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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $13,171–$19,756
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now - Modern & Contemporary African Art, London, New Bond Street · 5 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1344956
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bruce Onobrakpeya, Jewel I. Bonhams, 5 Oct 2017, lot 23. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1344956.
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Bruce Onobrakpeya, Jewel I. Bonhams, 5 Oct 2017, lot 23. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1344956.
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From the same sale Africa Now - Modern & Contemporary African Art · Oct 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoruba drummers and dancers | Akinola Lasekan | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Portrait of Dr. James Welch | Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'Palm wine tapper' | Uzo Egonu | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Standing figure (abstract) 130 x 26 x 14.5cm (51 3/16 x 10 1/4 x 5 11… | Ben Osawe | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Zaria Dye Pits; including a preliminary red chalk sketch (2) 101 x 76… | Bruce Onobrakpeya | £6,000–£9,000 | |
| Orange woman in profile | Ablade Glover | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | The Last Days of Christ | $16,056 | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | |
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Panel of Three Images | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Ekpevwe (Thanksgiving Dance) | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Ibiebe Alphabet | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | bruce onobrakpeya | the builders | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | the life of christ | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | ||
| Chéri Samba | The Water Problem | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Return to Farming | Bonhams, May 2020 |
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.