Lot 12 · Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction
Tribal Marks Series III 57
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,596–$15,895
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction, London · 22 March 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5009846
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Babajide Olatunji, Tribal Marks Series III 57. Sotheby's, 22 Mar 2022, lot 12. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5009846.
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Babajide Olatunji, Tribal Marks Series III 57. Sotheby's, 22 Mar 2022, lot 12. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5009846.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babajide Olatunji | Tribal Marks no.1 | $10,978 | Chiswick Auctions, May 2026 | |
| Babajide Olatunji | 'Tribal Marks no. 1' | Bonhams, May 2014 | ||
| Amon Kotei | A watched pot never boils | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Malangatana Valente Ngwenya | malangatana ngwenya | trabalho no campo | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Chéri Samba | la dechirure | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | ||
| Chéri Samba | Qui creusent la tombe de l'Afrique? (Who Digs the Grave of A | Christie's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | Commercial Avenue, 2003 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Chéri Samba | La College de Sagesse (The College of Wisdom) unframed. | Bonhams, Sep 2020 |
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.