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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,348–$2,022
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now - The Afren Collection, London, Knightsbridge · 28 October 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1737278
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Tola Wewe, Ore Meji. Bonhams, 28 Oct 2015, lot 21. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1737278.
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Tola Wewe, Ore Meji. Bonhams, 28 Oct 2015, lot 21. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1737278.
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From the same sale Africa Now - The Afren Collection · Oct 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onitsha trading place | Kolade Oshinowo | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Elements of beauty | Sam Ovraiti | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Elemental | Alex Nwokolo | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Beauty | Suraj Adekola | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| NIGERIAN, 20th CENTURY Ife bust 40cm (15 3/4in) high | Nigerian, 20th Century Ife Bust 40cm | — | |
| 'Orange Township' | Ablade Glover | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tola Wewe | Royal Family | $1,571 | Bonhams, May 2020 | |
| Tola Wewe | The Royal Family | Bonhams, Oct 2015 | ||
| Tola Wewe | Definitions unframed. | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Tola Wewe | We want to make the elephant as king | Bonhams, May 2016 | ||
| Tola Wewe | Arrival | Bonhams, Oct 2015 | ||
| Tola Wewe | Transcending Reality | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Eleven plastographs: | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Tola Wewe | Dual personality | Bonhams, Oct 2015 |
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.