Lot 48 · Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction
Don't Speak
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $19,868–$26,491
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction, London · 22 March 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5009608
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Oluwole Omofemi, Don't Speak. Sotheby's, 22 Mar 2022, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5009608.
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Oluwole Omofemi, Don't Speak. Sotheby's, 22 Mar 2022, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5009608.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction · Mar 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oluwole Omofemi | Daydream | $27,237 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | |
| Oluwole Omofemi | Revelation 2 | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Oluwole Omofemi | Red Cup | Phillips, Sep 2022 | ||
| Oluwole Omofemi | Listening | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Oluwole Omofemi | Untitled | Phillips, Mar 2022 | ||
| Oluwole Omofemi | Omonalisa VII | Phillips, Mar 2023 | ||
| Oluwole Omofemi | Me and You | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Oluwole Omofemi | Tough Time | Phillips, Sep 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.