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# Bill Lam (1924–2012)

Bill Lam is an artist with 11 auction lots recorded since 2014, median price $1,125. Some sold prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium; they are marked on this page.

A work by Bill Lam sold in 2023 for a hammer price of $1,600 (buyer's premium not included), according to OpeningBid's index of auction results.

## What is a Bill Lam work worth?

Across 11 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Bill Lam work is $1,125.

Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is a Bill Lam worth?

Across 11 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Bill Lam work is $1,125. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

### What is Bill Lam's auction record?

Bill Lam's auction record is $2,500, set in 2018.

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Data last updated 2026-11-01. OpeningBid tracks 15,222,099 auction lots from 571 auction houses, refreshed nightly.

Cite this page as: OpeningBid, “Bill Lam auction prices”, https://www.openingbid.art/artist/bill-lam (updated 2026-11-01).

Historical auction data, not investment advice. Prices are premium-inclusive USD where the buyer's premium is recorded. Figures marked † are hammer prices (buyer's premium not included); ‡ marks a price whose basis is not yet verified. Non-USD results are converted at the sale month's rate.