The Oldest and Most Expensive Camera in the World! Estimate Euro 500,000 – 700,000
by Jess on Jan.27, 2010, under camera, photography
The 'Daguerreotype Giroux' from 1839. The first commercially-produced camera of the world, that will be sold at the WestLicht Photographica Auction on the 29th of May 2010 in Vienna, Austria. The estimate is 500.000 – 700.000 Euros.
VIENNA, Austria, January 27/PRNewswire/ — On the 29th of May WestLicht Photographica Auction in Vienna, Austria will auction a historical sensation: a ‘ Daguerreotype’ – the first commercially-produced camera!
The label of the 'Daguerreotype Giroux' from 1839, which is signed by the inventor Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre to verify its authenticity. The first commercially-produced camera of the world, will be sold at the WestLicht Photographica Auction on the 29th of May in Vienna, Austria.
Peter Coeln, the CEO of WestLicht Photographica Auction Vienna, with the 'Daguerreotype' from 1839. The first commercially-produced camera of the world, that will be sold at the WestLicht Photographica Auction on the 29th of May 2010 in Vienna, Austria. The estimate is 500.000 – 700.000 Euros.
The Giroux ‘Daguerreotype’ up for auction has been found recently. It was in private ownership in northern Germany for generations and has never before been documented. The outstanding original condition of the 170 year-old apparatus is remarkable. Never before has a camera of this kind been offered for sale by auction. An original manual in German language from 1839 is also included in this sensational sale. It is expected that WestLicht Auctions’ own world record price of 576,000 Euros for a camera will be significantly exceeded. Starting price is Euro 200.000, the estimate is Euro 500,000 – 700,000.
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