A Bellieni Jumelle 9x12cm Camera£170
21 May 2020 · Flints Auctions · lot 181 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Sciencepremium removed
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Bellieni Jumelle
camera
The Bellieni Jumelle sells for about £165 (median of only 4 recorded sales, 1998–2020; indicative, old).
Typical sale price
about£165
median of only 4 sales, 1998–2020
Indicativeold
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
How much does one sale move this?
Without the highest sale£160
Without the lowest sale£170
Every sale
A Bellieni 'Nancy' Stereo 9x18cm Folding Mahogany Camera£2,900
18 Oct 2019 · Flints Auctions · lot 434 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicinepremium removed
◆ ? title doesn’t name the Jumelle+ lens
Jumelle camera£160
12 Jun 1998 · Christie's · lot 673premium removed ↗
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Jumelle no. 60£55
7 May 1998 · Christie's · lot 463premium removed ↗
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What it is
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Generated summary, 10 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Why does the price vary so much?
Jumelle-type cameras are condition-sensitive: intact leather, working shutter, clear optics and original plate holders all push the price toward the upper end of the range.
Facts
- Maker
- Bellieni
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 4
- First sale
- 7 May 1998
- Latest sale
- 21 May 2020
- Median
- £165
- Middle half
- £134–£853
- Evidence
- Indicative · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Bellieni Jumelle: about £165, the median of 4 recorded sales, 1998–2020 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/b/bellieni/jumelle/