The results from the latest Wetzlar Camera Auctions #6 are out: Online catalog results Result List: 6th Wetzlar Camera Auction (in Euro) Christo’s wrapped Leica sold for EUR 212,500: The starting bid for Christo’s “Wrapped Leica” at the Wetzlar Camera Auction is €40,000, I expect to sell for way more Christo’s “Wrapped Leica” camera to […]
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 […]
Here are the Leica highlights from the upcoming Wetzlar Camera Auctions #6 on October 12, 2024 that will take place in Wetzlar, Germany:
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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:
