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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $4,496–$6,744
- Result
- upcoming — 19 October 2022
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern & Contemporary African Art, London, New Bond Street · 19 October 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-529897
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Elias Sime, Untitled (unframed). Bonhams, 19 Oct 2022, lot 87. estimate £4,000–£6,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-529897.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
72% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 72%, 69% sold.
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Elias Sime, Untitled (unframed). Bonhams, 19 Oct 2022, lot 87. estimate £4,000–£6,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-529897.
From the same sale Modern & Contemporary African Art · Oct 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figural Composition (framed) | Walter Whall Battiss | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Anton van Wouw (South African, 1862-1945) | Anton Van Wouw | £30,000–£50,000 | upcoming |
| The Wolkberg (framed) | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | £200,000–£300,000 | upcoming |
| Sunlight Through the Trees (framed) | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| (framed) | Pieter Hugo | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Tribute to Uccello No.2 (framed) | Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes | £10,000–£15,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablade Glover | Late market, 1987 | $6,710 | Bonhams, May 2022 | |
| Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | Okahandja | Strauss & Co, May 2023 | ||
| Ablade Glover | Roofscape | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | By Stellenbosch | Strauss & Co, Mar 2023 | ||
| Irma Stern | Ballerina | Strauss & Co, Dec 2024 | ||
| Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | Doringbome in die Veld (Camelthorn in the Bush) | Strauss & Co, Nov 2022 | ||
| Ablade Glover | Women in Blue | Phillips, May 2022 | ||
| Ablade Glover | Market Profile | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 |
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.