> Source: https://www.openingbid.art/artist/slavery · updated 2026-11-01

# (SLAVERY.)

## What is (SLAVERY.)’s work worth? {#value}

As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 34 auction results for (SLAVERY.) at 1 houses since 2024. Over the last 24 months the median price was $4,500 including buyer’s premium (middle half $2,656–$10,063, n=10). The auction record is $27,500 for Records of Hyde Park plantation in Virginia, with lists of their enslaved, and letters by enslaved Confederate workers (2024, Swann Auction Galleries). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.

**Top auction records: paintings, drawings & sculpture**

| # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Records of Hyde Park plantation in Virginia, with lists of their enslaved, and letters by enslaved Confederate workers | 5 volumes plus 46 other items (0.4 linear feet) in one box | $27,500 | Swann Auction Galleries | Mar 2024 |
| 2 | A Valuable Sugar Plantation, and a Large Gang of Acclimated Negroes, for Sale at Auction, 1833 | Ink | $15,000 | Swann Auction Galleries | Mar 2025 |
| 3 | Valuable Acclimated Slaves, for Sale by Auction by Isaac L. M'Coy, 1836 | Broadside | $15,000 | Swann Auction Galleries | Mar 2025 |
| 4 | A Gang of 82 Choice Plantation Slaves! from Georgia . . . Will Be Sold at the City Hotel., 1859 | Laid | $11,250 | Swann Auction Galleries | Mar 2025 |
| 5 | Extensive Credit Sale of Slaves! At Auction, at the City Hotel. 112 Likely Young Negroes., 1859 | 3 printed pages, 12¾ x 8 inches, on one folding sheet | $6,500 | Swann Auction Galleries | Mar 2024 |
| 6 | Extensive letters discussing 3 enslaved people who had been loaned from North Carolina to Texas., 1852-1856 | 30 Autograph Letters | $6,500 | Swann Auction Galleries | Mar 2025 |
| 7 | Letter describing an enslaved woman getting 100 lashes for resisting rape, 1840 | Autograph Letter, 3 pages, on one folding sheet | $5,500 | Swann Auction Galleries | Mar 2024 |
| 8 | $100 Reward. Ranaway from My Camp in Manchester . . . a Negro Boy Named John, 1856 | Ink on verso | $5,000 | Swann Auction Galleries | Mar 2025 |
| 9 | Detailed list of 310 enslaved people on a large Louisiana sugar plantation, 1853-1856 | Manuscript pages, including title page | $5,000 | Swann Auction Galleries | Mar 2024 |
| 10 | Petition to a Union officer to have a runaway slave returned to his owner in the border region of Kentucky, 1861 | Manuscript Document | $4,250 | Swann Auction Galleries | Mar 2024 |


**Median price by medium (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)**

| Medium | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 30 | $1,875 |

**Median price by size (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)**

| Size | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Small (under 50 cm) | 25 | $1,625 |

Data as of 2 November 2026 · Source: OpeningBid, 34 results from 1 houses · [How we compute these figures](https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data)


(SLAVERY.) is an artist with 40 auction lots recorded since 2024, median price $1,938.

A work by (SLAVERY.) sold in 2025 for $15,000, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results.

## What is a (SLAVERY.) work worth?

Across 34 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a (SLAVERY.) work is $1,938.

The median (SLAVERY.) print sells for $11,250 across 5 lots.

## Price breakdown by category

| Category | Lots tracked | Median price | Record price | Sell-through | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints & Editions | 5 | $11,250 | $15,000 | — | 2025-03-20 |
| Masterpieces (top of market) | 3 | $15,000 | $27,500 | — | 2025-03-20 |

## Notable results

| Medium | Year | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Prints & Editions | 2025 | $15,000 |
| Prints & Editions | 2025 | $15,000 |

The highest recorded result in each medium. The full sale history is in the OpeningBid app (free sign-up).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is a (SLAVERY.) worth?

Across 34 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a (SLAVERY.) work is $1,938. The median (SLAVERY.) print sells for $11,250 across 5 lots.

### What is (SLAVERY.)'s auction record?

(SLAVERY.)'s auction record is $27,500, set in 2024.

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Data last updated 2026-11-01. OpeningBid tracks 15,222,099 auction lots from 571 auction houses, refreshed nightly.

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Historical auction data, not investment advice. Prices are premium-inclusive USD where the buyer's premium is recorded. Figures marked † are hammer prices (buyer's premium not included); ‡ marks a price whose basis is not yet verified. Non-USD results are converted at the sale month's rate.