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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,045–$6,742
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now - The Afren Collection, London, Knightsbridge · 28 October 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1737307
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sam Ovraiti, Elements of beauty. Bonhams, 28 Oct 2015, lot 50. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1737307.
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Sam Ovraiti, Elements of beauty. Bonhams, 28 Oct 2015, lot 50. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1737307.
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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 | |
| Ore Meji | Tola Wewe | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abiodun Olaku | Congestion | $5,141 | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | |
| Sam Ovraiti | The musicians | Bonhams, Oct 2015 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Four Bird Mask II | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Ekpaen Mueli Rame (framed) | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| Sam Ovraiti | 'The Eve' | Bonhams, May 2014 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Esirigbo | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Sam Ovraiti | Lagos weekend I & II (pair) each 56 x 74cm (22 1/16 x 29 1/8 | Bonhams, Oct 2015 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Egrighri II & Odjevwe Ogba Erhue | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 |
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.