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Over the last 24 months the median price was $212 including buyer’s premium (middle half $109–$310, n=43). The auction record is $962 for Tile with portrait of a woman in profile (2024, Strauss and Co). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Kalahari Studio value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}