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Stephan Welz & Co.: Premium November Auction

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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
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