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Over the last 24 months the median price was $2,707 including buyer’s premium (middle half $1,125–$4,048, n=9). The auction record is $351,948 for Portrait of Sir Wolstan Dixie, 4th Bt. (1701-1767), of Bosworth Hall, Leicestershire, and his family, seated around a harpsichord (2010, Sotheby's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Henry Pickering value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}