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- Estimate
- £70,000–£100,000 hammer ≈ $89,112–$127,302
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary African Art, London · 21 March 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5200802
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Mohamed Melehi, Mirage. Sotheby's, 21 Mar 2024, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5200802.
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Mohamed Melehi, Mirage. Sotheby's, 21 Mar 2024, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5200802.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary African Art · Mar 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alara, Ajero and Orangun | Slawn | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| Acacia Trees in the Veld | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Untitled | Ibrahim Mahama | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Red People | Ablade Glover | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Isililo XX, 2014 | Zanele Muholi | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Egrighri II & Odjevwe Ogba Erhue | Bruce Onobrakpeya | £5,000–£7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Melehi | Wilde | $201,600 | Christie's, May 2023 | |
| Mohamed Melehi | Untitled | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Mohamed Melehi | Composition | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Mohamed Melehi | Croisé B | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Etel Adnan | Paysage | Christie's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Etel Adnan | Staring at the Sun | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Etel Adnan | Le poids du monde 2 | Phillips, Dec 2025 | ||
| Mohamed Melehi | Yellow Flame Between Black and Brown | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 |
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.