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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,787–$16,180
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern & Contemporary African Art, London, New Bond Street · 3 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-740031
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Karel Anthony Nel, Cosmos. Bonhams, 3 Oct 2019, lot 24. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-740031.
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Karel Anthony Nel, Cosmos. Bonhams, 3 Oct 2019, lot 24. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-740031.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary African Art · Oct 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of an Indian woman (excluding frame). mounted in artist's or… | Irma Stern | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| The Green Forest | Salah Elmur | £14,000–£18,000 | |
| Moses and Disciples Moses: 47 x 28.5 x 7cm (18 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 2 3/4in… | Sydney Alex Kumalo | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Village in East Africa | Frans David Oerder | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| A water carrier | Maurice Charles Louis Van Essche | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Portrait of a woman with green mangoes | Aurel De Loof | £1,500–£2,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karel Anthony Nel | Folded World | $14,008 | Bonhams, Mar 2017 | |
| Karel Anthony Nel | Circuit/Accelerator | Bonhams, Oct 2013 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | Township Scene | Strauss & Co, May 2023 | ||
| Stella Shawzin | Nude on sofa I 50 x 140 x 70cm. | Bonhams, Sep 2021 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | Street scene | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Stella Shawzin | Athlete II 158 x 200 x 80cm. | Bonhams, Sep 2021 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | Man Smoking | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | Street Conversation | Strauss & Co, Mar 2024 |
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.