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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,466–$3,699
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern & Contemporary African Art Online Sale, London, New Bond Street · 4 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-719605
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Monsengo Shula, Happy People. Bonhams, 4 Oct 2019, lot 36. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-719605.
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Monsengo Shula, Happy People. Bonhams, 4 Oct 2019, lot 36. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-719605.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary African Art Online Sale · Oct 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Richesse | Tsham Mateng | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The Maiden, circa 1970 81 x 20 x 23cm (31 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 9 1/16in). | Ben Osawe | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Temple on the River Gomti, Lucknow | Geoffrey Ernest Katantazi Mukasa | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Goat Market | Ebenezer Akinola | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Mending the Nets | Albert Osabu Bartimeus | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Watussi Hunter | Irma Stern | £7,000–£10,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monsengo Shula | Utopia | $4,869 | Bonhams, Oct 2018 | |
| Monsengo Shula | Cosmonaut | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Ernesto Shikhani | Form unframed. | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Nomorere | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Chéri Chérin | Les tenants du titre, 2017 | Artcurial, May 2022 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Ibiebe (Glyphes) | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Studies for Ekube II unstretched and unframed. | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Atete Gwre Ighoro-o (Village Gate) (framed) | Bonhams, Nov 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.