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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $15,464–$23,197
- Result
- upcoming — 15 October 2015
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now - Contemporary Africa, London, New Bond Street · 15 October 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1758978
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-1758978 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-1758978
Chéri Samba, Une peinture à défendre. Bonhams, 15 Oct 2015, lot 20. estimate £10,000–£15,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1758978.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
69% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 69%, 65% sold.
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Chéri Samba, Une peinture à défendre. Bonhams, 15 Oct 2015, lot 20. estimate £10,000–£15,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1758978.
From the same sale Africa Now - Contemporary Africa · Oct 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four sculptures: 1. Black Head 19892. Walking man, red shirt3. Walkin… | Phutuma Seoka | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| 'Shame in Venice I' | Michael W. Soi | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Untitled (four reclining figures) | Gonçalo Mabunda | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Untitled | Calixte Dakpogan | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'Partage du Pouvoir' | Chéri Chérin | £3,000–£5,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Monsengwo Kejwamfi "moke" | £3,000–£5,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chéri Samba | Grands sages de la peinture | $16,767 | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | |
| Chéri Samba | Adorateur | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Chéri Samba | Les cales au développement | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| Chéri Samba | l'inconscience professionnelle | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Chéri Samba | 1e VTO | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Chéri Samba | Cheri Samba | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Chéri Samba | L'Ambiance | Bonhams, May 2020 | ||
| Chéri Samba | chéri samba | village chéri samba | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 |
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.