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The home, despite the final hammer price of $525,000, is probably worth more than $800,000, Thogmartin said.—
Madonna Deverson,
NBC news,
17 June 2026 Young’s client won the painting at a hammer price of $85 million.—
Julie Brener Davich,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026 In both cases, the current sale estimates sit at roughly half their original hammer prices.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
20 Mar. 2026 Its builds regularly fetch seven-figure hammer prices at auction, so the cost is likely very steep.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hammer price
Word History
Etymology
from the hammer used by the auctioneer to signal the auction's end