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Over the last 24 months the median price was $1,044 including buyer’s premium (middle half $577–$2,023, n=12). The auction record is $15,120 for Peggy Moffitt in Rudi Gernreich's “Little Boy” Suit Queen Magazine” Cover, London, 1966 (2009, Christie's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"William Claxton value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}