Lot 117 · Africa Now
'Possibilities' 255 x 16.5 x 42cm (100 3/8 x 6 1/2 x 16 9/16in).
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- Estimate
- £7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $9,438–$13,483
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now, London, New Bond Street · 21 May 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2063067
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bunmi Babatunde, 'Possibilities' 255 x 16.5 x 42cm (100 3/8 x 6 1/2 x 16 9/16in). Bonhams, 21 May 2014, lot 117. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2063067.
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Bunmi Babatunde, 'Possibilities' 255 x 16.5 x 42cm (100 3/8 x 6 1/2 x 16 9/16in). Bonhams, 21 May 2014, lot 117. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2063067.
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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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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | Ife Men Dancing | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | Africa Dances (unframed) | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | Dancer, 1958 (framed) | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | Negritude | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | Head of Osagboivo 44 x 16 x 19cm (17 5/16 x 6 5/16 x 7 1/2i | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
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