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Stephan Welz & Co.: Premium April Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Premium April Auction | Total Sales (ZAR) | 2,921,770.46 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 20, 2026 - April 23, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 2,340,200.00 |
| Sale Number | #42026 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 3,012,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 71 | ||
| Sold Lots | 36.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 2,794,100.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 50.70% | High Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 3,658,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 35 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 79.87% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1164 | David Hockney (British 1937 -) | TYLER’S DINING ROOM, from Moving Focus |
1984 | ZAR 1,800,000.00 - 2,200,000.00 | ZAR 2,255,400.00 |
| 1161 | Damien Hirst (British 1965 -) | LARGE MICKEY |
N/A | ZAR 400,000.00 - 600,000.00 | ZAR 413,490.00 |
| 1156 | Ken Kiff (British 1935-2001) | THE TIGRESS, MASTER OF ST. GILES and WALKING PAST ROCKS AND FLOWERS, three in the lot |
N/A | ZAR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | ZAR 62,650.00 |
| 1159 | Joan Miro (Spanish 1893-1983) | L'ENFANCE D'UBU (From ENFANCE D'UBU series) |
N/A | ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | ZAR 23,807.00 |
| 1143 | Henry Moore (British 1898 - 1986) | MOTHER AND CHILD XXIX |
N/A | ZAR 18,000.00 - 24,000.00 | ZAR 21,301.00 |
| 1162 | Sunday B. Morning (After Andy Warhol) | GOLDEN MARILYN 11.43 |
N/A | ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | ZAR 20,048.00 |
| 1144 | Henry Moore (British 1898 - 1986) | MOTHER AND CHILD |
N/A | ZAR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | ZAR 18,795.00 |
| 1011 | Peter Clarke (South African 1929-2014) | TWENTY STEPS, RECTORY LANE SIMON'S TOWN |
1971 | ZAR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | ZAR 16,289.00 |
| 1001 | Walter Whall Battiss (South African 1906 - 1982) | BOY WITH BIRD |
N/A | ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 15,036.00 |
| 1019 | Oskar Kokoschka (Austrian 1886-1980) | HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT II |
N/A | ZAR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | ZAR 10,024.00 |
| 1025 | Richard Scott (South African 1968-) | ARCH; two in the lot |
2015 | ZAR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | ZAR 7,518.00 |
| 1018 | Robert Gwelo Goodman (South African 1871-1939) | CAPE DUTCH HOUSES |
N/A | ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 5,638.50 |
| 133 | AN ANGLO-BOER WAR BOARDGAME, 'BOER EN ROOINEKSPEL', |
CIRCA 1901 | ZAR 4,200.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 5,262.60 | |
| 1391 | THREE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS, 19TH CENTURY |
19TH CENTURY | ZAR 3,200.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 4,761.40 | |
| 1026 | Itzchak Tarkay (Israeli 1935-2012) | PORTRAIT |
N/A | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 4,385.50 |
| 1002 | Pieter van der Westhuizen (South African 1931 - 2008) | SE DIT MET BLOMME |
1995 | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 4,009.60 |
| 12 | Jacques Nicolas Bellin, | LE PAYS DES HOTTENTOTS, 1748 |
N/A | ZAR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 3,759.00 |
| 1003 | Pieter van der Westhuizen (South African 1931 - 2008) | MAMA NUDE |
1997 | ZAR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 3,759.00 |
| 1004 | Pieter van der Westhuizen (South African 1931 - 2008) | OP DIE STOEP |
1997 | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 2,756.60 |
| 15 | A MAP DETAILING SHIPPING CASUALTIES BETWEEN WORLD WAR I AND II, |
CIRCA 1970 | ZAR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | ZAR 2,506.00 | |
| 105 | SEVEN ALICE IN WONDERLAND HAND COLOURED MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES, PRIMUS JUNIOR LECTURE SERIES, |
1905-1908 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 2,506.00 | |
| 1006 | Willie Bester (South African 1956-) | MADONNA AND CHILD |
1998 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 2,506.00 |
| 1014 | Tinus De Jongh (South Africa 1885 - 1942) | MONT AUC SOURCES, NATAL |
N/A | ZAR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 2,380.70 |
| 1013 | Mario Pedro Soares (Mozambican 1982 -) | JOHANNESBURG IN A PERSPECTIVE |
2017 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 1,378.30 |
| 7 | After Vincent R. Balfour-Browne (English 1880 - 1963) | THE BLINK |
N/A | ZAR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 1,253.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.