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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,883–$6,472
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern & Contemporary African Art, London, New Bond Street · 20 March 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-186484
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Walter Whall Battiss, Bushmen motif. Bonhams, 20 Mar 2025, lot 74. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-186484.
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Walter Whall Battiss, Bushmen motif. Bonhams, 20 Mar 2025, lot 74. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-186484.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary African Art · Mar 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of a Lady | Gerard Sekoto | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Mother & Child | Gerard Sekoto | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Inzilo 1, 2013 | Mohau Modisakeng | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Untitled | Amon Kotei | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Senses, Sensors (unframed) | Kevin Atkinson | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Study of a girl | Irma Stern | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Whall Battiss | Untitled | $5,447 | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | |
| Walter Whall Battiss | Figural Composition | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Walter Whall Battiss | Seychellois Family | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Walter Whall Battiss | African Village | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Walter Whall Battiss | Queen of Sheba | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| Walter Whall Battiss | 'The Waterberg' (View from the artist's studio) | Bonhams, May 2020 | ||
| Walter Whall Battiss | A lone figure walking along a tree-lined path | Bonhams, May 2020 | ||
| Walter Whall Battiss | Double Sided Painting | Alma, Mar 2026 |
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.