Contessa Duchessa Stereo
The Contessa Duchessa Stereo is a small-format stereo camera produced by Contessa-Nettel in Stuttgart in the early twentieth century, before the firm's 1926 merger into Zeiss Ikon. It was designed to expose paired images on plates so that the resulting transparencies could be viewed through a stereo viewer.
At UK auction, hammer prices for the Duchessa Stereo have ranged from about £150 to £350, with a median near £260 based on the three recorded sales. Today the model trades thinly, so what a Duchessa Stereo is worth at saleroom level depends heavily on completeness and cosmetic condition, and a clean, fully-functional example will sell for noticeably more than one with worn bellows or missing parts.
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.
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| May 2007 | EUR 260 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 11 (Lot AI_11_16099) Title: Contessa Nettel Duchessa Stereo
Description:
45x107mm, with a pair of Doppel-Anastigmat Citonar 6.3/6.5cm lenses Estimate: EUR 350 - EUR 450 |
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| Nov 2003 | EUR 350 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 4 (Lot AI_4_22630) Title: Contessa Nettel Duchessa Stereo
Description:
45x107mm, Doppel-Anastigmat Citonar 6,3/6.5cm Objektive, guter Zustand Estimate: EUR 1,913 - EUR 22 |
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| Jul 2000 | £152 | Christie's | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 207) Title: Duchessa stereo
Description:
Duchessa stereo Estimate: £150 - £200 |
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