Robot Star no. D107092£140
20 Aug 1998 · Christie's · lot 166premium removed ↗
○ version can’t tell+ lens
Berning Robot Star
camera
The Berning Robot Star has 2 recorded sales: £140 (20 Aug 1998, Christie's) and £95 (20 Aug 1998, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
Robot Star no. D147481£95
20 Aug 1998 · Christie's · lot 167premium removed ↗
○ version not yet checked+ lens
Sales onlyoldversion mix
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£1182 sales
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Other recorded sales All 3 →
A Berning Robot Star Camera£600
18 Feb 2016 · Special Auction Services · lot 178hammer ↗
○ version can’t telloutfit (body with several lenses) · not in the price+ lens
What it is
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Generated summary, 30 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Versions and how to tell them apart
Other Robots
Robot II
28 sales£160FairRobot IIa
10 sales£85FairRobot Royal 36
10 sales£375FairRobot I
9 salesabout £100IndicativeRobot Royal III
9 salesabout £230IndicativeRobot Royal 36 (Mod. III)
6 salesabout £343IndicativeRobot Star 25
5 salesabout £100IndicativeRobot Luftwaffe Model
3 salesabout £80Indicative
28 sales£160FairRobot IIa
10 sales£85FairRobot Royal 36
10 sales£375FairRobot I
9 salesabout £100IndicativeRobot Royal III
9 salesabout £230IndicativeRobot Royal 36 (Mod. III)
6 salesabout £343IndicativeRobot Star 25
5 salesabout £100IndicativeRobot Luftwaffe Model
3 salesabout £80Indicative
Questions
Is the Robot Star a 35mm camera?
Yes, it takes 35mm film and exposes square frames, with film advance handled by its built-in clockwork spring motor.
Facts
- Maker
- Berning
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 20 Aug 1998
- Latest sale
- 20 Aug 1998
- Evidence
- Sales only · old, version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Berning Robot Star: 2 recorded sales, August 1998; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/b/berning/robot-star/