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Stephan Welz & Co.: Premium February Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Premium February Auction | Total Sales (ZAR) | 125,174.70 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 16, 2026 - February 19, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 78,200.00 |
| Sale Number | #21626 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 130,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 48 | ||
| Sold Lots | 28.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 175,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 58.33% | High Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 269,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 20 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 46.41% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1265 | Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (South African 1918 - 2013) & Grant Warren (20th Century Artist) | TOWER (3 in the lot; from the Robben Island Series II) |
N/A | ZAR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | ZAR 25,060.00 |
| 1252 | Blessing Ngobeni (South African 1985 -) | SUBMISSION I |
2019 | ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | ZAR 12,530.00 |
| 1229 | Jack Vettriano (Scottish 1951 - 2025) | AN IMPERFECT PAST |
N/A | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 10,650.50 |
| 1228 | Jack Vettriano (Scottish 1951 - 2025) | THE LETTER |
N/A | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 9,773.40 |
| 1165 | Walter Whall Battiss (South African 1906 - 1982) | TEN PEOPLE IN A MPIPI TREE |
N/A | ZAR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 7,518.00 |
| 1223 | Judith Mason (South African 1938 - 2016) | GOYA'S HAT |
N/A | ZAR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | ZAR 7,518.00 |
| 1 | MARC CHAGALL | A MARC CHAGALL PRINT |
N/A | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 4,761.40 |
| 5 | After Claudine Bouzonnet Stella (French 1636-1697) | LE COLIN MAILLARD; LE VOLANT; LES BOUTEILLES DE SAVON and L'ESCARPOLETE, four in the lot |
N/A | ZAR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 4,385.50 |
| 182 | Tho Brown | A FRAMED MAP OF AFRICA |
N/A | ZAR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 4,385.50 |
| 1160 | Richard Scott (South African 1968 -) | MY COLOURFUL CATS; six in the lot |
2010 | ZAR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 4,009.60 |
| 2 | SALVADOR DALI | A SALVADOR DALI PRINT |
N/A | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 3,759.00 |
| 1163 | Lionel Abrams (South African 1931 - 1997) | YELLOW ABSTRACT |
N/A | ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 3,508.40 |
| 1167 | Pieter van der Westhuizen (South African 1931 - 2008) | THREE MEN IN A ROW and LIFE, LOVE AND LANDSCAPES by Pieter van der Westhuizen |
1987 | ZAR 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 3,257.80 |
| 1168 | Jean Jansem (French 1920 - 2013) | GIRL WITH PIERROT DOLL |
N/A | ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 3,257.80 |
| 1156 | Breyten Breytenbach (South African 1939 - 2024) | ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURES WITH HEADS |
1968 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 2,756.60 |
| 1227 | Alain Bonnefoit (French 1937 -) | RECLINING NUDE |
N/A | ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 2,506.00 |
| 181 | A FRAMED MAP OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1630 | ZAR 600.00 - 900.00 | ZAR 2,130.10 | |
| 1166 | Pieter van der Westhuizen (South African 1931-2008) | MAROLIEN |
1985 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 2,004.80 |
| 3 | After Jean Baptiste Vanmour (1631-1737) | TWO PRINTS; LA SULTANE ASSEKI AND LA GRAND SEIGNEUR |
N/A | ZAR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | ZAR 1,879.50 |
| 1161 | Richard Scott (South African 1968 -) | MY ORANGE UMA (From "My Girls" series) |
2020 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 1,378.30 |
| 1162 | Richard Scott (South African 1968 -) | MY YELLOW TAMMY (From "My Girls" series) |
2020 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 1,378.30 |
| 1144 | Pieter van der Westhuizen (South African 1931 - 2008) | WOMEN AT A BUS STOP |
1995 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 1,253.00 |
| 1145 | Pieter van der Westhuizen (South African 1931 - 2008) | HANOVER BUILDING |
1995 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 1,253.00 |
| 1146 | Pieter van der Westhuizen (South African 1931 - 2008) | MOTHER AND CHILD |
1995 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 1,253.00 |
| 1143 | Liz (Elizabeth) Vels (South African 1937 -) | BOOK OF GENESIS |
N/A | ZAR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 1,002.40 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.