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Coronet Midget brown

The Coronet Midget is a British-made Bakelite subminiature camera introduced in the mid-1930s, taking small-format roll film on a single-speed shutter. It was produced as an inexpensive novelty camera and issued in several coloured plastic bodies, of which the brown variant is one of the less commonly encountered.

At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the brown Coronet Midget have ranged from about £48 to £120, with a median around £66 across the sales on record. Today the value is driven almost entirely by colour and cosmetic condition: the brown body is scarcer than black, so clean examples with an intact case tend to sell for more than the typical black Midget, and tired or cracked shells can struggle to reach the lower end of that range in the current saleroom.

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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.

Date Price Source
Oct 2025 £62 Flints Auctions
Aug 2025 £25 Flints Auctions
Oct 2022 £90 David Duggleby
Feb 2019 £48 Harper Field Auctions
Mar 2007 £60 Christie's
May 2002 £70 Christie's
Feb 2002 £141 Christie's
May 1999 £97 Christie's
Nov -0001 £119 Flints Auctions

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