Lot 47 · Africa Now - Contemporary Africa
Untitled (four reclining figures) 73 x 43 x 68cm (28 3/4 x 16 15/16 x 26 3/4in); 42 x 61 x 110cm (16 9/16 x 24 x 43 5/16in); 23 x 44 x 133cm (9 1/16 x 17 5/16 x 52 3/8in); 64 x 28 x 130cm (25 3/16 x 11 x 51 3/16in)
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,799–$6,332
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now - Contemporary Africa, London, New Bond Street · 6 October 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1720331
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Gonçalo Mabunda, Untitled (four reclining figures) 73 x 43 x 68cm (28 3/4 x 16 15/16 x 26 3/4in); 42 x 61 x 110cm (16 9/16 x 24 x 43 5/16in); 23 x 44 x 133cm (9 1/16 x 17 5/16 x 52 3/8in); 64 x 28 x 130cm (25 3/16 x 11 x 51 3/16in). Bonhams, 6 Oct 2016, lot 47. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1720331.
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Gonçalo Mabunda, Untitled (four reclining figures) 73 x 43 x 68cm (28 3/4 x 16 15/16 x 26 3/4in); 42 x 61 x 110cm (16 9/16 x 24 x 43 5/16in); 23 x 44 x 133cm (9 1/16 x 17 5/16 x 52 3/8in); 64 x 28 x 130cm (25 3/16 x 11 x 51 3/16in). Bonhams, 6 Oct 2016, lot 47. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1720331.
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From the same sale Africa Now - Contemporary Africa · Oct 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'L'Art Traditionnel Africa' | Frédéric Bruly Bouabré | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Horses | Hassan El Glaoui | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Moroccan riders | Hassan El Glaoui | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Relief Construction 10 & 11 (a pair) | Kenneth Bakker | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| 'Just the two of them' (1973) | Gebre Kristos Desta | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Beastly figures | Malangatana Valente Ngwenya | £4,000–£6,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Gonçalo Mabunda | The Throne of the Negotiator | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Gonçalo Mabunda | Five figures 1 - 156h x 35w x 36d cm. 2 - 143h x 41w x 19d c | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Gonçalo Mabunda | Untitled | Lempertz, Jun 2020 | ||
| Gonçalo Mabunda | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2020 | ||
| Gonçalo Mabunda | Throne 75(h) x 91(w) x 80(d) cm. (29 1/2 x 35 13/16 x 31 1/ | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
| Gonçalo Mabunda | 'Soldier Back Home' ; 'Make No Mistake' (a pair) 53 x 25 x 2 | Bonhams, May 2014 | ||
| Gonçalo Mabunda | Mask II 65 x 50 x 12cm (25 9/16 x 19 11/16 x 4 3/4in). | Bonhams, Apr 2021 |
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.