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Over the last 24 months the median price was $310 including buyer’s premium (middle half $290–$477, n=7). The auction record is $1,245 for Portrait of RM (2023, Strauss and Co). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Hermann Niebuhr value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}