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- Estimate
- €3,000–€5,000 hammer ≈ $3,718–$6,196
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie, Paris · 10 December 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4319353
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Mangbetu, Couteau. Sotheby's, 10 Dec 2014, lot 74. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4319353.
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Mangbetu, Couteau. Sotheby's, 10 Dec 2014, lot 74. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4319353.
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From the same sale Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie · Dec 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masque | Yoruba/nago | €25,000–€40,000 | |
| Masque, Kongo ou Tschokwe | — | €10,000–€15,000 | |
| Massue | Îles Tonga | €12,000–€18,000 | |
| Pectoral Reimiro | — | €200,000–€300,000 | |
| Harpe anthropomorphe | Zande | €150,000–€200,000 | |
| Masque | Île De Pentecôte | €45,000–€60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoruba | Olumeye figure | $924 | Wright, Oct 2025 | |
| Baule | Bronze passport masks, set of three | Wright, Dec 2025 | ||
| Senufo | Degele mask with female figure | Wright, Dec 2025 | ||
| Mangbetu | figural palmwine vessel | Wright, Jun 2019 | ||
| Bamana | Ntomo mask | Rago, Mar 2023 | ||
| Senufo | Kponyugo (firespitter mask) | Rago, Oct 2021 | ||
| Dan | Deangle mask | Rago, Oct 2021 | ||
| Yoruba | Beaded staff | Wright, Dec 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.