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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $16,180–$24,270
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary African Art, London · 2 April 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4733290
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hussein Shariffe, birth and death of the stars. Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2019, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4733290.
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Hussein Shariffe, birth and death of the stars. Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2019, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4733290.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary African Art · Apr 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| seattle | Bodys Isek Kingelez 1948-2015 | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| africa dances | Ben Enwonwu | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| le petit kadogo | Chéri Samba | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| picasso au travail | Chéri Samba | £25,000–£30,000 | |
| arrestation après une bagarre | Monsengwo Kejwamfi ''moke'' | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| le photographe | Monsengwo Kejwamfi ''moke'' | £6,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hussein Shariffe | Untitled | $15,242 | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | |
| Hussein Shariffe | Aba Island | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Hussein Shariffe | The House of Winds | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Hussein Shariffe | Personnage | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Hussein Shariffe | hussein shariffe | the house of winds | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Hussein Shariffe | Moons and Upside Down Mountain | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| William Kentridge | Horseman | Strauss & Co, Mar 2024 | ||
| Hussein Shariffe | Big Red | Sotheby's, Mar 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.