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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $17,790–$23,721
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern & Contemporary African Art, London, New Bond Street · 18 March 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-720873
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Chéri Samba, Les Tours de Babel dans le monde. Bonhams, 18 Mar 2020, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-720873.
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Chéri Samba, Les Tours de Babel dans le monde. Bonhams, 18 Mar 2020, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-720873.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary African Art · Mar 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head study | Prof. Uche Okeke | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Les Baramogo | Abdoulaye Diarrassouba "aboudia" | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Head (2015) unframed. | Ephrem Solomon | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| From Elf to Town, 2015 unframed. | Ajarb Bernard Ategwa | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Mieux La Chenille Que Le Serpent | Chéri Samba | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Figure 41 x 33 x 17 cm. (16 1/8 x 13 6 11/16 in). | Ernesto Shikhani | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chéri Samba | Grands sages de la peinture | $16,767 | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | |
| Chéri Samba | Adorateur | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Chéri Samba | l'inconscience professionnelle | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Chéri Samba | Les cales au développement | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| Chéri Samba | Cheri Samba | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Chéri Samba | 1e VTO | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Chéri Samba | chéri samba | village chéri samba | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Chéri Samba | j'aime la couleur | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 |
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.