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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,742–$9,438
- Result
- upcoming — 22 October 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, London · 22 October 2025
- Dimensions
- 59 x 59in. (150 x 150cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3133206
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3133206 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3133206
Esther Mahlangu, Ndbele Abstract. Christie's, 22 Oct 2025, lot 821. estimate £5,000–£7,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3133206.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
94% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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Esther Mahlangu, Ndbele Abstract. Christie's, 22 Oct 2025, lot 821. estimate £5,000–£7,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3133206.
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 |
| Village Scene | Esther Mahlangu | £8,000–£12,000 | 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 | Abstract | $8,053 | Strauss & Co, Mar 2024 | |
| Esther Mahlangu | Untitled | Strauss & Co, Nov 2024 | ||
| Esther Mahlangu | Untitled (Ndebele Village) | Strauss & Co, May 2025 | ||
| Esther Mahlangu | Untitled (2014) | Strauss & Co, Jul 2024 | ||
| Esther Mahlangu | Gateway | Strauss & Co, Feb 2023 | ||
| Esther Mahlangu | Untitled (Ndebele Abstract) | Heritage Auctions, Feb 2026 | ||
| Esther Mahlangu | Untitled (Two Works) | 無題（兩幅作品） | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Esther Mahlangu | Ndebele Patterns | Sotheby's, Sep 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.