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- The Elephant Tusk Collector
Twins Seven-Seven
The Elephant Tusk Collector
Found at
Bonhams,
London (Online Auction)
Modern & Contemporary African Art Online Sale, Lot 48
4. Oct - 18. Oct 2019
Modern & Contemporary African Art Online Sale, Lot 48
4. Oct - 18. Oct 2019
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.813 GBP
Price realised: 3.813 GBP
Description
Twins Seven-Seven (Nigerian, 1944-2011)
The Elephant Tusk Collector
signed and dated 'The elephant tusk collector/ in big unfortunate ?/ ?/ Twins Seven ?/ 1974' (lower left)
ink and oil on raised relief
62 x 244cm (24 7/16 x 96 1/16in).
The Elephant Tusk Collector
signed and dated 'The elephant tusk collector/ in big unfortunate ?/ ?/ Twins Seven ?/ 1974' (lower left)
ink and oil on raised relief
62 x 244cm (24 7/16 x 96 1/16in).
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Elephant Tusk Collector by Twins Seven-Seven was sold in the Modern & Contemporary African Art Online Sale auction at Bonhams in London in October 2019. The price achieved of GBP 3,812.50 (€ 4,422.23) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 3,000.00 – 5,000.00. Other works by Twins Seven-Seven have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in March last year the work The Ram Masquerade was auctioned for GBP 5,670.00 (€ 6,722.42).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Elephant Tusk Collector von Twins Seven-Seven wurde im Oktober 2019 in der Auktion Modern & Contemporary African Art Online Sale bei Bonhams in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 3.812,50 (€ 4.422,23) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Twins Seven-Seven konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im März letzten Jahres die Arbeit The Ram Masquerade für GBP 5.670,00 (€ 6.722,42) versteigert.