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Auction Name X PLP African Photography Total Sales (ZAR) 661,050.00
Auction Date July 27, 2021 - July 27, 2021 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) 479,000.00
Sale Number #72721 High Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) 662,000.00
Total Lots 127
Sold Lots 44 Low Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) 2,564,500.00
% of Lots Sold 34.65% High Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) 3,484,000.00
Unsold Lots 83 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 18.97%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
25 Kongo Astronauts

Kongo Astronauts (Democratic Republic of the Congo 1984—; France 1966 —), Untitled [Facing the Past] (from the After Schengen series)

 2019 ZAR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 ZAR 70,200.00
112 Alf Kumalo

Alf Kumalo (South Africa 1930-2012), Dancing Ladies – Dance is music in motion (phata-phata!)

 1960 ZAR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 ZAR 53,820.00
62 Tamary Kudita

Tamary Kudita (Zimbabwe 1994-), African Victorian VII

 2019 ZAR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 ZAR 49,140.00
113 Alf Kumalo

Alf Kumalo (South Africa 1930-2012), Miriam Makeba Performing in Lesotho

 1981 ZAR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 ZAR 46,800.00
63 Tamary Kudita

Tamary Kudita (Zimbabwe 1994-), African Victorian II

 2019 ZAR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 ZAR 35,100.00
64 Tamary Kudita

Tamary Kudita (Zimbabwe 1994-), Gladys

 2021 ZAR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 ZAR 35,100.00
59 Lee-Ann Olwage

Lee-Ann Olwage (South Africa 1986-), Belinda (from the #BlackDragMagic series)

 2019 ZAR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 ZAR 25,740.00
61 Lee-Ann Olwage

Lee-Ann Olwage (South Africa 1986-), Thuli (from the #BlackDragMagic series)

 2019 ZAR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 ZAR 25,740.00
81

Unknown Photographer © BAHA, Ballet Dance

 1960s ZAR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 ZAR 25,740.00
2 Etinosa Yvonne

Etinosa Yvonne (Nigeria 1989-), Like We Own It (from the Colours of the North series)

 2019 ZAR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 ZAR 21,060.00
123 Jesse Navarre Vos

Jesse Navarre Vos (South Africa), Oath on Love

 2020 ZAR 18,000.00 - 24,000.00 ZAR 21,060.00
98 Paul-Marie M'Bo

Paul-Marie M'Bo (Cote d’Ivoire 1993-), Philautia 1

 2019 ZAR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 ZAR 18,720.00
111 Ralph Ndawo

Ralph Ndawo (South African 1932-1980), Steve Biko funeral, King William’s Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa, 1977.

 1977 ZAR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 ZAR 18,720.00
60 Lee-Ann Olwage

Lee-Ann Olwage (South Africa 1986-), Liyana (from the #BlackDragMagic series)

 2019 ZAR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 ZAR 17,550.00
97 Margaret Ngigi

Margaret Ngigi (Kenya 1996-), Untitled (from the Bride Avenue series)

 2020 ZAR 15,000.00 - 18,000.00 ZAR 17,550.00
102 Stephanie Blomkamp

Stephanie Blomkamp (South Africa 1987-), Unseen

 2019 ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 ZAR 15,210.00
1 Etinosa Yvonne

Etinosa Yvonne (Nigeria 1989-), This Bond Between Us (from the Colours of the North series)

 2019 ZAR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 ZAR 14,040.00
33 Ronald Ngilima

Ronald Ngilima (South Africa 1914-1960), Portrait of a woman in front of her home, Wattville.

 1950s ZAR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 ZAR 14,040.00
53 Graeme Williams

Graeme Williams (South Africa 1961-), Thabong township, Welkom, 2005 (from The Edge of Town series)

 2005 ZAR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 ZAR 14,040.00
4 Raïssa Karama Rwizibuka

Raïssa Karama Rwizibuka (Democratic Republic of the Congo 1997-), From the series Our Hair is Beautiful (2)

 2020 ZAR 9,000.00 - 10,000.00 ZAR 9,945.00
82

Unknown Photographer © BAHA, Let The People Drink

 1950s ZAR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 ZAR 9,945.00
101 Pippa Hetherington

Pippa Hetherington (South Africa 1971-), Nomonde Mthandande (from the Cuttings 1820-2020 series)

 2019 ZAR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 ZAR 9,360.00
103 Jesse Navarre Vos

Jesse Navarre Vos (South Africa 1991-), Untitled II

 2020 ZAR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 ZAR 9,360.00
104 Jesse Navarre Vos

Jesse Navarre Vos (South Africa 1991-), Untitled I

 2020 ZAR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 ZAR 9,360.00
115 Gordwin Odhiambo

Gordwin Odhiambo (Kenya 1993-), Ballet in Kibera (from the Kibera - A Changing Community series)

 2020 ZAR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 ZAR 7,020.00
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    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
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