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Over the last 24 months the median price was $168 including buyer’s premium (middle half $151–$217, n=6). The auction record is $132,000 for Suite of 3 albums entitled \"Photographic Pictures Made By Mr. Francis Bedford During the Tour in the East in which, by (2009, Swann Auction Galleries). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Francis Bedford value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}