Date

6 November 2024

Location

Circle Art Gallery and online at invaluable.com

The Art Auction East Africa is now in its 12th year and our focus remains on Modern and Contemporary Eastern African art.

This sale prioritised rare, secondary market artworks from the 1960s to 1990s with a small contemporary section.

Number of lots

57 lots

Countries

Nine

Sell through rate

95%, including sales post-auction

Total sales

Over KES 27 million.

Lots 1 – 58

Lot 6

Simon Mpata (Tanzanian, 1940 – 1982)
Untitled (Bird), undated
KES 250,000 – 300,000
(US$) 2,000 – 2,400
Sold KES 399,160

Details

Lot 15

David Mzuguno (Tanzanian 1951 – 2010)
Harvest of the Sunflower, circa 1995
KES 375,000 – 500,000
(US$) 3,000 – 4,000
Sold KES 422,640

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Lot 24

George Lilanga (Tanzanian, 1934 – 2005)
Untitled, undated
Signed ‘Lilanga’ (on base)
Painted wood carving
47 x 19 x 13 cm
Reserve: KES 200,000
KES 250,000 – 350,000
(US$) 2,000 – 2,800
Sold KES 399,160

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Lot 28

Edward Saidi Tingatinga (Tanzanian, 1932 – 1972)
Untitled (Tortoise), circa 1968-1972
KES 900,000 – 1,500,000
(US$) 7,200 – 12,000
Sold KES 3,169,800

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Lot 29

Edward Saidi Tingatinga (Tanzanian, 1932 –1972)
Untitled (Mermaids), circa 1968-1972
KES 900,000 – 1,500,000
(US$) 7,200 – 12,000
Sold KES 1,115,300

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Lot 30

Mohamed Charinda (Tanzanian, 1947 – 2021)
Untitled, 2000
KES 150,000 – 200,000
(US$) 1,200 – 1,600
Sold KES 223,060

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Lot 31

Steven (Said A.) Mkumba (Tanzanian, born 1965)
Untitled, circa 1990-1993
KES 150,000 – 200,000
(US$) 1,200 – 1,600
Sold KES 140,880

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Lot 32

David Mzuguno (Tanzanian 1951 – 2010)
Fruits of the Jungle, 2007
KES: 375,000 – 500,000
(US$) 3,000 – 4,000
Sold KES 493,080

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Lot 40

Nadir Tharani (Tanzanian, born 1952)
9-4-3 (from the series ‘Positions of Power’), 2014
Sold KES 222,250

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Lot 48

George Lilanga (Tanzanian 1934 – 2005)
Baba inatosha pombe, 1998
KES: 60,000 – 100,000
(US$) 480 – 800
Sold KES 164,360

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Lot 55

George Lilanga (Tanzanian, 1934 – 2005)
Vijana wanafurahia baada ya kumuona Haki Tena (Young men rejoicing after seeing Justice again), undated
KES 400,000 – 500,000
(US$) 3,200 – 4,000
Sold KES 610,480

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