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- Estimate
- £7,000–£9,000 hammer ≈ $8,569–$11,017
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary African Art, London · 21 March 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5108180
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Yinka Shonibare, Toy Painting 34. Sotheby's, 21 Mar 2023, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5108180.
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Yinka Shonibare, Toy Painting 34. Sotheby's, 21 Mar 2023, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5108180.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary African Art · Mar 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seeheim, South West Africa | Stanley F. Pinker | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Set to Flourish I | — | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Amoke | — | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Lemon-Aid III | Negyem Adonoo | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Zonk'zizwe, Green Market Square, Cape Town, Somnyama Ngonyama - Hail … | Zanele Muholi | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Blue Cup | Oluwole Omofemi | £25,000–£35,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yinka Shonibare | Untitled (two kites from Jim's Escape) | $9,375 | Wright, Sep 2014 | |
| Yinka Shonibare | Modern Magic (Pink) | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Toy Painting 5 | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Odile and Odette I | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | culture flower | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Ladies and Gentlemen | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (Africa) | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Un ballo in maschera (VII) | Sotheby's, Oct 2012 |
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.