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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $60,610–$84,854
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary African Art, London · 19 October 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5162803
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, Fragile 1. Sotheby's, 19 Oct 2023, lot 4. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5162803.
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Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, Fragile 1. Sotheby's, 19 Oct 2023, lot 4. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5162803.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga | eddy kamuanga ilunga | duty of memory | $79,021 | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | |
| Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga | fragile 11 | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga | mangbetu | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga | Lolendo | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga | eddy kamuanga ilunga | ko bungisa mbala mibale 2 | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga | eddy kamuanga ilunga | ko bungisa mbala mibale 3 | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga | L'homme Mangbetu | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga | eddy kamuanga ilunga | influence | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 |
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.