Lot 90 · Modern & Contemporary African Art Online Sale
'The Waterberg' (View from the artist's studio)
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $4,932–$7,398
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern & Contemporary African Art Online Sale, London, New Bond Street · 4 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-719657
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Walter Whall Battiss, 'The Waterberg' (View from the artist's studio). Bonhams, 4 Oct 2019, lot 90. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-719657.
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Walter Whall Battiss, 'The Waterberg' (View from the artist's studio). Bonhams, 4 Oct 2019, lot 90. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-719657.
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|---|---|---|---|
| La Richesse | Tsham Mateng | £3,000–£5,000 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Whall Battiss | Figures | $6,734 | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | |
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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.