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Coming soon: Tamarkin Rare Camera & Wetzlar Camera Auctions

The next Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction will take place on November 9th Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction: November 9th, 2024 Auction catalogue Leica highlights from the upcoming Wetzlar Camera Auctions 6 on October 12, 2024 The starting bid for Christo’s “Wrapped Leica” at the Wetzlar Camera Auction is €40,000, I expect to sell for way more […]

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Leica highlights from the upcoming Wetzlar Camera Auctions 6 on October 12, 2024

Here are the Leica highlights from the upcoming Wetzlar Camera Auctions #6 on October 12, 2024 that will take place in Wetzlar, Germany:

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Upcoming Leica auctions (Wetzlar, OstLicht, Leitz Photographica, Bonhams)

The next Wetzlar Camera Auctions #6 will take place on October 12, 2024 in Wetzlar and will include Christo’s wrapped Leica camera: The new OstLicht Camera and Photo Auction is coming on June 5th, 2024  – the auction’s highlights can be found here: The 44 Leitz Photographica Auction will take place on June 8th, 2024 […]

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The starting bid for Christo’s “Wrapped Leica” at the Wetzlar Camera Auction is €40,000, I expect to sell for way more

The starting bid for Christo’s “Wrapped Leica” at the Wetzlar Camera Auction will be €40,000. The estimated selling price for now is €80,000 – €100,000 but I expect the final hammer price to be significantly higher. Other wrapped objects by Christo sold in the past for €250,000 and more. Christo’s “Wrapped Leica” camera to be […]

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Christo’s “Wrapped Leica” camera to be part of the next Wetzlar auction in October 2024

Many of you are probably familiar with the work of the artist Christo (website). What I did not know is that back in 1994 Christo wrapped a Leica M4 camera for the birthday of his photographer Wolfgang Volz. That same wrapped Leica M4 camera will be listed at the upcoming Wetzlar Camera Auction on October […]

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The first die-cast Leica camera

The first die-cast Leica camera (1933/1934): this prototype represents the earliest experimental version of the later Leica IIIc – with opening swing-up backdoor and folding rewind crank – features that were commercially introduced later in 1954 with the Leica M3, and in 1967 with the Leica M4. This camera will be part of the next […]

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Results from the 5th Wetzlar Camera Auctions: 3.5 million euros for a 100-year old Leica camera

    The results from the 5th Wetzlar Camera Auctions are out – 3.5 million euros was paid for a 100-year-old Leica camera: Additional information:

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The 5th Wetzlar Camera Auctions is starting in 3 days (October 7th)

The fifth Wetzlar Camera Auctions is starting in 3 days on October 7th, 2023. The online catalog can be found here and here. Some of the auction’s highlights are:

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