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- Estimate
- £6,000–£9,000 hammer ≈ $8,289–$12,433
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now, London, New Bond Street · 28 February 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1227058
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-1227058 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-1227058
Abiodun Olaku, 'Ilu Oke, Lagos'. Bonhams, 28 Feb 2018, lot 60. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1227058.
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Abiodun Olaku, 'Ilu Oke, Lagos'. Bonhams, 28 Feb 2018, lot 60. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1227058.
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From the same sale Africa Now · Feb 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Forest | Prof. Uche Okeke | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Mask | Ben Osawe | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Jewel I | Bruce Onobrakpeya | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'Gunda Gundie' | Wosene Worke Kosrof | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| 'Just do it, Just did it' 213 (l) x 64 (w) x 105cm (h) (84 x 25 3/16 … | Joseph "paa Joe" Tetteh Ashong | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'Talakawa' 120 x 50 x 40cm (47 1/4 x 19 11/16 x 15 3/4in). | El Anatsui | £30,000–£40,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abiodun Olaku | Misty Morning, 1995 | $10,736 | Bonhams, May 2022 | |
| Abiodun Olaku | Makoko Retreat | Bonhams, Mar 2020 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | 'Reclamation' (Power to the People) | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | Dynamism | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | 'Ilu Wa' (Our Root) | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | Provocation | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | Commercial Avenue, 2003 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | 'Roots' (Oko Baba Series) | Bonhams, May 2014 |
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.