The Book, Art and Collectables sale offered art books at highly competitive reserves, as well as fine art and objets d’art.
This special sale was focused on art books and books about art. With over 500 lots on offer, covering everything from rare and collectible ephemera to reference works and artist’s monographs. The book sale was remarkably successful, achieving an 86% sell through rate, well above industry averages.
Lot 54 - Jensma. Wopko. Where White Is The Colour Where Black Is The Number
Sold for R3,283
Lot 57 - Delmont, Elizabeth. Maggie Laubser - Early Works from the Silberberg Collection
Sold for R1,055
Lot 60 - Ballot, Muller (curator). Altyd Lig: Maggie Laubser 1886-1973
Sold for R352
Lot 65 - van Heerden, Elbé. Helen Martin - A Villager's Perspective
Sold for R1,055
Lot 66 - Eichel, Werner. Azaria Mbatha: In the Heart of the Tiger
Sold for R352
Lot 67 - Addleson, Jill. Azaria Mbatha: Retrospective Exhibition.
Sold for R117
Lot 72 - Miles, Elza. Nomfanekiso Who Paints at Night: The Art of Gladys Mgudlandlu
Sold for R586
Lot 74 - Crump, Alan. John Muafangejo Second Guest Artist Award 1988
Sold for R234
Lot 75 - Miles, Elza. Selby Mvusi: To Fly with the North Bird South
Sold for R1,290
Lot 76 - Miles, Elza. Current of Africa: The Art of Selby Mvusi
Sold for R352
Lot 77 - Naudé, Adèle. Hugo Naudé (South African Art Library)
Sold for R234
Lot 79 - Nel, P.G. (ed). JH Pierneef: His life and his work
Sold for R1,688
Lot 81 - Grosskopf, J. F. W. Hendrik Pierneef: The Man and his Work
Sold for R1,055
Lot 83 - Hefers, Alrika (ed). J. H Pierneef: The Station Panels
Sold for R1,524
Lot 84 - Marais, J. F. The Right Hon. Mr. Justice. J. H Pierneef
Sold for R352
Lot 85 - Berman, Esmé. Alexis Preller: Africa, the Sun and Shadows, Collected Images Boxset
Sold for R5,862
Lot 86 - Berman, Esmé. Alexis Preller: Africa, the Sun and Shadows
Sold for R1,055
Lot 91 - Werth, Albert. Cecily Sash Retrospective 1954-1974
Sold for R1,407
Lot 92 - Lindop, Barbara. Song for Sekoto: Gerard Sekoto 1913-2013
Sold for R938
Lot 96 - Manganyi, N. Chabani. Gerard Sekoto: 'I am an African'
Sold for R469
Lot 97 - Sihlali, Durant. Durant Sihlali: Discovering my True Identity
Sold for R586
Lot 98 - Siebrits, Warren. Durant Sihlali: the pioneering years 1952-1979
Sold for R469
Lot 99 - Skotnes, Cecil and Gray Stephen. The Assassination of Shaka
Sold for R1,290