Aspire Art Auctions: Traces of Time: Artworks, Photographs, Artefacts and Memorabilia from the De Beers Collection, 102125, Illovo

Auction Details

Auction Date: October 21, 2025 - October 21, 2025

Page Size: 52 items in 3 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
3	Tony Nkotsi (South Africa 1955-) Untitled - Abstract I	Untitled - Abstract I		ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
5	Unknown Artist (South Africa 20th Century) Abstract garden scene	Abstract garden scene		ZAR 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
6	Stephen Bartlett (Britain 1942-) CCA Galleries poster	CCA Galleries poster		ZAR 600.00 - 800.00	Not Sold
7	Stephen Bartlett (Britain 1942-) Recent Paintings poster	Recent Paintings poster		ZAR 700.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
11	Judas Mahlangu (South Africa 1951-) Xhosa Woman	Xhosa Woman	1999	ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
26	Norman Catherine (South Africa 1949-) Self Portrait	Self Portrait	1975	ZAR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	Not Sold
27	Norman Catherine (South Africa 1949-) Consultation	Consultation	1992	ZAR 12,000.00 - 16,000.00	ZAR 11,725.00
28	Colbert Mashile (South Africa 1972-) Mafalalela	Mafalalela	2003	ZAR 18,000.00 - 24,000.00	Not Sold
29	Norman Catherine (South Africa 1949-) Roadshow	Roadshow	1999	ZAR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	ZAR 14,070.00
30	Deborah Bell (South Africa 1957-) Ulysses I	Ulysses I		ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	ZAR 9,380.00
31	Deborah Bell (South Africa 1957-) Ulysses II	Ulysses II		ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	ZAR 9,380.00
32	Deborah Bell (South Africa 1957-) Ulysses III	Ulysses III		ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	ZAR 9,966.00
33	Deborah Bell (South Africa 1957-) Ulysses IV	Ulysses IV		ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	ZAR 9,380.00
35	Paul Blomkamp (South Africa 1949-) Abstract 2	Abstract 2		ZAR 3,000.00 - 6,000.00	ZAR 1,563.00
36	Paul Blomkamp (South Africa 1949-) Abstracts 1	Abstracts 1		ZAR 3,000.00 - 6,000.00	ZAR 1,563.00
37	Paul Blomkamp (South Africa 1949-) Abstract 3	Abstract 3		ZAR 3,000.00 - 6,000.00	ZAR 1,563.00
38	Unknown Artist Blue Seascape	Blue Seascape		ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
45	Unknown Artist Fishermen on the Port	Fishermen on the Port	1853	ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	ZAR 821.00
46	Terry Figueira Arial View (sic)	Arial View (sic)		ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	ZAR 352.00
47	Denis Murphy (South Africa 1935-2012) Boat on a Dock	Boat on a Dock	1977	ZAR 200.00 - 300.00	ZAR 293.00
48	Unknown Artist World Map	World Map		ZAR 400.00 - 500.00	ZAR 352.00
49	Unknown Artist The narrow gauge locomotive engine, with sealed deposit cars leaving the Washing Plant for the Pulsator	The narrow gauge locomotive engine, with sealed deposit cars leaving the Washing Plant for the Pulsator	1997	ZAR 500.00 - 800.00	Not Sold
50	Unknown Artist Goldfields First Office in St Augustine Street' Central Company, two	Goldfields First Office in St Augustine Street' Central Company, two	1886	ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00	ZAR 821.00
51	L Gelderblom (South Africa 20th Century) Dunluce, the home of the Orr family from 1902 - 1975; Barney Barnato's Boxing Academy, now part of the Music Museum, two	Dunluce, the home of the Orr family from 1902 - 1975; Barney Barnato's Boxing Academy, now part of the Music Museum, two	1989; 1994	ZAR 600.00 - 800.00	Not Sold
58	Ulrich Schwanecke (Germany 1932-2006) Blue Mountainside	Blue Mountainside	1981	ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00	ZAR 704.00

Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.