Lot 25 · Africa Now
Bird 133.5 x 16.5 x 30cm (52 9/16 x 6 1/2 x 11 13/16in) excluding base.
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,526–$8,289
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now, London, New Bond Street · 28 February 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1227024
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Erhabor Emokpae, Bird 133.5 x 16.5 x 30cm (52 9/16 x 6 1/2 x 11 13/16in) excluding base. Bonhams, 28 Feb 2018, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1227024.
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Erhabor Emokpae, Bird 133.5 x 16.5 x 30cm (52 9/16 x 6 1/2 x 11 13/16in) excluding base. Bonhams, 28 Feb 2018, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1227024.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Forest | Prof. Uche Okeke | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Mask | Ben Osawe | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Jewel I | Bruce Onobrakpeya | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'Gunda Gundie' | Wosene Worke Kosrof | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| 'Just do it, Just did it' 213 (l) x 64 (w) x 105cm (h) (84 x 25 3/16 … | Joseph "paa Joe" Tetteh Ashong | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'Talakawa' 120 x 50 x 40cm (47 1/4 x 19 11/16 x 15 3/4in). | El Anatsui | £30,000–£40,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erhabor Emokpae | Head 74.5 x 26.5 x 18cm (29 5/16 x 10 7/16 x 7 1/16in). | $6,915 | Bonhams, Oct 2017 | |
| Erhabor Emokpae | War baby 59 x 19 x 27cm (23 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 10 5/8in). | Bonhams, May 2015 | ||
| Erhabor Emokpae | Two figures with bowl | Bonhams, Feb 2017 | ||
| Ablade Glover | Untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Erhabor Emokpae | Female figure 57cm high | Bonhams, May 2016 | ||
| Ablade Glover | Waterfall (1974) | Bonhams, Oct 2019 | ||
| Erhabor Emokpae | Untitled (framed) | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | Shadows of the Night | Bonhams, Jul 2025 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.