Lot 52 · Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction
Aristocrat in Blue
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,649–$3,974
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction, London · 22 March 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5009486
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Yinka Shonibare, Aristocrat in Blue. Sotheby's, 22 Mar 2022, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5009486.
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Yinka Shonibare, Aristocrat in Blue. Sotheby's, 22 Mar 2022, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5009486.
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|---|---|---|---|
| New York Scroll #1 | Alexander "skunder" Boghossian | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Egbenuoba, A Collection of Five Drawings | Uche Okeke | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Room 4 | — | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Plant Form from Uli Grove; Factories and houses | Uche Okeke | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Signor Abebe | — | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Offering | — | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yinka Shonibare | Aristocrat in Blue | $2,600 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | |
| Yinka Shonibare | It's My Party/Fabric-ation | Rago, Nov 2024 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Hybrid Mask II (K’peliye’e) | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Modern Magic I-V | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | dreamscape | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Dreamscape | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Sol Lewitt | Untitled, from Lines in Color on Color From Corners Sides an | Heritage Auctions, Feb 2023 |
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.