Contessa Nettel Nettix Detective Camera£1,130
6 Nov 2016 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €1,300 · lot AI_29_33934hammer ↗
+ lens
Contessa Nettix (Ladies Handbag)
camera
The Contessa Nettix (Ladies Handbag) has 1 recorded sale: £1,130 (6 Nov 2016, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
{"overview":"The Contessa Nettix \"Ladies Handbag\" is an early plate camera produced in Germany, built into a handbag-style housing aimed at discreet use. As of today that figure is the only verifiable saleroom benchmark for what this camera is worth, and any current value would depend heavily on completeness of the handbag housing and condition of the optics.","buying_guide":"Inspect the leather handbag exterior for splits, detached stitching and missing fittings, since replacement is effectively impossible. Check the shutter for sticking speeds, the lens for haze and separation, and confirm the plate holders and internal mechanism are present and original, as missing accessories sharply reduce value.
Generated summary, 6 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Why is the price data so limited?
The Nettix Ladies Handbag was a low-production novelty camera, so it appears in UK salerooms only rarely, which is why published price and value information is sparse.
Facts
- Maker
- Contessa
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 6 Nov 2016
- Latest sale
- 6 Nov 2016
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Contessa Nettix (Ladies Handbag): 1 recorded sale, November 2016; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/c/contessa/nettix-ladies-handbag/