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. 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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. 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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).