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Over the last 24 months the median price was $591 including buyer’s premium (middle half $396–$998, n=8). The auction record is $26,515 for Augusto io ubriako in paradiso del chanto (I become drunk in the paradise of chant) (2023, Dorotheum). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Franco Costalonga value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}