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THE AFREN COLLECTION Wednesday 28 October 2015 Knightsbridge AFRICA NOW: THE AFREN COLLECTION Wednesday 28 October 2015 Knightsbridge AFRICA NOW: THE AFREN COLLECTION Wednesday 28 October 2015 at 2pm Knightsbridge, London VIEWING BIDS ENQUIRIES PHYSICAL CONDITION OF Sunday 25 October +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 Giles Peppiatt MRICS LOTS IN THIS AUCTION 11am to 3.00pm +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax +44 (0) 20 7468 8355 PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS Monday 26 October To bid via the internet please NO REFERENCE IN THIS 9am to 4.30pm visit bonhams.com Hannah O’Leary CATALOGUE TO THE PHYSICAL Tuesday 27 October +44 (0) 20 7468 8213 CONDITION OF ANY LOT. 9am to 4.30pm TELEPHONE BIDDING INTENDING BIDDERS MUST Wednesday 28 October Telephone bidding on this sale Eliza Sawyer SATISFY THEMSELVES AS TO 9am to 12noon will only be accepted on lots +44 (0) 20 7468 5881 THE CONDITION OF ANY LOT with a lower estimate of £500 AS SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE 14 or above. Alice Thomson SALE NUMBER OF THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS 23362 +44 (0) 20 7468 8365 CONTAINED AT THE END OF Please note that bids should be THIS CATALOGUE. CATALOGUE submitted no later than 4pm on [email protected] £12.00 the day prior to the sale. New As a courtesy to intending bidders must also provide proof Jonathan Horwich bidders, Bonhams will provide a of identity when submitting bids. Global Director, Picture Sales ILLUSTRATIONS written Indication of the physical Front cover: Lot 74 Failure to do this may result in +44 (0) 20 7468 8280 condition of lots in this sale if a Back cover: Lot 20 your bid not being processed. jonathan.horwich@bonhams. request is received up to 24 Inside front cover: Lot 13 com hours before the auction starts. Inside back cover: Lot 46 Live online bidding is available This written Indication is issued for this sale Nigeria subject to Clause 3 of the Notice Please email [email protected] Neil Coventry to Bidders. with ‘live bidding’ in the subject +234 706 588 8666 line 48 hours before the auction [email protected] to register for this service. CUSTOMER SERVICES Please see page 4 for bidder Monday to Friday 8.30 to 6.00 information including after-sale +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 collection and shipment Please see page 4 for bidder IMPORTANT INFORMATION information including after-sale The United States Government collection and shipment. has banned the import of ivory into the USA. Lots containing ivory are indicated by the symbol Ф printed beside the lot number in this catalogue. Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams 1793 Ltd Directors Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Robert Brooks Co-Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Jonathan Baddeley, Andrew McKenzie, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Malcolm Barber Co-Chairman, Antony Bennett, Matthew Bradbury, Mike Neill, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Lucinda Bredin, Harvey Cammell, Simon Cottle, Peter Rees, Iain Rushbrook, John Sandon, Matthew Girling CEO, Andrew Currie, Paul Davidson, Jean Ghika, Tim Schofield, Veronique Scorer, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Patrick Meade Group Vice Chairman, Charles Graham-Campbell, Miranda Leslie, James Stratton, Roger Tappin, Ralph Taylor, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Geoffrey Davies, Jonathan Horwich, Richard Harvey, Robin Hereford, Asaph Hyman, Shahin Virani, David Williams, James Knight, Caroline Oliphant, Charles Lanning, Gordon McFarlan, Michael Wynell-Mayow, Suzannah Yip. Hugh Watchorn. THE SOUTH AFRICAN SALE | 1 Central Middlesex Hospital SALE Park Royal INFORMATION Coronation Road W Bonhams, e d s P t Park Royal a e a rn r o A k R v e R e s A4 o 0 a y Park a h l C Royal Western Ave A40 R o 0 Station a 0 d Acton 0 4 Cemetery North A Acton d Station a o R a i r o t c i V Lots may be released from Bids Please note ImportantHorn Lane Notice West Acton +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 Sold lots marked with a W will StationBonhams warehouse on A surcharge of 2% is applicable +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax be retained at Knightsbridge production of the collection when using Mastercard, Visa To bid via the internet please until 5pm on the day of the sale. order obtained from cashiers and overseas debit cards. visit www.bonhams.com Lots not collected by then will be office at Bonhams and a form removed to Bonhams Park Royal of photographic ID. If a third The following symbols are used Payments Warehouse. All lots removed to party is collecting on behalf to denote that VAT is due on the Buyers Bonhams warehouse will be of the client, the client must hammer price and buyer’s +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 available for collection from provide Bonhams with written premium +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax 9.30am on Friday 30 October authority prior to collection. 2015. The third party must present † VAT 20% on hammer price Sellers a photographic form of ID and buyer’s premium Payment of sale proceeds Collection & shipment when collecting. +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 All other sold lots will remain in * VAT on imported items at a +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax Collections at Knightsbridge Payment in advance preferential rate of 5% on until 12.00 on Wednesday Tel: +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 hammer price and the prevailing Valuations, taxation 11 November 2015. Following to ascertain amount due by: rate on buyer’s premium & heritage that all lots will be transferred to cash, cheque with banker’s +44 (0) 20 7468 8340 our Bonhams Park Royal card, credit card or W These lots will be removed +44 (0) 20 7468 5860 fax Warehouse and will be available traveller’s cheque. to Bonhams Park Royal after [email protected] for collection from 9.30am the sale. Please read the sale Friday 13 November 2015. Payment at time of collection information page for more Catalogue subscriptions By credit card / debit card details. To obtain any Bonhams catalogue or to take out an Handling & storage charges Y These lots are subject to annual subscription: Will commence on all sold lots CITES regulations, please read Subscriptions Department from Thursday 12 November the information in the back of +44 (0) 1666 502200 2015. the catalogue. +44 (0) 1666 505107 fax [email protected] AR These lots are subject to the The charges levied by Bonhams Artists Resale Right levy. Please Shipping are as follows: refer to the information in section For information and estimates 7 of the Notice to Bidders at the on domestic and international All lots marked with W back of the catalogue. shipping as well as export Transfer per lot £35.00 licenses please contact Daily storage per lot £3.60 Bonhams Shipping VAT refunds on exports Department on: All other objects from the EU +44 (0) 20 8963 2849 Transfer per lot £20.00 To submit a claim for refund of +44 (0) 20 8963 2850 Daily storage per lot £1.90 VAT HMRC require lots to be +44 (0) 20 7629 9673 fax exported from the EU within [email protected] All the above charges are strict deadlines. exclusive of VAT. For lots on which Import VAT Bonhams warehouse address has been charged; marked in Unit 1, Sovereign Park the catalogue with a * or †, lots Coronation Road must be exported within 30 Park Royal, London NW10 7QP days of Bonhams’ receipt of Tel: +44 (0) 87 0811 3867 payment and within 3 months of Hours of opening 9.30am to the sale date. For all other lots 4.30pm Monday to Friday. export must take place within 3 months of the sale date. For further VAT information please contact: [email protected] 2 | BONHAMS MODERN AFRICAN ART AT BONHAMS The ‘Africa Now’ auctions at Bonhams are now in their seventh year, and this is the first year that we have held an auction solely devoted to contemporary African art. The ‘Africa Now: Modern Africa’ sales of post-war modern African art will continue to be held as usual in May of each year. It has been a most exhilarating journey for all those connected with the modern and contemporary African art market. The interest from collectors, institutions and the media continues to grow, and as the market leaders in this field, Bonhams receives more enquiries about this collecting category than any other. Giles Peppiatt Hannah O’Leary Director Head of department This auction is a special offering and a particularly interesting sale of work. Collectors will now have the opportunity to purchase some of the fine artworks that Afren Plc acquired over the years. The company acquired a number of wonderful pieces; they were ably advised and there has not been a better collection of modern Nigerian art come to the market in recent years. The sale includes familiar names such as Ablade Glover, Alex Nwokolo and Muraina Oyelami. It also showcases works by lesser known artists, but no less worthy of attention. We are justifiably proud of this catalogue and hope that you will find many works that catch your eye. Please enjoy its contents and we look forward to your participation at the auction in person, by Alice Thomson Eliza Sawyer telephone or online. Cataloguer Cataloguer THE SOUTH AFRICAN SALE | 3 2 1 3 1† 3† NIGERIAN, 20TH CENTURY EMMANUEL TAIWO JEGEDE (NIGERIAN, BORN 1943) Ife bust ‘River Between’ bronze signed and dated ‘Taiwo Jegede 89’ (lower right); bears October 40cm (15 3/4in) high Gallery label (verso) watercolour and oil on paper 2† 55 x 75cm (21 5/8 x 29 1/2in).
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