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AFRICA NOW: MODERN AFRICA Wednesday 25 May 2016 AFRICA NOW: MODERN AFRICA Wednesday 25 May 2016 at 2pm New Bond Street, London VIEWING BIDS ENQUIRIES PHYSICAL CONDITION OF Sunday 22 May +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 Giles Peppiatt MRICS LOTS IN THIS AUCTION 11am to 3pm +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax +44 (0) 20 7468 8355 PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS Monday 23 May To bid via the internet please NO REFERENCE IN THIS 9am to 4:30pm visit bonhams.com Eliza Sawyer CATALOGUE TO THE PHYSICAL Tuesday 24 May +44 (0) 20 7468 5881 CONDITION OF ANY LOT. 9am to 4:30pm TELEPHONE BIDDING INTENDING BIDDERS MUST Wednesday 25 May Telephone bidding on this sale [email protected] SATISFY THEMSELVES AS TO 9am to 12noon will only be accepted on lots THE CONDITION OF ANY LOT with a lower estimate of £1,000 Nigeria AS SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE 14 or above. Neil Coventry SALE NUMBER OF THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS 23332 +234 706 588 8666 CONTAINED AT THE END OF Please note that bids should be [email protected] THIS CATALOGUE. CATALOGUE submitted no later than 4pm on £25.00 the day prior to the sale. New Please see page 4 for bidder As a courtesy to intending bidders must also provide proof information including after-sale bidders, Bonhams will provide a of identity when submitting bids. collection and shipment ILLUSTRATIONS written Indication of the physical Front cover: Lot 12 Failure to do this may result in condition of lots in this sale if a Back cover: Lot 66 your bid not being processed. IMPORTANT INFORMATION request is received up to 24 Inside front cover: 49 The United States Government hours before the auction starts. Opposite page: Lot 9 (detail) Live online bidding is available has banned the import of ivory This written Indication is issued Inside back cover: Lot 42 for this sale into the USA. Lots containing subject to Clause 3 of the Notice Please email [email protected] ivory are indicated by the to Bidders. with ‘live bidding’ in the subject symbol Ф printed beside the line 48 hours before the auction lot number in this catalogue. to register for this service. CUSTOMER SERVICES Monday to Friday 8.30 to 6.00 +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 Please see page 4 for bidder information including after-sale collection and shipment. Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams 1793 Ltd Directors Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Robert Brooks Co-Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Gordon McFarlan, Andrew McKenzie, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Malcolm Barber Co-Chairman, Harvey Cammell Deputy Chairman, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Mike Neill, Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Jonathan Baddeley, Antony Bennett, Matthew Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, Peter Rees, Matthew Girling CEO, Bradbury, Lucinda Bredin, Simon Cottle, Iain Rushbrook, John Sandon, Tim Schofield, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Patrick Meade Group Vice Chairman, Andrew Currie, Paul Davidson, Jean Ghika, Veronique Scorer, James Stratton, Ralph Taylor, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Geoffrey Davies, James Knight, Charles Graham-Campbell, Miranda Leslie, Shahin Virani, David Williams, Caroline Oliphant. Richard Harvey, Robin Hereford, Asaph Hyman, Michael Wynell-Mayow, Suzannah Yip. David Johnson, Charles Lanning, Waxlow Rd Acton Ln SALE N Acton Rd INFORMATION Barretts Green Rd Front Entrance Acton Ln 141 Acton Ln, London NW10 7PB Wesley Ave BIDS BUYERS COLLECTION STORAGE AND HANDLING The following symbol is used +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 & STORAGE AFTER SALE CHARGES ON SOLD LOTS to denote that VAT is due on +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax LOTS MARKED WT RETURNED TO WARD THOMAS the hammer price and buyer’s To bid via the internet please visit All lots marked WT will be removed REMOVALS LTD premium www.bonhams.com to Ward Thomas Removals Ltd, 141 Acton Lane, London, Storage † VAT 20% on hammer price PAYMENTS NW10 7PB, from 9.00am on Storage will be free of charge for the and buyer’s premium Buyers Thursday 26 May 2016. first 14 calendar days following the +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 sale, charges commence at the VAT on imported items at a +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 Fax COLLECTION start of business on Thursday 9 June preferential* rate of 5% on hammer WT lots will be available for collection 2016. price and the prevailing rate on Sellers from Ward Thomas Removals Ltd buyer’s premium Payment of sale proceeds on Tuesday 31 May 2016 from After the storage-free period the +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 9.30am and then every working day following charges apply: Y These lots are subject to CITES +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax between 9.30am and 4.30pm £4.00+VAT per week day for small lots regulations, please read the (requiring up to 1 man to handle) information in the back of VALUATIONS, TAXATION All other sold lots will remain in the £8.00+VAT per week day for normal lots the catalogue. & HERITAGE Collections room at Bonhams New (requiring up to 2 men to handle) +44 (0) 20 7468 8340 Bond Street for a period of not less £15.00+VAT per week day for IMPORTANT NOTICE +44 (0) 20 7468 5860 fax than 14 calendar days from the sale oversized lots (requiring more than A surcharge of 2% is applicable [email protected] date. Lots not collected by 5.30pm 2 men or mechanical handling) when using Mastercard, Visa and Thursday 9 June 2016 will be overseas debit cards. CATALOGUE SUBSCRIPTIONS returned to the department storage Handling To obtain any Bonhams catalogue charges may apply. After the first 14 calendar days Payment or to take out an annual following the sale, the following All charges due to Ward Thomas subscription: Please note handling charges apply: Removals Ltd must be paid by Subscriptions Department Bonhams & Ward Thomas Removals £35.00+VAT per lot for small lots the time of collection from their +44 (0) 1666 502200 Ltd will be closed Monday 30 May (requiring up to 1 man to handle) warehouse. +44 (0) 1666 505107 fax 2016 for the May Bank Holiday £40.00+VAT per lot for normal lots [email protected] & will reopen on Tuesday 31 (requiring up to 2 men to handle) Payment in Advance May 2016. £45.00+VAT per lot for oversized lots (Telephone to ascertain amount due) SHIPPING (requiring more than 2 men or by: cash, cheque with banker’s card, For information and estimates mechanical handling) credit, or debit card, or travellers on domestic and international cheque. shipping as well as export licenses Loss and Damage please contact Bonhams Shipping All items removed to Ward Thomas Payment at time of collection by: Department on: Removals Ltd are covered for loss or cash, cheque with banker’s card, +44 (0) 20 8963 2849 damage at the sum of the hammer credit, or debit card, or travellers +44 (0) 20 8963 2850 price plus the buyer’s premium at cheque. +44 (0) 20 7629 9673 fax a rate of 0.4% (payable after 14 [email protected] calendar days following the sale) of Contact details for Ward Thomas the invoice value plus IPT of 9.5%, Removals Ltd: ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT payable annual. Alana Wright All electrical equipment in this Tel No: +44(0) 20 7038 0449 sale has either been tested by Fax: +44(0) 20 7038 0439 a suitably qualified electrician or Email: [email protected] has been operationally disabled. If the intention is to reconnect this equipment we recommend that this is carried out by a suitably qualified electrician. CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ART AT BONHAMS This ‘Africa Now: Modern Africa’ auction is the second sale since we split the previous “Africa Now” auctions into separate and specific Modern and Contemporary auctions. The decision to make this Giles Peppiatt Eliza Sawyer change has been enthusiastically welcomed by buyers and sellers alike Director Cataloguer and it has enabled us to focus each auction on the stake-holders and core constituencies in each market. This sale concentrates on post-war modern art from West Africa. It showcases major works by the pioneers of Nigerian modernism, Ben Enwonwu, Yusuf Grillo and Uzo Egonu, as well as a rare oil on canvas by Demas Nwoko. Only a handful of the artist’s works have been offered on the open market, the last being sold at auction in 2013. We are also honoured to be offering a selection of works from the collection of the late Lady Dorothea Louise, Viscountess Head, including portraits of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa KBE and Sir Ahmadu Bello KBE, two men who lost their lives in the struggle to bring about a unified and independent Nigeria. Neil Coventry Helene Cockman Bonhams Lagos Administrator Modern and contemporary African art continues to generate interest, with new collectors and dealers appearing each year. 2016 has gotten off to a strong start with the Armory fair dedicating its Focus to African perspectives, and the second edition of 1:54 taking place in New York earlier this month. AKAA, a new fair entirely devoted to contemporary African art and design will make its debut in Paris in November. We at Bonhams are convinced that this market has a bright future, and are delighted to be the market leaders in offering modern and contemporary African art to an international audience. We are proud of the quality and breadth of works in this sale, and hope that you will take equal pleasure in what is on offer. We look forward to your participation in the auction, whether by telephone, online or in person. 1 BURAIMOH GBADAMOSI (NIGERIAN, BORN 1938) Osogbo deities stone one 23cm (9 1/16cm) high; the other 21cm (8 11/16in) high (2) £3,000 - 5,000 €3,700 - 6,200 US$4,300 - 7,100 Provenance The collection of Susanne Wenger.