The 'British' camera by J T Chapman£230
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Chapman (J.T.) British
camera
The Chapman (J.T.) British sells for about £165 (median of only 4 recorded sales, 2005–2008; indicative, old).
Typical sale price
about£165
median of only 4 sales, 2005–2008
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
British camera£160
22 Nov 2006 · Christie's · lot 490premium removed ↗
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British hand camera£80
15 Nov 2005 · Christie's · lot 418premium removed ↗
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British hand camera£170
15 Feb 2005 · Christie's · lot 201premium removed ↗
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What it is
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Generated summary, 2 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Where do these cameras typically come up for sale?
Examples have surfaced through specialist UK auction houses rather than mainstream retail, which is consistent with the wholesale, hammer-level pricing recorded here.
Facts
- Maker
- Chapman (J.T.)
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 4
- First sale
- 15 Feb 2005
- Latest sale
- 13 May 2008
- Median
- £165
- Middle half
- £140–£185
- Evidence
- Indicative · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Chapman (J.T.) British: about £165, the median of 4 recorded sales, 2005–2008 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/c/chapman-j-t/british/