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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $9,934–$14,902
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now - Modern Africa, London, New Bond Street · 15 February 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1570509
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bunmi Babatunde, Your Majesty. Bonhams, 15 Feb 2017, lot 43. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1570509.
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Bunmi Babatunde, Your Majesty. Bonhams, 15 Feb 2017, lot 43. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1570509.
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From the same sale Africa Now - Modern Africa · Feb 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled, 1986 136cm (53 9/16in) high. | Ben Osawe | £6,000–£9,000 | |
| Red Cockfight | Ablade Glover | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Weeping woman 148 x 18 x 21cm (58 1/4 x 7 1/16 x 8 1/4in) excluding base. | Okpu Eze | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| On Grandma's Cloth 77 x 148 x 2cm (30 5/16 x 58 1/4 x 13/16in). | El Anatsui | £60,000–£90,000 | |
| Mother and child 127 x 26 x 25cm (50 x 10 1/4 x 9 13/16in) including base. | Ben Osawe | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Tranquility (2015) | Abiodun Olaku | £7,000–£10,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunmi Babatunde | 'Acrobats' 248 x 40.5 x 4cm (97 5/8 x 15 15/16 x 1 9/16in). | $15,598 | Bonhams, May 2016 | |
| Abiodun Olaku | 'Ilu Wa' (Our Root) | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | 'Reclamation' (Power to the People) | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | Misty Morning, 1995 | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | Commercial Avenue, 2003 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Bunmi Babatunde | Bata Dancer 124 x 20.2 x 33cm (48 13/16 x 7 15/16 x 13in). | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | "Elemental Notes" | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
| Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | Dancing Girl, 1971 | Bonhams, Apr 2025 |
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.