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- Estimate
- €1,500–€2,500 hammer ≈ $1,767–$2,946
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's PF5027 · 6 December 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3356815
- Record
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Guro/bété, canne cérémonielle. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2005, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3356815.
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Guro/bété, canne cérémonielle. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2005, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3356815.
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From the same sale Sotheby's PF5027 · Dec 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sifflet | Tshokwe | €1,200–€1,800 | |
| Masque | Dey | €3,000–€5,000 | |
| Statue | Hemba | €8,000–€12,000 | |
| Canne | Yombe | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| Masque-heaume | Gola | €4,000–€7,000 | |
| Coupe | Kuba | €1,000–€1,500 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lega | Passport masks, set of six | $3,810 | Wright, Dec 2025 | |
| Kuba | Trois sifflets | Sotheby's, Jun 2013 | ||
| Lega | Miniature en ivoire | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Bembe | Emangungu mask | Wright, Aug 2020 | ||
| Kuba | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2021 | ||
| Bembe | Statuette | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Baule | Figural stool | Wright, Dec 2025 | ||
| Guro/bété | canne cérémonielle | Sotheby's, Jun 2007 |
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.