Aspire Art Auctions: 20th Century & Contemporary Art LIVE AUCTION IN JOHANNESBURG, 91124, Illovo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 11, 2024 - September 11, 2024
Page Size: 21 items in 1 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Sam Nhlengethwa (South Africa 1955-)

Mzanzi Legends

2016 ZAR 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 ZAR 187,600.00
2 William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-)

The Battle Between Yes and No

1990 ZAR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 Not Sold
3 William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-)

Untitled (Artist Standing)

1998 ZAR 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 Not Sold
4 William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-)

Woman in Bathing Costume + Lights (from the Domestic Scenes series)

1999 ZAR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 Not Sold
8 Phillemon Hlungwani (South Africa 1975-)

NDZAKA YA MANANA IVULOMBE

2018 ZAR 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 ZAR 82,075.00
9 Phillemon Hlungwani (South Africa 1975-)

Ntsako Wa Moya Wa Suku Eka Xikwanbu II

2018 ZAR 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 Not Sold
23 Dan Halter (Zimbabwe 1977-)

South Africa / Zimbabwe Border Fence

2013 ZAR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 Not Sold
31 William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-)

Xa Xa Xa

2010 ZAR 180,000.00 - 240,000.00 Not Sold
38 Deborah Bell (South Africa 1957-)

Cry Me a River

2010 ZAR 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 ZAR 11,725.00
48 Zanele Muholi (South Africa 1972-)

Mazwe I (from the Somnyama Ngonyama series)

2022 ZAR 300,000.00 - 400,000.00 Not Sold
49 Cyrus Kabiru (Kenya 1984-)

Macho Nne 05 (Westgate)

2014 ZAR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 Not Sold
50 Cyrus Kabiru (Kenya 1984-)

Macho Nne 13 (White House Spider)

2014 ZAR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 Not Sold
52 William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-)

Resist the Hour

2011 ZAR 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 Not Sold
53 William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-)

9 Films

2004 ZAR 300,000.00 - 400,000.00 ZAR 346,575.00
54 Ernest Pignon-Ernest (France 1942-)

Soweto-Warwick, a drawing, photographs & photolithograph

2002 ZAR 650,000.00 - 750,000.00 Not Sold
55 David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018)

Nelson Mandela, Houghton, Johannesburg, April 1994

1994 ZAR 300,000.00 - 400,000.00 ZAR 346,575.00
56 David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018)

The bedroom of Ozzie and Sarah Docrat before its destruction under the Group Areas Act, Fietas, Johannesburg. 1977

1977 ZAR 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 ZAR 175,875.00
57 David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018)

She said to him 'You be the driver and I'll be the madam,' then they picked up the fender and posed, Hillbrow, 1975

1975, printed in 2011 ZAR 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 ZAR 234,500.00
58 Ernest Cole (South Africa 1940-1990)

Revellers at a music festival

c1965, printed later ZAR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 Not Sold
59 Ernest Cole (South Africa 1940-1990)

Driving Lesson

c.1965, printed later ZAR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 ZAR 58,625.00
60 Ernest Cole (South Africa 1940-1990)

Rented cars are a status symbol at middle-class marriages. Expensive weddings can leave couples broke for a year.

c.1965, printed later ZAR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 ZAR 65,660.00
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    Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
    November 14
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: LEROUX, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera. FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD, John. A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds. L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: ORWELL, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD. A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans. L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: The Federalist. NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: SELBY. Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology. Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.
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    Eaux fortes de la Sicile et quelques vues d’Espagne
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
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    Voyage autour du monde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE
    Voyage dans les Mers de l’Inde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
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    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
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    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
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    Voyage de découverte aux terres australes
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
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    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
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    The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
    Ending 7th November, 2024
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). The Thirteen Problems, first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Dumb Witness, first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Cards on the Table, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. Drop to his Death, first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Berkeley (Anthony). Jumping Jenny, first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200.
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    The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
    Ending 7th November, 2024
    Forum, Nov. 7: Marsh (Ngaio). Overture to Death, first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". The Beast Must Die, first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Brand (Christianna). Green for Danger, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Murder is Easy, first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Sayers (Dorothy L.) Lord Peter Views the Body, first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000.
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    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
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