Lot 63 · Modern & Contemporary African Art
Weapon throne 95 x 84.5 x 45cm (37 3/8 x 33 1/4 x 17 11/16in).
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,783–$6,305
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern & Contemporary African Art, London, New Bond Street · 27 March 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-372531
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Gonçalo Mabunda, Weapon throne 95 x 84.5 x 45cm (37 3/8 x 33 1/4 x 17 11/16in). Bonhams, 27 Mar 2024, lot 63. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-372531.
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Gonçalo Mabunda, Weapon throne 95 x 84.5 x 45cm (37 3/8 x 33 1/4 x 17 11/16in). Bonhams, 27 Mar 2024, lot 63. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-372531.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Breaking the Rules (framed) | Serge Attukwei Clottey | £8,000–£12,000 | |
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| Gate, 2014 (framed) | Cameron Platter | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Stranger Dancer, 2014 (framed) | Cameron Platter | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Joe Maloney, boiler-house attendant, City Deep Gold Mine, 1966 (framed) | David Goldblatt | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Still life of Flowers, 1965 (framed) | Demas Nwoko | £150,000–£200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonçalo Mabunda | Gonçalo Mabunda (Mozambique, né en 1975) | $5,292 | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | |
| Gonçalo Mabunda | The Throne of the Negotiator | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Gonçalo Mabunda | Five figures 1 - 156h x 35w x 36d cm. 2 - 143h x 41w x 19d c | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Gonçalo Mabunda | Untitled | Lempertz, Jun 2020 | ||
| Gonçalo Mabunda | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2020 | ||
| Gonçalo Mabunda | Throne 75(h) x 91(w) x 80(d) cm. (29 1/2 x 35 13/16 x 31 1/ | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
| Gonçalo Mabunda | 'Soldier Back Home' ; 'Make No Mistake' (a pair) 53 x 25 x 2 | Bonhams, May 2014 | ||
| Gonçalo Mabunda | Mask II 65 x 50 x 12cm (25 9/16 x 19 11/16 x 4 3/4in). | Bonhams, Apr 2021 |
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.