An Billcliff Mahogany Studio Camera£85
19 Nov 2015 · Special Auction Services · lot 325hammer ↗
Billcliff Studio Camera
camera
The Billcliff Studio Camera has 2 recorded sales: £85 (19 Nov 2015, Special Auction Services) and £64 (2 Sep 1999, 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.
Studio camera£64
2 Sep 1999 · Christie's · lot 294premium removed ↗
+ lens
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.
Questions
What should I check before buying one?
Look closely at the bellows for pinholes, the wooden body for cracks or warping, and the focusing mechanism for free movement, and confirm that any stand, lens board or plate holders are present.
Facts
- Maker
- Billcliff
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 2 Sep 1999
- Latest sale
- 19 Nov 2015
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Billcliff Studio Camera: 2 recorded sales, 1999–2015; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/b/billcliff/studio-camera/