Lot 26 · Africa Now - Modern Africa
Bird 133.5 x 16.5 x 30cm (52 9/16 x 6 1/2 x 11 13/16in) excluding base.
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $12,428–$18,641
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now - Modern Africa, London, New Bond Street · 20 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1860708
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Erhabor Emokpae, Bird 133.5 x 16.5 x 30cm (52 9/16 x 6 1/2 x 11 13/16in) excluding base. Bonhams, 20 May 2015, lot 26. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1860708.
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Erhabor Emokpae, Bird 133.5 x 16.5 x 30cm (52 9/16 x 6 1/2 x 11 13/16in) excluding base. Bonhams, 20 May 2015, lot 26. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1860708.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 'The Circumcision' | Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Pot 37 x 24.5 x 25cm (14 9/16 x 9 5/8 x 9 13/16in). | Ladi Kwali | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Oshogbo deities | Susanne Wenger | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Oshogbo deities | Susanne Wenger | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| 'Odin's singing before his mythical transformation' | Susanne Wenger | £6,000–£9,000 | |
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| Erhabor Emokpae | Bird 133.5 x 16.5 x 30cm (52 9/16 x 6 1/2 x 11 13/16in) excl | Bonhams, Feb 2018 |
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.