Tag Archives: Westlicht auction

Highlights of the upcoming 23rd WestLicht Photographica Camera Auction

The next WestLicht Photographica Camera Auction will take place on May 25th 2013. Here are the highlights for the Leica brand: Unique outfit of original Leitz gold plated ‘Luxus’ camera with brown lizard leather covering and 2 gold plated lenses (Summar 2/5cm no.190131, Elmar 3.5/3.5cm no.182545). History of this outfit: It comes from the estate of the famous […]

Posted in Leica Auction Madness | Tagged | 3 Comments

Westlicht auction video

Watch this nerve-wracking video of the latest Westlicht auction where the three most expensive Leica cameras from a serial production were sold for a total of €3.6 million including commission.

Posted in Leica Auction Madness | Tagged | 1 Comment

The three most expensive serial production Leica cameras sold for €3.6 million at the latest Westlicht auction

The three most expensive Leica cameras from a serial production sold at the latest Westlicht auction for a total of €3.6 million: With a price of 1,680,000 Euro the legendary M3D (opening bid: 150,000 Euros) owned by the LIFE photographer and Picasso intimate David Douglas Duncan is the most expensive camera from a serial production […]

Posted in Other Leica Stuff | Also tagged | 3 Comments

The 22nd WestLicht Camera Auction will take place on November 24, 2012

The 22nd WestLicht Camera Auction will take place on Saturday, November 24, 2012, 11am. Preview will start on Wednesday, November 21, daily 10 am – 6 pm. Here are the details: After the sensational world record auction this past May – a Leica 0-Series achieved a price of 2,160,000 EUR – the amazing offers of the 22nd […]

Posted in Leica Auction Madness | Also tagged | 4 Comments

New world record for the most expensive camera: 2,790,000 USD for Leica 0-Serie

At the May 12th WestLicht Photographica auction in Vienna, a new record was set for the most expensive camera in the world – this Leica 0-Serie camera with serial number 116 sold for 2,160,000 EUR (around 2,790,000 USD). The previous world record  was also for a Leica 0-Serie Nr.107 that sold for 1.3 million EUR (1.9 million USD) […]

Posted in Other Leica Stuff | Also tagged , , | 14 Comments

WestLicht Photographica catalog for the May 12th auction now available online

The complete WestLicht Photographica catalog for the May 12th auction is now available  online. The highlights of the upcoming auction can be found here.

Posted in Other Leica Stuff | Tagged | Leave a Comment

The 21st WestLicht camera auction will take place on May 12th, 2012

Leica 0-Serie

A selection of around 500 cameras, lenses and accessories of the highest level will be presented for sale at the 21st auction on 12th of May, 2012. Among them are many important pieces that will appeal to institutional collections and private collectors alike, who equally have a sense for something unique. The absolute highlight is […]

Posted in Other Leica Stuff | Tagged | 3 Comments

Results from the 20th Westlicht Photographica Auction

Here are the results from the 20th Westlicht Photographica Auction that took place today, the full PDF file can be downloaded here: More that 200 bidders and collectors from all over the world, some of whom came in person to Vienna, participated in the 20th WestLicht auction. It was sensational with 94% of the total […]

Posted in Other Leica Stuff | Tagged | 1 Comment