Lot 23 · Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction
Barua Si Yangu (the letter is not mine)
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- Estimate
- £7,000–£9,000 hammer ≈ $9,272–$11,921
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction, London · 22 March 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5009825
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Nedia Were, Barua Si Yangu (the letter is not mine). Sotheby's, 22 Mar 2022, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5009825.
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Nedia Were, Barua Si Yangu (the letter is not mine). Sotheby's, 22 Mar 2022, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5009825.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nedia Were | Untitled | $20,962 | Christie's, Mar 2023 | |
| Chéri Samba | College de la Sagesse | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| El Anatsui | Sans titre, 1990 | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Isshaq Ismail | Hopeful 5 | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Chéri Samba | College de La Sagesse | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Isshaq Ismail | Mari | Phillips, Oct 2022 | ||
| Nedia Were | The Male Figure | Sotheby's, Aug 2025 | ||
| El Anatsui | Paper & Gold | Phillips, Apr 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.