Thu
15
Feb
Thu
29
Feb
Description
Welcome to our 2024 kick-off auction.
WE WILL OPEN OUR DOORS AND WELCOME YOU FOR VIEWING AT OUR PREMISES FROM THURSDAY 22 FEBRUARY, UNTIL THEN, WE CONTINUE CATALOGUING AND ADDING TO THIS SALE. VIEWING AND PRE-BIDDING ON OUR WEBSITE & APP WILL COMMENCE DURING THE COURSE OF FRIDAY 16 FEBRUARY, ALL LOTS WILL BE SOLD VIRTUALLY ONLINE ON 28 & 29 FEBRUARY, HAPPY BIDDING!!
This sale will take place VIRTUALLY ONLINE over TWO DAYS.
Pre-bidding and viewing begins on Friday 16th, we go Virtual on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY 28 & 29 February at 8am (GMT +2) daily.
If you intend on purchasing goods, please arrange for your goods to be collected within 3 business days of the auction, we do not have storage facilities. A fee will be charged to a purchaser for goods that remain on our premises 3 business days after the sale.
Categories and Lots for this sale include: Important Silver, Fine Art, Jewellery, Books, Stamps, Millitaria, Collectables, Antique & Modern Furniture, Carpets, Clocks, Mirrors, African Art & Artefacts, etc.
As a registered online bidder, it has been recorded that you have agreed to our Terms and Conditions. Cannon's has made the best effort to correctly describe and inspect each item/ lot on this sale. Our descriptions are purely guidelines, and it is up to each prospective buyer to view, inspect and enquire about each item/ lot which they intend on purchasing, as each item is sold VOETSTOOTS.
Bidding Notes:
The highest bidder shall be the successful purchaser.
Should your live bid match that of an absentee bid, the current bid will show the amount which you have just bid, however "Outbid" will read next to your amount, and the bid will automatically be awarded to the absentee bidder being on a first come first served basis. You will be prompted by the system to make a counter bid.
Buyer's premium is set at 15% including VAT.
The purchased lot shall be at the buyers risk, from the time the lot is sold to the time of collection, and neither Cannon's nor its employees shall thereafter be liable for any loss or damage of any kind.
Courier & Packing: At the expense and risk of the purchaser, courier and packing may be arranged. Please enquire at counter@cannons.co.za.
Our preferred couriers are as follows:
Smalls & Collectables: The Courier Guy.
Furniture & Carpets: Atlas Removals and Star Express.
Transport of goods around KZN, for both purchasers and sellers, can be arranged with:
Daya Naicker: 083 256 5572 or
Mike Angelo: 072 158 7895
WE WILL OPEN OUR DOORS AND WELCOME YOU FOR VIEWING AT OUR PREMISES FROM THURSDAY 22 FEBRUARY, UNTIL THEN, WE CONTINUE CATALOGUING AND ADDING TO THIS SALE. VIEWING AND PRE-BIDDING ON OUR WEBSITE & APP WILL COMMENCE DURING THE COURSE OF FRIDAY 16 FEBRUARY, ALL LOTS WILL BE SOLD VIRTUALLY ONLINE ON 28 & 29 FEBRUARY, HAPPY BIDDING!!
This sale will take place VIRTUALLY ONLINE over TWO DAYS.
Pre-bidding and viewing begins on Friday 16th, we go Virtual on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY 28 & 29 February at 8am (GMT +2) daily.
If you intend on purchasing goods, please arrange for your goods to be collected within 3 business days of the auction, we do not have storage facilities. A fee will be charged to a purchaser for goods that remain on our premises 3 business days after the sale.
Categories and Lots for this sale include: Important Silver, Fine Art, Jewellery, Books, Stamps, Millitaria, Collectables, Antique & Modern Furniture, Carpets, Clocks, Mirrors, African Art & Artefacts, etc.
As a registered online bidder, it has been recorded that you have agreed to our Terms and Conditions. Cannon's has made the best effort to correctly describe and inspect each item/ lot on this sale. Our descriptions are purely guidelines, and it is up to each prospective buyer to view, inspect and enquire about each item/ lot which they intend on purchasing, as each item is sold VOETSTOOTS.
Bidding Notes:
The highest bidder shall be the successful purchaser.
Should your live bid match that of an absentee bid, the current bid will show the amount which you have just bid, however "Outbid" will read next to your amount, and the bid will automatically be awarded to the absentee bidder being on a first come first served basis. You will be prompted by the system to make a counter bid.
Buyer's premium is set at 15% including VAT.
The purchased lot shall be at the buyers risk, from the time the lot is sold to the time of collection, and neither Cannon's nor its employees shall thereafter be liable for any loss or damage of any kind.
Courier & Packing: At the expense and risk of the purchaser, courier and packing may be arranged. Please enquire at counter@cannons.co.za.
Our preferred couriers are as follows:
Smalls & Collectables: The Courier Guy.
Furniture & Carpets: Atlas Removals and Star Express.
Transport of goods around KZN, for both purchasers and sellers, can be arranged with:
Daya Naicker: 083 256 5572 or
Mike Angelo: 072 158 7895
Viewing
22 February to 27 February
755 lots
A BOOK, "Gunners of the Cape" by Neil Orpen, limited edition 588/1000
Lot 1
A BOOK, "Gunners of the Cape" by Neil Orpen, limited edition 588/1000
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R300
- R600
Sold
R450
Two BOOKS, "The Atlas of Southern African Birds, Volume One & Two" (2)
Lot 2
Two BOOKS, "The Atlas of Southern African Birds, Volume One & Two" (2)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R300
- R600
Sold
R450
Three BOOKS, "The Zulu War of 1879" compiled by S. Bourquin & Tania M. Johnston, "Myth of Iron, Shaka in History" by Dan Wylie etc (3)
Lot 3
Three BOOKS, "The Zulu War of 1879" compiled by S. Bourquin & Tania M. Johnston, "Myth of Iron, Shaka in History" by Dan Wylie etc (3)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R500
- R1,000
Sold
R500
Two BOOKS, "The South African Drawings of William J. Burchell", Vol. Two, edited by Helen McKay and "An African Journal" by Horst Klemm (2)
Lot 4
Two BOOKS, "The South African Drawings of William J. Burchell", Vol. Two, edited by Helen McKay and "An African Journal" by Horst Klemm (2)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R300
- R500
Sold
R1,250
Two VOLUMES, "The Speeches of Adolf Hitler April 1922 - August 1939" (2)
Lot 5
Two VOLUMES, "The Speeches of Adolf Hitler April 1922 - August 1939" (2)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R1,000
- R2,000
Sold
R1,950
Three BOOKS, "Claim to the Country", the Archive of Wilhelm Bleek and Lucy Lloyd, by Pippa Skotnes, including a DVD; "The Wildlife Game" by Ron Thomson, etc. (3)
Lot 6
Three BOOKS, "Claim to the Country", the Archive of Wilhelm Bleek and Lucy Lloyd, by Pippa Skotnes, including a DVD; "The Wildlife Game" by Ron Thomson, etc. (3)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R500
- R1,000
Sold
R750
Two VOLUMES, "Trees of the Kruger National Park", by P Van Wyk (2)
Lot 7
Two VOLUMES, "Trees of the Kruger National Park", by P Van Wyk (2)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R400
- R800
Sold
R250
Seven BOOKS, "The Flowering Plants of the Tsitsikama Forest and Coastal National Park, by M. Courtenay-Latimer, G.G. Smith, etc. (7)
Lot 8
Seven BOOKS, "The Flowering Plants of the Tsitsikama Forest and Coastal National Park, by M. Courtenay-Latimer, G.G. Smith, etc. (7)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R800
- R1,200
Sold
R550
Three BOOKS by Gillian Rattray, 2 x "The Springing of the Year" & "To Everything it's Season" (3)
Lot 9
Three BOOKS by Gillian Rattray, 2 x "The Springing of the Year" & "To Everything it's Season" (3)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R400
- R800
Sold
R250
Eight BOOKS, "Wild Flowers of the Cape of Good Hope" by Elsie Garrett Rice & Robert Harold Compton, etc. (8)
Lot 10
Eight BOOKS, "Wild Flowers of the Cape of Good Hope" by Elsie Garrett Rice & Robert Harold Compton, etc. (8)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R800
- R1,200
Sold
R850
Three children's BOOKS, "The Merry Wives of Windsor" by William Shakespeare with illustrations by Hugh Thomson, etc (3)
Lot 11
Three children's BOOKS, "The Merry Wives of Windsor" by William Shakespeare with illustrations by Hugh Thomson, etc (3)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R300
- R600
Sold
R1,500
Eleven children's BOOKS, 3 by Paul Gallico: "Snowflake", "The Snow Goose", "The Small Miracle", etc. (11)
Lot 12
Eleven children's BOOKS, 3 by Paul Gallico: "Snowflake", "The Snow Goose", "The Small Miracle", etc. (11)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R500
- R1,000
Sold
R800
Nine children's BOOKS, "The Baby's Opera" by Walter Crane, "In Mid-Victorian Cape Town" edited by Joyce Murray, etc. (9)
Lot 13
Nine children's BOOKS, "The Baby's Opera" by Walter Crane, "In Mid-Victorian Cape Town" edited by Joyce Murray, etc. (9)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R500
- R1,000
Sold
R800
A BOOK, "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela, published by Macdonald Purnell 1994
Lot 14
A BOOK, "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela, published by Macdonald Purnell 1994
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R400
- R800
Passed
Six BOOKS, "With Kitchener to Khartum" by G W Steevens, "The Clans Septs an Regiments of the Scottish Highlands" by Frank Adams, etc. (6)
Lot 15
Six BOOKS, "With Kitchener to Khartum" by G W Steevens, "The Clans Septs an Regiments of the Scottish Highlands" by Frank Adams, etc. (6)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R500
- R1,000
Sold
R1,100
Two BOOKS, "The Buildings of Pietermaritzburg" and "Pietermaritzburg A New Portrait of an African City 1838 - 1988" (2)
Lot 16
Two BOOKS, "The Buildings of Pietermaritzburg" and "Pietermaritzburg A New Portrait of an African City 1838 - 1988" (2)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R300
- R600
Sold
R550
Eight BOOKS, "Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa" by Ian Sinclair, "Discovering Birds" by Aldo Berruti, etc. (8)
Lot 17
Eight BOOKS, "Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa" by Ian Sinclair, "Discovering Birds" by Aldo Berruti, etc. (8)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R800
- R1,200
Sold
R400
Twenty Two VOLUMES "The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray", published by Smith Elder & Co, 1969 (22)
Lot 18
Twenty Two VOLUMES "The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray", published by Smith Elder & Co, 1969 (22)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R800
- R1,200
Sold
R2,250
Fourteen VOLUMES by Charles Dickens: "Pickwick Papers"; "Oliver Twist & Barnaby Rudge"; "Nicholas Nickelby"; etc. (14)
Lot 19
Fourteen VOLUMES by Charles Dickens: "Pickwick Papers"; "Oliver Twist & Barnaby Rudge"; "Nicholas Nickelby"; etc. (14)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R500
- R1,000
Sold
R2,500
Thirteen VOLUMES by Sir Walter Scott: "The Abbot & Kenilworth"; "Anne of Geierstein & Count Robert of Paris"; etc. (13)
Lot 20
Thirteen VOLUMES by Sir Walter Scott: "The Abbot & Kenilworth"; "Anne of Geierstein & Count Robert of Paris"; etc. (13)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R500
- R1,000
Sold
R1,500
A BOOK, "Roberts Birds of Southern Africa", VIIth Edition, by P.A.R. Hockey (1)
Lot 21
A BOOK, "Roberts Birds of Southern Africa", VIIth Edition, by P.A.R. Hockey (1)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R800
- R1,200
Sold
R600
Nine BOOKS, "Veld & Flora" Part 1 & 2, "The Flowering Plants of the Tsitsikama Forest" condition. (9)
Lot 22
Nine BOOKS, "Veld & Flora" Part 1 & 2, "The Flowering Plants of the Tsitsikama Forest" condition. (9)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R1,000
- R2,000
Sold
R350
Eight BOOKS, "Our Green Heritage - The South African Book of Trees", edited by W.F.E. Immelman, etc. (8)
Lot 23
Eight BOOKS, "Our Green Heritage - The South African Book of Trees", edited by W.F.E. Immelman, etc. (8)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R500
- R1,000
Sold
R350
A set of three VOLUMES, "Trees of Southern Africa" by Eve Palmer and Norah Pitman (3)
Lot 24
A set of three VOLUMES, "Trees of Southern Africa" by Eve Palmer and Norah Pitman (3)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R600
- R1,200
Sold
R800
A BOOK, "Trees of South Africa" by Eve Palmer and Norah Pitman, First Edition, 1961 (1)
Lot 25
A BOOK, "Trees of South Africa" by Eve Palmer and Norah Pitman, First Edition, 1961 (1)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R300
- R600
Sold
R550
A BOOK, "Historical Monuments and Battlefields in Natal and Zululand" by "J.L. Smail" (1)
Lot 26
A BOOK, "Historical Monuments and Battlefields in Natal and Zululand" by "J.L. Smail" (1)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R300
- R600
Sold
R300
Two BOOKS, "The Mammals of the Southern African Subregion" by R.H.N. Smithers, "Drawn from Life", by Zakkie Eloff (2)
Lot 27
Two BOOKS, "The Mammals of the Southern African Subregion" by R.H.N. Smithers, "Drawn from Life", by Zakkie Eloff (2)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R500
- R1,000
Sold
R350
Three BOOKS, two are "Barrier of Spears", by R.O. Pearse, "The Drakensberg of Natal" by Doyle P. Liebenberg (3)
Lot 28
Three BOOKS, two are "Barrier of Spears", by R.O. Pearse, "The Drakensberg of Natal" by Doyle P. Liebenberg (3)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R500
- R1,000
Sold
R450
Three Coffee Table BOOKS, "Flower Paintings of Katharine Saunders"; "Flowers of Southern Africa"; "Transvaal Wild Flowers" (3)
Lot 29
Three Coffee Table BOOKS, "Flower Paintings of Katharine Saunders"; "Flowers of Southern Africa"; "Transvaal Wild Flowers" (3)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R800
- R1,200
Sold
R700
21 old time BOOKS, "Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám"; "The Works of Sir Walter Scott", etc. (21)
Lot 30
21 old time BOOKS, "Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám"; "The Works of Sir Walter Scott", etc. (21)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R500
- R1,000
Sold
R100
A rare collection of 26 BOOKS by Thomas Hardy, 16 "The Wessex Novels", 3 Map of Wessex, 7 1924 - 1928, "The Dynasts An Epic Drama" (26)
Lot 31
A rare collection of 26 BOOKS by Thomas Hardy, 16 "The Wessex Novels", 3 Map of Wessex, 7 1924 - 1928, "The Dynasts An Epic Drama" (26)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R1,500
- R2,500
Sold
R2,750
Five old time BOOKS, "The Poetical Works of Robert Burns"by W.M. Rossetti; "Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson" (5)
Lot 32
Five old time BOOKS, "The Poetical Works of Robert Burns"by W.M. Rossetti; "Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson" (5)
Starting Bid: R100
Est.
R400
- R800
Sold
R950
Thirteen BOOKS on the Art Deco period, "Oggetti Deco/Art Deco Objects of Virtu" by Mario Poiani, "Art Deco" by Derek Avery,etc. (13)
Lot 33
Thirteen BOOKS on the Art Deco period, "Oggetti Deco/Art Deco Objects of Virtu" by Mario Poiani, "Art Deco" by Derek Avery,etc. (13)
Starting Bid: R400
Est.
R400
- R800
Sold
R1,000
Two art BOOKS, "150 South African Paintings Past and Present" by Lucy Alexander & Evelyn Cohen etc. (2)
Lot 34
Two art BOOKS, "150 South African Paintings Past and Present" by Lucy Alexander & Evelyn Cohen etc. (2)
Starting Bid: R300
Est.
R300
- R600
Sold
R550
Thirteen BOOKS, "Style - The Golden Rules of Design" by Kelly Hoppen, "Starck", published by Benedikt Taschen verlag GmbH, 1996, etc. (13)
Lot 35
Thirteen BOOKS, "Style - The Golden Rules of Design" by Kelly Hoppen, "Starck", published by Benedikt Taschen verlag GmbH, 1996, etc. (13)
Starting Bid: R500
Est.
R500
- R1,000
Sold
R600
Seven Africana BOOKS, "Zulu Royal Feather" by O. Walker, "Roaming Zululand with a Native Commissioner" by H.P. Braatvedt, etc. (7)
Lot 36
Seven Africana BOOKS, "Zulu Royal Feather" by O. Walker, "Roaming Zululand with a Native Commissioner" by H.P. Braatvedt, etc. (7)
Starting Bid: R500
Est.
R500
- R1,000
Sold
R750
