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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,668–$16,002
- Result
- upcoming — 22 October 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, London · 22 October 2025
- Dimensions
- in. (120 x 180cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3133205
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3133205 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3133205
Esther Mahlangu, Village Scene. Christie's, 22 Oct 2025, lot 820. estimate £8,000–£12,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3133205.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
94% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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Esther Mahlangu, Village Scene. Christie's, 22 Oct 2025, lot 820. estimate £8,000–£12,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3133205.
From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Online · Oct 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buscando a la Serpiente (Chasing Up the Snake) | YOSHI (B. 1977) | £800–£1,200 | upcoming |
| Smoke Rises | Camilla Engström | £15,000–£20,000 | upcoming |
| Childhood in Maine | Katherine Bradford | £20,000–£30,000 | upcoming |
| Clean House 1 Tide Bottle in Green | Tschabalala Self | £8,000–£12,000 | upcoming |
| Ndbele Abstract | Esther Mahlangu | £5,000–£7,000 | upcoming |
| Counting 0-10 #1 | Mel Bochner | £12,000–£18,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esther Mahlangu | Untitled (Ndebele Abstract) | $13,750 | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2025 | |
| Esther Mahlangu | Untitled (Ndebele Design with Yellow Centre) | Strauss & Co, Nov 2025 | ||
| Esther Mahlangu | Sans titre | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Esther Mahlangu | Untitled | Christie's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Esther Mahlangu | Untitled (framed) | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Esther Mahlangu | Untitled (Ndebele in Pink and Blue) | Strauss & Co, Oct 2022 | ||
| Esther Mahlangu | Sans titre 2000 | Bonhams, Jan 2026 | ||
| Esther Mahlangu | Ndbele Abstract | Christie's, Oct 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.