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            "basis": "premium_inclusive",
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            "venue": "Flints Auctions",
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            "venue": "Leitz Photographica Auction",
            "title": "Dallmeyer   Dallac 2/8.5cm",
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            "gbp": 477,
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            "version": "85mm f/2",
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            "date": "2006-05-20",
            "venue": "Leitz Photographica Auction",
            "title": "Dallmeyer   Dallac 2/8.5cm",
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            "currency": "EUR",
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            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": "85mm f/2",
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            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Dallmeyer-Dallac-2-8.5cm/AI-9-26635",
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    "citation": "“Dallmeyer (J.H.) Dallac 85mm f/2: typical sale price £3,500, the median of 13 recorded sales, 2006–2025, middle half £2,700–£4,200 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/d/dallmeyer-j-h/dallac/v/85mm-f-2/",
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    "computed_at": "2026-10-08 00:10:00.968880",
    "attribution": "Data from cameraworth.com — a public register of what cameras and lenses actually sold for. Cite the page URL and the retrieval date; see /methodology/ for how each figure is made."
}