hammer price
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The pension fund flipped the Codex Sassoon 11 years later for 10 times its hammer price.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023
The 32 cards and letters were expected to sell for £90,000 but sold for a total hammer price of £145,550.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2023
The hammer price was 6.2 million Swiss francs, but with commission the final price was 7.46 million Swiss francs, Christie's spokesperson Alexandra Kindermann said.
From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2021
Though it had an expected hammer price of 10,000 euros, it ended up selling for €95,000.
From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2021
"I am happy and surprised by the great hammer price achieved for the cassette tape," said Højen, in a statement.
From Fox News • Oct. 4, 2021
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