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Bellieni Strut-Folding Camera (wooden)

The Bellieni Strut-Folding Camera is a wooden-bodied strut-folding plate camera from the early era of French photographic manufacture. It belongs to the class of compact folding plate cameras that opened on scissor-strut mechanisms rather than bellows rails, aimed at photographers who wanted a pocketable field camera.

At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the Bellieni Strut-Folding Camera (wooden) have ranged from £300 to £420, with a midpoint around £360 based on the limited saleroom record available today. These are wholesale-level results, and the narrow dataset means what the camera is worth at any given sale depends heavily on cosmetic condition of the wood, completeness of the strut mechanism, and whether original plate holders are present.

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Sales History

Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.

Date Price Source
Jan 2026 £62 Flints Auctions
Dec 2009 EUR 300 Leitz Auction
Dec 2009 EUR 460 Leitz Auction
May 2007 EUR 420 Leitz Auction

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