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- Estimate
- £80,000–£120,000 hammer ≈ $110,082–$165,123
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern and Contemporary African Art, London · 31 March 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4913271
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Mohamed Melehi, Untitled, 1984. Sotheby's, 31 Mar 2021, lot 59. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4913271.
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Mohamed Melehi, Untitled, 1984. Sotheby's, 31 Mar 2021, lot 59. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4913271.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary African Art · Mar 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woman in Profile | Ablade Glover | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Untitled | Joy Labinjo | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Mute Lives | — | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Africa Dances | Ben Enwonwu | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Mallam Umaru Ahmadu with Amita, Abuja, Nigeria, The Hyena Men Series, 2005 | Pieter Hugo | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Portrait d'Anna | Iba Ndiaye | £15,000–£20,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Melehi | Untitled | $399,890 | Christie's, Nov 2020 | |
| Mohamed Melehi | Croisé B | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Mohamed Melehi | Wilde | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Etel Adnan | California | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Mohamed Melehi | Mirage | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Paul Guiragossian | The March to Deir-Zor (La Grande Marche) | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Charles Hossein Zenderoudi | charles hossein zenderoudi | lam + chakou | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Mohamed Melehi | Composition | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 |
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.