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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $17,825–$23,767
- Result
- upcoming — 9 March 2023
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, London · 9 March 2023
- Dimensions
- in. (176.5 x 181.7cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3382253
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3382253 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3382253
Wole Lagunju, Urban Kings. Christie's, 9 Mar 2023, lot 27. estimate £15,000–£20,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3382253.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 91,573 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Wole Lagunju, Urban Kings. Christie's, 9 Mar 2023, lot 27. estimate £15,000–£20,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3382253.
From the same sale First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online · Mar 2023
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|---|---|---|---|
| OR ON AT ON (Portrait of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh) | BARRY KAMEN (1963-2015) | £7,000–£10,000 | upcoming |
| Page Rot Sandwich Ears Itch Pong Wad | DIETER ROTH (1930-1998) & ROBIN PAGE (B. 1932) | £7,000–£10,000 | upcoming |
| Unknown Life 1 | Ephrem Solomon | £2,000–£3,000 | upcoming |
| Self 9 | Isshaq Ismail | £15,000–£20,000 | upcoming |
| P.s.034 | Szabolcs Bozó | £8,000–£12,000 | upcoming |
| In Front of Expo Park | Mr | £2,000–£3,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wole Lagunju | Kaaro Ojire Oshogbo (I greet my spirits) unframed. | $19,459 | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | |
| Ablade Glover | Market Scene | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Ablade Glover | Landing the catch | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Ablade Glover | Market Frenzy | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Ablade Glover | Market Place | Phillips, Jul 2021 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | Portrait of a Man in Blue | Aurora & Athena, Mar 2026 | ||
| Wole Lagunju | Profile with Crown Birds | Phillips, Mar 2023 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | Blue Head | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 |
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.