Sold20154 Brass Lenses, c. 1880–904 Brass Lenses, c. 1880–90 1) Adams & Co., London (C. Burr 5287), 7 ¼ x 4 ½ Rapid Doublet, nice portrait and landscape lens with approx. 20 cm focal length, iris stop F8–64, height 2 ¾ in, withSee Sold Price
Sold2023Rembrandt Portrait Lens 6.8/30 cm, c. 1950Rembrandt Portrait Lens 6.8/30 cm, c. 1950 Burke & James, Chicago. No. RE263, front and rear groups formed from cemented lenses, with original front cap and screw ring, glass clean under spotlight, soSee Sold Price
Sold2024Portrait Aplanat 35 cm Lens, c. 1910Portrait Aplanat 35 cm Lens, c. 1910 Knoll, Leipzig. "Knoll-Rapid-Portrait-Aplanat Foc. 35 cm", 7.6/35 cm, iris diaphragm up to 64, brass mount, height 10.5 cm, retailer’s engraving "Heinrich &See Sold Price
Sold2023Rare Brass-Bound "Plasticca" 4/60 cm Art Portrait Lens, c. 1920Rare Brass-Bound "Plasticca" 4/60 cm Art Portrait Lens, c. 1920 Plasticca Industrie Oscar Zwierzina, Dresden-Blasewitz. No. 1708, engraved "D.R.G.M. D.R.P.a.", ht. of the lens 51 mm x dia. 12.9 cm, orSee Sold Price
Sold2015Busch Nicola Perscheid Lens 6/18 cm, c. 1912Busch Nicola Perscheid Lens 6/18 cm, c. 1912 Emil Busch, Rathenow. No. 326078, screw-mount approx. 55 mm, height 2 ¾ in., with connecting ring. Very rare and sought-after portrait lens! Objektiv BuscSee Sold Price
Sold2015Single 1 "Achromatic" by Anthony & Co., c. 1860Single 1 "Achromatic" by Anthony & Co., c. 1860 E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., New York, USA. Attractive small landscape lens, approx. 13 cm focal length, with rotating stop, height of the lens 1 4/5 in., �See Sold Price
Sold20232 English Field Cameras, c. 19002 English Field Cameras, c. 1900 1) Lancaster, Birmingham. The Special Instantograph, for 12 x 16.5 cm, red bellows, double extension, Lancaster landscape lens of approx. 24 cm with iris diaphragm, foSee Sold Price
Sold2015Darlot Lens: Objectif Double à Cone Centralisateur, c.Darlot Lens: Objectif Double à Cone Centralisateur, c. 1864 Darlot, Ancne Mon Jamin, 14 r. Chapon, Paris, no. 17361, landscape and portrait lens with rack-and-pinion focusing (stuck), height: 17 cm,See Sold Price
Sold2015J.H. Dallmeyer Modified Aluminum Petzval Lens, 1.B., c.J.H. Dallmeyer Modified Aluminum Petzval Lens, 1.B., c. 1890 No. 51803. Rare modified aluminum portrait lens, focal length approx. 16 cm, height approx. 12,5 cm, front lens Ø 50 mm. Iris diaphragm, rSee Sold Price
Sold2023Voigtländer Portrait Lens c. 1880Voigtländer Portrait Lens c. 1880 Voigtländer, Brunswick, Germany. No. 21423, brass-bound Petzval-type, height with sunshade 23.5 cm, diam. of front element 94.5 mm, focal length approx. 3.4See Sold Price
Sold2015Landscape Lens by Lerebours, c. 1856Landscape Lens by Lerebours, c. 1856 Lerebours et Secretan à Paris. No. 8454, Petzval type, approx. 35 cm focal length, one washer stop (front), rack-and-pinion focusing. Lens with second engraving:See Sold Price
Sold2015Daguerreotype Landscape Lens, c. 1855Daguerreotype Landscape Lens, c. 1855 Unmarked, presumably French, approx. 35 cm focal length, flap shutter, rack-and-pinion focusing, height 3 ½ in., Ø 3 1/6 in. – Excellent condition! DaguerreoSee Sold Price
Sold2015Gasc & Charconnet Portrait Lens, c. 1860Gasc & Charconnet Portrait Lens, c. 1860 Unnumbered, brass, with engraving: "Gasc & Charconnet Opticiens Fabte Breveté S.G.D.G. 7, Rue Chapon Paris". Focal length approx. 35 cm, with very interestingSee Sold Price
Sold2015No. 2 Cabinet Petzval-Type Portrait Lens, c. 1870No. 2 Cabinet Petzval-Type Portrait Lens, c. 1870 Ross, London. No. 43088, focal length approx. 30 cm, height approx. 185 mm, front lens Ø approx. 85 mm, very good condition, rack-and-pinion focusingSee Sold Price
Sold2023Kranz Portrait Lens No. 1131, c. 1860Kranz Portrait Lens No. 1131, c. 1860 L.W. Kranz, Braunschweig, Germany. Brass-bound Petzval-type lens, low serial no. 1131, ht. with hood 13.8 cm, glass of front lens Ø 51.5 mm, focal length appSee Sold Price
Sold2015Petval-Type Portrait Lens by C.C. Harrison, New York,Petval-Type Portrait Lens by C.C. Harrison, New York, c. 1860 No. 5669, solid lens with a focal length of approx. 30 cm. Height: approx. 20 cm, front lens Ø approx. 80 mm. Beautiful rack-and-pinion mSee Sold Price
Sold2015Alex Millet Landscape Lens, c. 1863Alex Millet Landscape Lens, c. 1863 No. 1852. Focal length approx. 120 cm. Height approx. 24 cm. lens Ø approx. 125 mm, equipped for waterhouse stops. Presumably converted into a landscape lens. RackSee Sold Price
Sold2015Jules Vogel Petzval-Type Lens, c. 1875Jules Vogel Petzval-Type Lens, c. 1875 Jules Vogel Philadelphia, USA. Landscape lens, no. 36222, engraved with maker's name in banner above an American eagle motif, approx. 23 cm focal length, lens ØSee Sold Price
Sold2015Lerebours Landscape Lens (Petzval Type), c. 1858Lerebours Landscape Lens (Petzval Type), c. 1858 Lerebours et Secretan à Paris. No. 8423, approx. 20 cm focal length, for waterhouse stop, rack-and-pinion focusing, height with lens hood 4 in., Ø 2See Sold Price
Sold2018FRENCH 19TH C HAND PAINTED PORTRAIT MINIATUREOf a regal gentleman seated in front of a landscape and curtain, and fitted into a French gilt bronze frame. Early 19th C. L. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)See Sold Price
Sold2023Field Camera with 3 Brass Lenses, c. 1900Field Camera with 3 Brass Lenses, c. 1900 France. Mahogany with nickel-plated fittings, for landscape format 9 x 12 cm, two interchangeable lenses with appropriate threads for the lens board: Goerz doSee Sold Price
Sold2023Suter Stella Portrait and Suter Anastigmat Lenses, c. 1925Suter Stella Portrait and Suter Anastigmat Lenses, c. 1925 E Suter, Basel. 1) No. 46923 "Stella" 5/32 cm, with iris diaphragm up to 32, front collar with 8 cm diameter (minor dent), height 10 cm, fronSee Sold Price
Sold2024Biotar 1.8/7.5 cm Lens, c. 1924Biotar 1.8/7.5 cm Lens, c. 1924 Carl Zeiss Jena. No. 625119, in Zeiss VII mount (with the standard tube height of 35 mm), with original unengraved iris diaphragm, unused, optics clean when viewed undeSee Sold Price
Sold2024Thambar 2.9/9 cm Lens, c. 1934Thambar 2.9/9 cm Lens, c. 1934 Leitz, Wetzlar. No. 226445, the legendary soft-focus lens, with back cap and matching E. Leitz N.Y. SL filter, clean optics under point light, good focusing and apertureSee Sold Price
4 days LeftAuction Team BrekerW-Nikkor C 3.5/2.8 cm and Nikkor-Q.C 3.5/13.5 cm Lenses, 1952 onwards€300
4 days LeftAuction Team BrekerSonnar 2.8/18 cm Lens with Reflex Attachment for the Contax, c. 1938€550
May 22Hannam's Auctioneers LtdC.P. Goerz Patent Reflex ANTIQUE CAMERA w/ Doppel-Anastigmat Lens. 15 cm x 18 cm.£5