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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,404–$7,340
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now - Modern Africa, London, New Bond Street · 25 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1744107
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Tola Wewe, We want to make the elephant as king. Bonhams, 25 May 2016, lot 94. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1744107.
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Tola Wewe, We want to make the elephant as king. Bonhams, 25 May 2016, lot 94. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1744107.
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From the same sale Africa Now - Modern Africa · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birds Conference | Berry Bickle | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Osogbo deities one 23cm (9 1/16cm) high; the other 21cm (8 11/16in) h… | Buraimoh Gbadamosi | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Two watercolours and a pastel: 55 x 38cm (21 5/8 x 14 15/16in); 51.5 … | Kofi Antubam | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'Foresty Blues' | Ablade Glover | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| 'La course mondiale pour la civilisation': 15 x 11.2cm (5 7/8 x 4 7/1… | Frédéric Bruly Bouabré | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Marks left behind I, II & III 23 x 21cm (9 1/16 x 8 1/4in); 26 x 21cm… | El Anatsui | £100,000–£150,000 |
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 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Two plastographs: | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Atete Gwre Ighoro-o (Village Gate) (framed) | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | ||
| Tola Wewe | Arrival | Bonhams, Oct 2015 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Eleven plastographs: | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Ibiebe (Glyphes) | Bonhams, Nov 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.