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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,771–$4,157
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Made in Britain, London · 14 September 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4951852
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Yinka Shonibare, Aristocrat in Blue. Sotheby's, 14 Sep 2021, lot 308. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4951852.
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Yinka Shonibare, Aristocrat in Blue. Sotheby's, 14 Sep 2021, lot 308. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4951852.
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From the same sale Made in Britain · Sep 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glance | Sandra Blow R.a. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Bell Tower (S.A.C. 88; MCA Tokyo 85) | David Hockney | £800–£1,200 | |
| Map of Nowhere | R.a. Grayson Perry | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| All She Wanted Was to be Someone's Most Precious Person | The Connor Brothers | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Untitled (I Am Listening) | David Shrigley | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Keeping Warm, Islington, London, 1950 | Thurston Hopkins | £1,500–£2,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yinka Shonibare | It's My Party/Fabric-ation | $3,668 | Rago, Nov 2024 | |
| Yinka Shonibare | Aristocrat in Blue | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | dreamscape | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Dreamscape | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Hybrid Mask II (K’peliye’e) | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
| Damien Hirst | The Golden Calf | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Odile and Odette I | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 |
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.