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Over the last 24 months the median price was $216,169 including buyer’s premium (middle half $165,178–$378,391, n=6). The auction record is $1,318,775 for Still life of peaches, apples, grapes, cherries and redcurrants in a basket, with sea-shells, insects, a parrot tulip, a pink rose and further fruit scattered on the stone ledge beneath (2008, Sotheby's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Balthasar van der Ast value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}