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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $4,849–$7,273
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary African Art, London · 19 October 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5162752
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Wole Lagunju, Eiye Ogogo (Beautiful Bird). Sotheby's, 19 Oct 2023, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5162752.
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Wole Lagunju, Eiye Ogogo (Beautiful Bird). Sotheby's, 19 Oct 2023, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5162752.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary African Art · Oct 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Bertina Lopes | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Evening Enterprise | Abiodun Olaku | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Untitled (Nunu) | Lisa Brice | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| A Vision of the Future II | Helen Sebidi | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Untitled | El Anatsui | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Stylish Mielie Seller | — | £5,000–£7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wole Lagunju | Profile with Crown Birds | $8,890 | Phillips, Mar 2023 | |
| Wole Lagunju | Untitled series of four works | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | Figures in Conversation | Strauss & Co, Oct 2024 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | West African Figures | Strauss & Co, Apr 2025 | ||
| Ablade Glover | Argungu Fishing Festival | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Egrighri II & Odjevwe Ogba Erhue | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Ablade Glover | Late market, 1987 | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Four works on paper | Bonhams, Oct 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.