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Over the last 24 months the median price was $233 including buyer’s premium (middle half $191–$357, n=5). The auction record is $81,320 for Rounding Tattenham Corner; and Sir J. Hawley's Beadsman beating Lord Derby's Toxophilite, The Derby, 1858 (2019, Sotheby's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Henry Alken value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}