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Sothebys: Modern and Contemporary African Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern and Contemporary African Art | Total Sales (GBP) | 57,600.00 |
| Auction Date | September 27, 2024 - September 27, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 50,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #L24802 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 68,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 14 | ||
| Sold Lots | 9 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 78,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 64.29% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 106,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 5 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 54.34% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | J.D. Okhai Ojeikere | Onile Gogoro or Akaba & Mkpuk Eba, 1975, Hairstyles Series |
1975 | GBP 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | GBP 8,400.00 |
| 22 | Kwame Brathwaite | Untitled (Clara Lewis Buggs with Yellow Flower), New York, c.1962 |
c.1962 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 7,800.00 |
| 77 | William Kentridge | The Birdcatcher |
2006 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 7,200.00 |
| 81 | David Goldblatt | Baby with child-minders in Alexandra Street Park, Hillbrow, 1972 (2_A0213) |
1972 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 7,200.00 |
| 9 | Zanele Muholi | Sasa, Bleecker, New York, 2016, Somnyama Ngonyama Series, 2012-2018 |
2016 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 6,600.00 |
| 79 | Zanele Muholi | Zinzi and Tozama I, Mowbray, Cape Town, 2010, From the Being Series |
2010 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 6,600.00 |
| 80 | Zanele Muholi | Self, 2005, From Only half the picture Series |
2005 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 6,600.00 |
| 10 | Kwame Brathwaite | Untitled (Pat on Car), New York, c.1968 |
c.1968, printed 2016 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 3,600.00 |
| 75 | Gavin Jantjes | Notes from Slavery & Notes From History |
1977 | GBP 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | GBP 3,600.00 |
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a5a37a4-bc84-4fa8-b8b8-bad6106a9297.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00aa5647-98fa-42e5-aa1f-e306d308a753.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/529a982d-de64-41cf-b68c-93f0df023bfc.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5c121f9c-5368-40ac-a487-76508b5ac622.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b3755d4d-1805-4e33-969b-59cca97eb26e.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], \"Carter Dickson\" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b1a17968-ead3-471f-b6b2-ccd4e31c0e2c.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] \"Nicholas Blake\". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.")
