PHOTOGRAPHICA

Our Photographica sales offer a specialised and dedicated platform for rare and collectible Cameras, Lens and all manner of Scientific and Optical equipment from the 19^th century through to the present day. The sales regularly include rare and sought after cine lenses, collectable cameras from brands such as Leica, Hasselblad and Nikon and Mahogany & Brass cameras from the earliest days of Photography.

For more information on both buying and selling with Chiswick Auctions:

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“With over 40 years of trading and collecting experience in the department, we offer the unique opportunity to showcase your collection in the heart of London, to an unparalleled international client base across multiple digital platforms. Our expertise and engagement with every area of the market, and the way we present and publicise our auctions, facilitates results that do not materialise elsewhere.”

Austin Farahar, Head of Photographica

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^{2022 AUCTION CALENDAR}

Explore the 2022 auction calendar featuring our specialist sales in Photographica.

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^{DOES SIZE MATTER?}

We pitch the Hasselblad H6D-100C against our Photography team's standard Canon 5Ds. How did the two compare? Does size matter?

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^{AUCTION RESULTS}

^{Sold for £2,500 incl. Buyer's Premium}

^{A Rare & Important Mahogany & Brass Carte Des Visite Studio Camera}

^{Sold for £33,800 incl. Buyer's Premium}

^{A Ross London 2" f/1.9. Lens}

^{Sold for £65,000 incl. Buyer's Premium}

^{An early black paint Leica M3}

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Head of Photographica Austin Farahar has accumulated years of experience both working as a professional photographer and within the auction world, where he has built strong business relationships with active collectors in the growing Asian camera market.

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