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Rolleicord Model 1 Model K3 520 Twin lens Reflex Camera 120 Sheet Film Camera
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Franke & Heidecke Rolleicord Ia Model 1 - Model K3 - 520 Twin lens Reflex Camera 120 Sheet Film
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Glass

Perle Welta Prontor II Folding Bellow Camera with Meyer Görlitz Fixed Lens
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Welta Perle Prontor II Folding Bellow Camera with Meyer Görlitz Nr 777805 Trioplan 7.8cm F4.5 Lens
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal

Large Old Sheffield Plate Meat Dome or Cover
Located in East Geelong, VIC
camera lens and not a defect. The cover is unmarked and would date from the period 1820-30.
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1820s English Regency Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Sheffield Plate

Large Studio Portrait Camera
Located in Peekskill, NY
Cameras are not my expertise but we could not pass up on this beauty. The camera is signed ANSCO
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Early 19th Century Industrial Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Wood

Antique Large Studio Portrait Camera
Large Studio Portrait Camera
H 58 in W 28 in D 36 in
The Carpet Seller 19th Century Orientalist Antique Watercolor Painting on Paper
By Federico Bartolini
Located in Jacksonville, FL
capabilities of modern camera lenses. Federico Bartolini's "The Carpet Seller" serves as a testament to his
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19th Century Academic Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Edwardian Camera on Tripod Stand
By John Sanderson
Located in Altrincham, GB
that it was vertical. In Sanderson’s design the camera bed is kept level and the lens is raised, for
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Leather, Hickory

ICA Volta 125 Camera Folding Bed Camera For 9x12cm Plates With Ica Periskop
Located in High Wycombe, GB
ICA Volta 125 Camera Folding Bed Camera For 9x12cm Plates With Ica Periskop "Alpha" F11 Fixed Lens
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Leather

Diamond Ruby and Emerald Yellow Gold Clover Cufflinks
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
and showcases each stone. Camera lens magnification intensifies any in keeping surface marks and as
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1910s Unknown Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Large Format Box Camera, circa 1915
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Hudson, NY
being used as a working camera until around 1960. See photo 5 for a retrofitted aftermarket shutter lens
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Early 20th Century American Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Leather, Glass, Wood

Beautiful Scottish Victorian Mahogany Magic Lantern or Camera
Located in Antwerp, BE
the magic lantern does not work anymore. The width is 64 cm and the lens is pushed out 77 cm.
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Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Brass

Original Arts and Crafts Glass Hallway Pendant Light with Daffodil Flowers 1900s
Located in Lisse, NL
. However, this is not the case. Somehow our camera lenses are simply unable to capture them when the light
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Early 20th Century European Jugendstil Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Brass

Antique Eastman Kodak 3A Folding Pocket Camera with Leather Case
By Eastman Kodak
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Anastigmat Lens 6.3. The 3A Folding Pocket Kodak, Eastman Kodak's first postcard format camera, was
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Aluminum

Italian antique vintage Analogue floor camera in wood and brass, 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
the lens to raise and lower through thin cables. The view camera is composed of the lens placed on the
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Brass

Ernemann ROLF II Folding 127 Rollfilm Camera With 75mm F12 Rapid Rectilinear
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Ernemann ROLF II Folding 127 Rollfilm Camera 75mm F12 Rapid Rectilinear Fixed Lens of Dresden
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Leather

Kodak No 2 Hawkette Marbled Bakelite 120 Roll Film Strut Folding Camera
By Eastman Kodak
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Kodak No 2 Hawkette Marbled Bakelite 120 Roll Film Strut Folding Camera With Meniscus Lens & Rotary
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal

"Kodak Special Model A" Sealskin Folding Camera c.1915-1920 (FREE SHIPPING)
By Eastman Kodak
Located in San Francisco, CA
most immediately obvious of these is the Bakelite panel on either side of the lens and cover and the
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Antique Kodak No. S Model E Folding Camera c.1900 (FREE SHIPPING)
By Eastman Kodak
Located in San Francisco, CA
lens. The camera may or may not work but is sold as a decorative object. Shown with life size hand
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Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal, Brass, Chrome

Vintage Miniature German Variable Camera Tripod 1920s with Ansel Adams Book
By Carl Zeiss
Located in Incline Village, NV
and prolific lens maker and a major player in the photographic industry. The book included in this
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Brass

Antique "No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak, Model AB" Camera c.1900 (FREE SHIPPING)
By Eastman Kodak
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT The Kodak No.3 Model AB is an early model. The body of camera is all leather with a
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Ambrotype Of A Civil War Wife 1860
Located in New Orleans, LA
darkened camera. When the camera lens is opened to light, the plate is exposed and the image is captured
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1860s American High Victorian Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Brass, Gold Plate, Metal

Ambrotype Of A Civil War Wife 1860
Ambrotype Of A Civil War Wife 1860
No Reserve
H 3.75 in W 3.25 in D 0.875 in
"No. 1 Kodak Junior" Folding Camera c.1914-1927 with Case (FREE SHIPPING)
By Eastman Kodak
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A rare model that offered many lens/shutter combinations. The body of camera is leather
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal, Chrome

"A Dutch Canal" Oil Painting from The Circle of Aert van der Neer
By Aert Van Der Neer
Located in Milwaukee, WI
the countryside with the literalness of a camera lens. Nor can we accept the view of Dutch landscape
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Oil

Art Deco Canadian Kodak Jiffy Vest Pocket Kodak Model B 127 Film Bellow Camera
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Art Deco Canadian Kodak Vest Pocket Kodak Model B 127 Film Folding Bellow Camera Made in Toronto
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Early 20th Century Canadian Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal

Kodak No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie Model B 120 Roll Film Camera USA 1909
By Eastman Kodak
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Kodak No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie Model B 120 Roll Film Camera USA 1909 The No 2 Folding Pocket
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Leather, Glass

Eastman Kodak Vest Pocket Model B 127 Film Folding Camera With Original Box 1925
By Eastman Kodak
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Eastman Kodak Vest Pocket Model B 127 Film Folding Camera With Original Branded Cardboard Box
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal

Large Antique Kodak No. 3A Model C Folding Camera c.1900-1915 (FREE SHIPPING)
By Eastman Kodak
Located in San Francisco, CA
, chrome and brass accents on the lens. The camera features a hand-held shutter button cord and folds to 2
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Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal, Brass, Chrome

Eastman Kodak Co No. 1 Pocket Kodak Jr. 120 Roll Film Folding Below Camera 1910
By Eastman Kodak
Located in High Wycombe, GB
., USA. This camera is a rare model and offered many lens/shutter combinations. There are Special models
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Leather

Art Deco Eastman Kodak Jiffy Kodak Six-20 Strut Folding Camera Rochester NY 30's
By Eastman Kodak
Located in High Wycombe, GB
An Art Deco Eastman Kodak Jiffy Kodak Six-20 Folding Rollfilm Camera Styled by Walter Dorwin
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Chrome

Untitled by Keiko Hosoya
Located in MADRID, ES
I started creating video art with a compact digital camera around 2000. The passage of light
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Early 17th Century Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Untitled by Keiko Hosoya
H 11.82 in W 8.27 in D 0.4 in
1920s 35 Zeiss-Ikon 35 Cm Cinema Projector
By Zeiss Ikon
Located in London, GB
A late 1920s 35 mm Zeiss-Ikon cinema projector. Lens: Neokino 52.5/110 by Emil Busch A.-G
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Early 20th Century German Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Brass, Steel, Iron

Unis France Magic Projector / Lantern, wood label France
By French House & Garden
Located in Valladolid, ES
based on a camera obscura with a set of lenses and a sliding support in which painted transparencies
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1920s French Art Nouveau Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Crystal, Iron

1898 “Hubble Big Horse Cheyenne” Photographic Portrait by Frank A. Rinehart
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Congress in a studio on the Exposition grounds with an 8 x 10 glass-negative camera with a German lens
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1890s American Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Paper

19th Century German Brass “Magic Lantern” Image Projector
Located in Middleburg, VA
, or photos on glass plates, one or more lenses and a light sources to entertain or educate its users
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Late 19th Century German Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Brass

Hiking in Germany in 1920
By Carl Simon
Located in Cologne, DE
, 15 lenses and a lot of scripts for slide lectures are stored. Carl Simon (1873-1952) first worked as
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1920s Modern Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

C Print

Hiking in Germany in 1920
H 23.63 in W 16.54 in D 0.02 in
The Cliffs, Sorrento
By Karl Struss
Located in San Francisco, CA
exhibited with members of the Photo-Secession and later had work reproduced in Camera Work. He took over
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Early 20th Century American Realist Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Photogravure

The Cliffs, Sorrento
The Cliffs, Sorrento
H 17.65 in W 21.65 in D 1 in
Rare Engraving "Il Temporale Del Pussino" by Wilhelm Gmelin After Poussin circa
Located in Shippensburg, PA
(note, the blue-ish discoloration is an aberration in the lens of the camera); very minor old creasing
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

Forum Civile, Pompei
By Fratelli Alinari
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
the camera and patiently waiting for the exposure time of the lens. His presence makes it easier to
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19th Century Antique Camera Lenses

Rheims Cathedral
By Henri Schäfer
Located in Middletown, NY
point, are looking directly at the viewer, as if caught for a instant while staring into the lens of a
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1870s Realist Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Japanese Painting, Hanging Scroll, Circa 1930, Amaranth and Rooster
Located in Kyoto, JP
composition as if looking through a window or the lens of a camera. The effect is at once visually brilliant
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Silk

English Refracting Telescope
By Thomas Harris and Son
Located in Savannah, GA
telescopes but is also used for long focus camera lenses. Wikipedia
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19th Century English Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Brass

English Refracting Telescope
English Refracting Telescope
H 51 in W 46 in D 3 in
Wilart, 35mm Cinema Camera, One Off Factory Prototype, Circa 1919. As Sculpture.
By Wilart Camera Company
Located in Dallas, TX
35mm motion picture camera brand. Their cameras were single lens port units and circa 1919 the factory
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Large Format Photographic Lens As Sculpture Early 20th Rare. ON SALE.
By Boyer of Paris
Located in Dallas, TX
. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submitted for your approval is this circa early 20th century boyer Paris Saphir 300MM Large Format Camera
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Early 20th Century French Archaistic Antique Camera Lenses

Universal Cinema Camera Built in 1928 Rare Cinema Field Camera. Use As Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submitted for your approval, a Universal 35mm Motion Picture Model C Camera made circa 1928. It was the 61st
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique Wood and Brass Camera by W. Morely, London SATURDAY SALE
Located in West Palm beach, FL
seems to be very complete and original. Still has thick crystal lens. Well marked. Camera turns and
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Brass

Andre Debrie 35mm Cinema Camera, circa 1925 Complete, Working as Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
especially hard to find in such a good state. The camera is complete with hand crank, original lens, 2-400
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal

Hollywood Early 20th Century Movie Camera with Head and Wood Tripod Legs
By Bell & Howell
Located in Dallas, TX
camera with lens and early winding key sitting on a very nice wood vintage tripod. Exact tripod may vary
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal, Brass

Hollywood Early 20th Century Movie Camera with Vintage Head and Wood Tripod Legs
By Bell & Howell
Located in Dallas, TX
camera with lens and early winding key sitting on a very nice wood vintage tripod. Exact tripod may vary
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal, Brass

Eastman Cine Kodak Hand Cranked 1st 16mm Camera Model, circa 1923, as Sculpture
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Dallas, TX
. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Offered for your consideration is this pristine example of the first 16mm movie camera model and the first
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Aluminum

Pathe 35mm Antique Professional Type-X Rare French Cinema Film Camera circa 1908
By Pathe Freres
Located in Dallas, TX
rare and authentic Pathe 35mm Model Professional Type X Motion Picture Camera, built circa 1908. This
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal, Brass, Bronze, Iron

Rare Pathe 35mm Professional Type-X French Cinema Film Camera, circa 1908-1912
By Pathe Freres
Located in Dallas, TX
rare and authentic Pathe 35mm Model Professional Type X Motion Picture Camera, built circa 1908-1912
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal, Brass, Bronze, Iron

Eastman Cine Kodak Hand Cranked 1st 16mm Camera Model, circa 1923, as Sculpture
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Dallas, TX
Offered for your consideration is this pristine example of the first 16mm movie camera model and
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Aluminum

King Barker 1916 Hand Crank Movie Iconic Camera Wood and Brass with Tripod
By Barker Brothers Silver Ltd.
Located in Dallas, TX
rare and authentic King Barker 35mm Hand Crank Cinema Camera. The Barker Brothers had these made by the
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal, Brass

Andre Debrie, Circa 1923 Sept Model 35mm Cinema Camera on Tripod. As Sculpture.
Located in Dallas, TX
. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submitted for your approval, a wonderful, circa 1923 French Made camera that offered seven ways to make
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Eastman Cine Kodak Hand Cranked 1st 16mm Camera Model, Circa 1923. As Sculpture.
By Eastman Kodak
Located in Dallas, TX
. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Offered for your consideration is this pristine example of the first 16mm movie camera model and the first
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Aluminum

Williamson Colonial Type 4 35mm Cinema Camera C. 1914 As Sculpture. TAKE 20% OFF
Located in Dallas, TX
additions to this camera that are not 1914 correct: crank handle model, front lens mount board, lens. But
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Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Brass

King Barker 1916 Hand Crank Movie Camera Wood/Brass w Tripod, Rare. TAKE 15% OFF
By Barker Brothers Silver Ltd.
Located in Dallas, TX
rare and authentic King Barker 35mm Hand Crank Cinema Camera. The Barker Brothers had these made by the
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pathe 28mm Hand Crank Movie Projector, circa 1918, with Film, Vintage Sculpture
By Pathe Freres
Located in Dallas, TX
gears and original power supply for lamp with rheostat. The original factory lens is not present but we
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Metal, Brass, Copper, Sheet Metal, Wire

Hollywood 20th Century Fox Studio Arc Light, Huge, Iconic, Real Artifact, 1935
By Mole Richardson Company
Located in Dallas, TX
parading in front of its lens. ~Like artifacts of an ancient civilization - these rare legends of early
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Steel

Edwardian Movie Projector, circa 1906 **Saturday Sale**
Located in Van Nuys, CA
camera comes with an early uncoated camera lens original to the projector and early exposed gear work
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Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Brass, Steel, Tin

Signed 1898 Nadar Camera with Three Lenses from a Private French Collection
Located in Fayetteville, AR
A rare find, this museum quality wooden and brass photography camera is from the studio of renowned
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19th Century French Antique Camera Lenses

Materials

Brass

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Antique Camera Lenses For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique camera lenses for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and animal skin, all antique camera lenses available were constructed with great care. Antique camera lenses have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique camera lenses bearing Art Deco or Regency hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Antique camera lenses have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Zeiss Ikon are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Camera Lenses?

Antique camera lenses can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,312, while the lowest priced sells for $150 and the highest can go for as much as $22,191.