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Barrett-Jackson’s hammer price beat the record by $340,000.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The jersey, on sale with Graham Budd Auctions last week, remains in Anderson’s possession after failing to reach its reserve price of around $40,000 (£30,000), but the whole collection reached a hammer price of roughly $180,000 (£135,335).
—George Ramsay, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
The top hammer price was achieved by a work by Kawara, whose May 7, 1967 fetched roughly $878,000, the most ever commanded by one of the Japanese conceptual artist’s date paintings, according to the auction house.
—News Desk, Artforum, 7 Oct. 2024
Despite these accolades, her 2016 painting Simper II, feature a lone bulbous figure, sold for below its hammer price at $27,900.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Etymology
from the hammer used by the auctioneer to signal the auction's end
First Known Use
1900, in the meaning defined above
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“Hammer price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20price. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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