Lot 59 · Contemporary Living
'mt. kilimanjaro (mountain of slave caravans) . . . now home of the elephant problem, amboseli + beyond'
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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Living, New York · 28 July 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4497605
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Beard, 'mt. kilimanjaro (mountain of slave caravans) . . . now home of the elephant problem, amboseli + beyond'. Sotheby's, 28 Jul 2016, lot 59. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4497605.
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Peter Beard, 'mt. kilimanjaro (mountain of slave caravans) . . . now home of the elephant problem, amboseli + beyond'. Sotheby's, 28 Jul 2016, lot 59. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4497605.
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| "Gensoli" Vase | Sèvres | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| "New" Rocking Chair | George Nakashima | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| "Seaform" | Dale Chihuly | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Pair of Chairs | Greta Magnusson Grossman | $2,000–$3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Beard | Ele Portfolio | $88,900 | Phillips, Oct 2023 | |
| Peter Beard | 'Magritte Rammé and World Record Cow Elephant Tusk', Montauk | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Peter Beard | The Ngong Hills and the Great Rift Valley (Tsavo Die-Off), 1 | Christie's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Peter Beard | The Singing Rhino - Kenya, June | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Peter Beard | Single Cheetah | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Peter Beard | Elephant | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2025 | ||
| Peter Beard | Gorongosa Lion, Portuguese East Africa | Phillips, Dec 2025 | ||
| Peter Beard | Ali Hassan ('A Lonely Horn in the Woods'), Faithfull Servant | Sotheby's, Apr 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.