61 | Dumisani Mabaso (South Africa 1955-2013) | OH MAD PALA |
2011 | ZAR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | ZAR 1,876.00 |
| 93 | Norman Catherine (South Africa 1949-) | King Ferd III Commemoration by Norman King Norman |
1986 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 1,876.00 |
| 119 | Alice Goldin (South Africa 1922-2016) | Citrusdal |
1971 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 1,642.00 |
| 97 | Anton Kannemeyer and Conrad Botes | The Big Bad Bitterkomix Handbook by Anton Kannemeyer and Conrad Botes |
2006 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,114.00 |
![<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.")
