# Chéri Samba - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T02:05:09.399Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 192
- Lots with prices: 117
- First auction date: 2004-07-13
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-31
- Median realised price: $17,000
- Price range: $2,000 to $380,000

## Market Takeaway
Chéri Samba shows deep auction liquidity with 191 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $17,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-04.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($17,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $9,180 and $28,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 0% (0 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 25.6% (30 sales)
- $10,000\+: 74.4% (87 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 11
- Previous 12 months sales: 12
- Recent 12 months median: $3,700
- Previous 12 months median: $6,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-04
- Days since latest sale: 14
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 51 lots
- Sotheby's: 35 lots
- Piasa: 29 lots
- HVMC \- Hôtel des Ventes de Monte\-Carlo: 24 lots
- Christie's: 10 lots
- Artcurial: 7 lots
- Millon & Associes: 5 lots
- Marques dos Santos: 4 lots
- Phillips: 3 lots
- Adam's: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-02-13 | CHÉRI SAMBA \(Né en 1956\) | HVMC \- Hôtel des Ventes de Monte\-Carlo | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-cheri-samba-ne-en-1956-167-c-93042088f2
2. 2025-02-13 | CHÉRI SAMBA \(Né en 1956\) | HVMC \- Hôtel des Ventes de Monte\-Carlo | €5,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-cheri-samba-ne-en-1956-165-c-8464859968
3. 2023-01-19 | CHÉRI SAMBA \(Né en 1956\) J'aime la couleur, novembre 2004 | HVMC \- Hôtel des Ventes de Monte\-Carlo | N/A
4. 2026-03-31 | Chéri SAMBA \(République Démocratique du Congo, né en 1956\) | Pousse\-Cornet | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-cheri-samba-republique-democratique-du-congo-ne-en-1956-334-c-c2116baa2d
5. 2026-02-04 | CHÉRI SAMBA \(Né en 1956\) À Monaco, 2024 | HVMC \- Hôtel des Ventes de Monte\-Carlo | N/A
6. 2026-01-27 | CHÉRI SAMBA \(BORN 1956, CONGO\) ‘J’aime la Couleur’, 2005 Acrylic and glitter on canvas Size: 150 × 120 cm Text: LA TETE DOIT TOURNER UN PEU COMME DANS LE SENS D'UNE SPIRALE AFIN DE RECONNAITRE CE QUI NOUS ENTOURE. 'J'AIME LA COULEUR | Adam's | N/A
7. 2025-12-15 | Chéri SAMBA \(Democratic Republic of Congo, 1956\) Mieux la chenille \(Better the caterpillar\), 2004 | Millon & Associes | €3,700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-cheri-samba-democratic-republic-of-congo-1956-mieux-la-chenille-better-the-caterpillar-2004-129-c-2527f3bd7e
8. 2025-12-10 | CHÉRI SAMBA \(B.1956\) \- "L'attachement aux racines" | Marques dos Santos | N/A
9. 2025-12-10 | CHÉRI SAMBA \(b. 1956\) \- 'Lisbonne' | Marques dos Santos | N/A
10. 2025-11-19 | CHÉRI SAMBA \(né en 1956\) Le seul et l’unique devoir sacré d’un enfant, 1990 | Aguttes | €2,500
11. 2025-11-01 | Chéri SAMBA | Artcurial | MAD 160,000
12. 2025-11-01 | Chéri SAMBA | Artcurial | MAD 120,000
13. 2025-07-23 | CHÉRI SAMBA \(B.1956\) \- "L'attachement aux racines" | Marques dos Santos | N/A
14. 2025-07-03 | CHÉRI SAMBA, AVEUGLE | Kruso Art | N/A
15. 2025-07-02 | Chéri SAMBA \(Democratic Republic of Congo, 1956\) Mieux la chenille \(Better the caterpillar\), 2004 | Millon & Associes | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-cheri-samba-democratic-republic-of-congo-1956-mieux-la-chenille-better-the-caterpillar-2004-912-c-6ee40c6815
16. 2025-02-05 | Chéri Samba \(born 1956, Congo\) ‘J’aime la Couleur’, 2005 acrylic and glitter on canvas Size.150x120cm \*\*\*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LOT IS NOT ON VIEW AT ST STEPHEN'S GREEN. POST\-SALE COLLECTION IS TO BE ARRANGED BY THE BUYER FROM OUR PARIS WA | Adam's | N/A
17. 2024-12-13 | Chéri Samba \(Congolese b. 1956\) and Chéri Cherin \(Congolese b. 1955\), Sans Titre, Oil on canvas. Unframed: 33 x 48 in \(83.8 x 121.9 cm\) | Weschler's | $2,000
18. 2024-11-27 | CHÉRI SAMBA \(Né en 1956\) | HVMC \- Hôtel des Ventes de Monte\-Carlo | N/A
19. 2024-11-27 | CHÉRI SAMBA \(Né en 1956\) | HVMC \- Hôtel des Ventes de Monte\-Carlo | N/A
20. 2024-10-02 | Chéri Samba: Etonnement | Van Ham Kunstauktionen | €6,000
21. 2024-09-26 | Chéri Samba \(République Démocratique du Congo, né en 1956\) Mieux la chenille | Bonhams | N/A
22. 2024-09-25 | Chéri Samba \(Congolese, b. 1956\) Le Pillage De L'unique Grand Magasin De La Ville, 1991 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $6,000
23. 2024-05-26 | Chéri SAMBA \(1956\) | Stanley's auction | €6,000
24. 2024-03-27 | Chéri Samba \(Congolese, born 1956\) L'Arbre \(framed\) | Bonhams | N/A

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