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- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $33,708–$47,192
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern and Contemporary African Art , London · 15 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4775352
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Chéri Samba, chéri samba | mieux la chenille que le serpent. Sotheby's, 15 Oct 2019, lot 2. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4775352.
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Chéri Samba, chéri samba | mieux la chenille que le serpent. Sotheby's, 15 Oct 2019, lot 2. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4775352.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary African Art · Oct 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| antónio ole | conversa interrompida | — | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| mário macilau | alito, the guy with style, moments of transition, 2013 | — | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| chéri samba | pomme et biere | Chéri Samba | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| godfried donkor | vauxhall pleasure gardens | — | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| ablade glover | townscape | Ablade Glover | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| gavin jantjes | homesickness a blindman's paradise | Gavin Jantjes | £25,000–£35,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chéri Samba | negre a petite parcelle de pouvoir | $41,338 | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | |
| Chéri Samba | Le prix nobel de l’amour | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Chéri Samba | c’est la fidelité | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Chéri Samba | J'aime la couleur | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Chéri Samba | Live Dans Les Sous-Sols Du Rex | Phillips, Sep 2019 | ||
| Chéri Samba | College de La Sagesse | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Chéri Samba | J'aime la Couleur | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Chéri Samba | picasso au travail | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 |
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.