Lot 10 · Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction
ndiani achamira neni muimba yekugadzira chikafu? (who will stand with me in the house of making food?)
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $10,596–$13,246
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction, London · 22 March 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5009828
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Virginia Chihota, ndiani achamira neni muimba yekugadzira chikafu? (who will stand with me in the house of making food?). Sotheby's, 22 Mar 2022, lot 10. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5009828.
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Virginia Chihota, ndiani achamira neni muimba yekugadzira chikafu? (who will stand with me in the house of making food?). Sotheby's, 22 Mar 2022, lot 10. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5009828.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Chihota | raising your own (kurera wako) | $7,076 | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | |
| Ablade Glover | The Moon | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Ablade Glover | Pot Dealers (Market Forms) | Phillips, Dec 2021 | ||
| Abdoulaye Diarrassouba "aboudia" | Portrait de Noutchy, 2020 (unframed) | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Virginia Chihota | raising your own (kurera wako) | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| William Kentridge | The Birdcatcher | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Ablade Glover | Profile II | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Ablade Glover | Untitled | Bonhams, Mar 2025 |
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.