Lot 35 · Africa Now - Modern & Contemporary African Art
Head 74.5 x 26.5 x 18cm (29 5/16 x 10 7/16 x 7 1/16in).
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $6,585–$10,536
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now - Modern & Contemporary African Art, London, New Bond Street · 5 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1344968
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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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). Bonhams, 5 Oct 2017, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1344968.
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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). Bonhams, 5 Oct 2017, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1344968.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoruba drummers and dancers | Akinola Lasekan | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Portrait of Dr. James Welch | Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'Palm wine tapper' | Uzo Egonu | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Standing figure (abstract) 130 x 26 x 14.5cm (51 3/16 x 10 1/4 x 5 11… | Ben Osawe | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Zaria Dye Pits; including a preliminary red chalk sketch (2) 101 x 76… | Bruce Onobrakpeya | £6,000–£9,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erhabor Emokpae | Enugu from Milliken Hill | $7,320 | Bonhams, Mar 2019 | |
| Erhabor Emokpae | Bird 133.5 x 16.5 x 30cm (52 9/16 x 6 1/2 x 11 13/16in) excl | Bonhams, Feb 2018 | ||
| Erhabor Emokpae | Female figure 57cm high | Bonhams, May 2016 | ||
| Erhabor Emokpae | Two figures with bowl | Bonhams, Feb 2017 | ||
| Erhabor Emokpae | Womanhood, 1960 174.5 x 59.5 x 24.5cm (68 11/16 x 23 7/16 x | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| Ablade Glover | Untitled | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Erhabor Emokpae | Untitled (framed) | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | Three children | Bonhams, Mar 2019 |
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.