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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,379–$5,069
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now, London, New Bond Street · 21 May 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2063001
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Mudariki, 'Big fish eats small fish'. Bonhams, 21 May 2014, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2063001.
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Richard Mudariki, 'Big fish eats small fish'. Bonhams, 21 May 2014, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2063001.
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From the same sale Africa Now · May 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve drawings 15 x 10.5cm (5 7/8 x 4 1/8in) each (12) unframed | Frédéric Bruly Bouabré | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Eight drawings 15 x 10.5cm (5 7/8 x 4 1/8in) each (8) unframed | Frédéric Bruly Bouabré | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 89 x 87.5cm (35 1/16 x 35 7/16in), (image size); 35.5 x 35.5 cm (14 x… | Malick Sidibé | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'Ibadan' | Abiodun Olaku | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Labourers by the waterside unframed | Ufuoma Onobrakpeya | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'Conjoined twins' 46 x 21 x 18cm (18 1/8 x 8 1/4 x 7 1/16in). | Reinata Sadimba Passema | £3,000–£5,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Mudariki | Puppet on a Throne | $3,899 | Strauss & Co, Nov 2024 | |
| Richard Mudariki | From Parow to Cape Town | Strauss & Co, Feb 2019 | ||
| Richard Mudariki | Laundry Day | Strauss & Co, Sep 2025 | ||
| Richard Mudariki | View from the artist's studio (unstretched and unframed) | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Richard Mudariki | Portrait in Green | Strauss & Co, Apr 2022 | ||
| Richard Mudariki | The Battle of Cape Town (framed) | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| William Kentridge | Nose 3 | Strauss & Co, Nov 2021 | ||
| David Goldblatt | "Abraham Thipe with one of his arrangements and his deckchai | Bonhams, Oct 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.