Auction House Details

Aspire Art Auctions

Auction House Name Aspire Art Auctions
Site URL https://aspireart.net/
About Us Founded in 2016, Aspire Art Auctions is a leading South African auction house. Highly regarded for its innovative and intelligent approach, Aspire assists collectors in buying and selling the finest art produced on the African continent. It is increasingly the destination of choice for global audiences looking to engage with the most important modern and contemporary African art. A young and dynamic company, Aspire focuses on curating smaller-scale auctions: offering carefully selected lots of higher quality and pioneering market growth in new areas of collection. This thoughtful approach continues to deliver strong results, disrupting and refining the South African art auctioneering industry. Aspire specialists share their passion for Africa’s art and cultural legacies with the public through their industry-leading catalogues and curated exhibitions. Aspire’s full suite of auction, private sales and art advisory services offer clients cutting-edge art market insight and world-class specialist knowledge.
Who do I contact if I have questions? emma@aspireart.net marelize@aspireart.net
City Cape Town,
Country South Africa
Zipcode 8001
Contact Number +27 83 391 7235
Buyer's Fee 15% (VAT is charged on the commission only)
Consigner's Fee

AUCTION LIST


  • Sotheby’s
    10 September 2024
    The Shem Tov Bible
  • Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Cowper, William. Anatomia corporum humanorum ab excellentissimis… Utrecht, 1750. CHF 25,000 to 40,000
    Koller, Sep. 18: Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Pfinzing, Melchior. Die geverlicheiten und einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen…, Nürnberg, 1517. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
  • Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HAMILTON, Sir William - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: 1779. € 50,000 - 80,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KIRCHER, Athanasius - Turris Babel. Amsterdam: 1679. € 3,000 - 5,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: EDWARDS, George.London - Gleanings of Natural History. Londra: 1758-1764. € 7,000 - 10,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Cometographia. Danzica: 1668. € 20,000 - 30,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KUPKA, Frantisek - Quatre histoires de blanc et noir. Parigi: 1926. € 10,000 - 15,000