Compagnie Francaise de Photographie Le Photosphere£1,374
10 Jun 2023 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €1,600 · lot AI_20220121_1128_41459hammer ↗
○ version can’t tell+ lens
Compagnie Francaise de Photographie Photosphere 1
camera
The Compagnie Francaise de Photographie Photosphere 1 sells for about £975 (median of only 6 recorded sales, 1998–2023; indicative, old, version mix).
Typical sale price
about£975
median of only 6 sales, 1998–2023
Indicativeoldversion mix
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£950
Without the lowest sale£1,000
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£9756 sales
Every sale
A Compagnie Francaise de Photographie Photosphere£1,000
18 Oct 2019 · Flints Auctions · lot 330 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicinepremium removed
○ version can’t tell+ lens
Compagnie Francaise de Photographie Le Photosphere£1,978
21 Nov 2015 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €2,800 · lot AI_28_32606hammer ↗
○ version not yet checked+ lens
Photosphere no. 2474£600
22 Jan 2007 · Christie's · lot 11premium removed ↗
○ version can’t tell+ lens
Photosphere no. 1974£950
19 Nov 2002 · Christie's · lot 479premium removed ↗
○ version can’t tell+ lens
Le Photosphère no. 1854£700
29 Jan 1998 · Christie's · lot 467premium removed ↗
○ version can’t tell+ lens
What it is
{"overview":"The Photosphere 1 is an early spherical-bodied detective camera produced in France by Compagnie Française de Photographie in the 1890s.
Generated summary, 24 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 Photospheres
Photosphere 1 (8x9)
4 salesabout £1,087IndicativePhotosphere 1 (13x18)
2 salesSales onlyPhotosphere 1 (w/magazine)
0 salesNo sales yetPhotosphere 4 Stereo
0 salesNo sales yetPhotosphere Silver
0 salesNo sales yet
4 salesabout £1,087IndicativePhotosphere 1 (13x18)
2 salesSales onlyPhotosphere 1 (w/magazine)
0 salesNo sales yetPhotosphere 4 Stereo
0 salesNo sales yetPhotosphere Silver
0 salesNo sales yet
Facts
- Maker
- Compagnie Francaise de Photographie
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 6
- First sale
- 29 Jan 1998
- Latest sale
- 10 Jun 2023
- Median
- £975
- Middle half
- £763–£1,281
- Evidence
- Indicative · old, version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Compagnie Francaise de Photographie Photosphere 1: about £975, the median of 6 recorded sales, 1998–2023 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/c/compagnie-francaise-de-photographie/photosphere-1/