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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,697–$4,045
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern & Contemporary African Art, London, New Bond Street · 3 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-740039
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-740039 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-740039
Maurice Charles Louis Van Essche, A water carrier. Bonhams, 3 Oct 2019, lot 32. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-740039.
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Maurice Charles Louis Van Essche, A water carrier. Bonhams, 3 Oct 2019, lot 32. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-740039.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary African Art · Oct 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of an Indian woman (excluding frame). mounted in artist's or… | Irma Stern | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| The Green Forest | Salah Elmur | £14,000–£18,000 | |
| Moses and Disciples Moses: 47 x 28.5 x 7cm (18 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 2 3/4in… | Sydney Alex Kumalo | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Cosmos | Karel Anthony Nel | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Village in East Africa | Frans David Oerder | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Portrait of a woman with green mangoes | Aurel De Loof | £1,500–£2,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Charles Louis Van Essche | Figures in a Kraal | $3,424 | Strauss & Co, Mar 2026 | |
| Maurice Charles Louis Van Essche | Mother and Child | Strauss & Co, Apr 2022 | ||
| Maurice Charles Louis Van Essche | Two women standing in a hilly landscape unframed. | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Maurice Charles Louis Van Essche | Figure Walking a Donkey | Strauss & Co, Jul 2025 | ||
| Maurice Charles Louis Van Essche | Fishermen on the Shore | Strauss & Co, Sep 2025 | ||
| Maurice Charles Louis Van Essche | Two Seated Women | Strauss & Co, Jul 2025 | ||
| Maurice Charles Louis Van Essche | Still Life with Roses and Bust | Strauss & Co, Jun 2026 | ||
| Maurice Charles Louis Van Essche | View of a Hilltop Town | Strauss & Co, Nov 2015 |
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.