View camera£150
18 Nov 1998 · Christie's · lot 312premium removed ↗
+ lens
Anthony View Camera
camera
The Anthony View Camera has 1 recorded sale: £150 (18 Nov 1998, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 28 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
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Questions
Is the Anthony View Camera usable today?
Many surviving examples can still expose glass plates or sheet film if the bellows are light-tight and the back fits available holders, but they are typically bought as display or collector pieces rather than working cameras.
Facts
- Maker
- Anthony
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 18 Nov 1998
- Latest sale
- 18 Nov 1998
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Anthony View Camera: 1 recorded sale, November 1998; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/a/anthony/view-camera/