Leica MP Black Paint, Serial no.132, 1956
Leica M7 “Handmade titanium camera” Prototype, Serial no. N/A, 2002
Leica M3 Betriebsk “UR-M5” Prototype Serial no. M3 – 1209
Leica IIIf Black Paint – “Swedish Military” Serial no.822990, 1956
The 2013 Autumn L&H Photographica Auction is now over. Here are the top five Leica highlights:
| Lot No. | Lot Name | Estimated Price | Hammer Price (incl. premiums) |
| 74 | Leica MP Black Paint, Serial no.132, 1956 | HK$3,800,000 | HK$5,428,000 ($700,000) |
| 210 | Leica M7 “Handmade titanium camera” Prototype, Serial no. N/A, 2002 | HK$800,000 | HK$2,124,000 ($274,000) |
| 59 | M3 Betriebsk “UR-M5” Prototype Serial no. M3 – 1209 | HK$800,000 | HK$1,770,000 ($228,000) |
| 184 | Leica IIIf Black Paint – “Swedish Military” Serial no.822990, 1956 | HK$800,000 | HK$1,180,000 ($152,000) |
| 251 | Leica MP and MP2 Top Plate | HK$300,000 | HK$1,003,000 ($130,000) |
Hong Kong – The 2nd L&H Photographica Auction, organized by the first auction house established by local business in Hong Kong, held the 17th November 2013, at Library and Lounge, Grand Hyatt Hotel Hong Kong. Leica renowned author Mr. Paul Henry, Leica expert Mr. Lars Netopil and Mr. Hosokawa, the chairman of ICS Japan came to this Hong Kong auction event. There were 308 lots in the action and realized a total hammer price of HK$32.8 millions, including premiums.
“We have a great success in this auction. In addition to buyers came from Hong Kong and China, those buyers from Asian countries, like Japan, Taiwan, are also actively participated in the auction. It reveals the raising demand in rare and vintage cameras and accessories, which has a similar demand in Western countries. We observed that there is a 20%-30% increase in Western countries’ buyers who participated in the auction. It is expected more collectors will consign their collectibles in 2014 L&H Photographica Auction,” says Mr. Henry Chau, the CEO of L&H Auction.
The top price camera is MP Black Paint, which around 138 units of were produced. It started from HK$1.8 million and after biddings, the hammer price completed at HK$5,428,000.00, including premiums.
