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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $18,495–$24,659
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern & Contemporary African Art Online Sale, London, New Bond Street · 4 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-719614
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bruce Onobrakpeya, Return to Farming. Bonhams, 4 Oct 2019, lot 46. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-719614.
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Bruce Onobrakpeya, Return to Farming. Bonhams, 4 Oct 2019, lot 46. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-719614.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Ekpevwe (Thanksgiving Dance) | $22,538 | Sotheby's, May 2017 | |
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Ibiebe Alphabet | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Erukperu | Christie's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Negritude (unframed) | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Ablade Glover | Pot Sellers (framed) | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | Panel of Three Images | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | Dancing Girls (recto); Three figures in a landscape (verso) | Bonhams, May 2021 | ||
| El Anatsui | Untitled 92.4 x 295 x 4cm (36 3/8 x 116 1/8 x 1 9/16in). (i | Bonhams, 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.