A Gandolfi Simplex 3½x2½ Hand & Stand Mahogany Camera£500
9 Jan 2024 · Flints Auctions · lot 171 · Photographs & Optical Toyspremium removed
+ lens
Gandolfi Hand and Stand Camera
camera
The Gandolfi Hand and Stand Camera has 1 recorded sale: £500 (9 Jan 2024, Flints Auctions). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales only
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Other recorded sales All 2 →
A Gandolfi Folding Hand and Stand Plate Camera£240
30 Jan 2024 · Flints Auctions · lot 475 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
awaiting classification · not in the price+ lens
What it is
With only one data point, today's market value can only be indicated, not confirmed, and condition of the bellows, woodwork and brass fittings will heavily influence what any individual example is worth.","buying_guide":"On any wood and brass plate camera of this type, inspect the bellows for light leaks at the corners, check the wooden body for cracks or loose joints, and confirm that the brass fittings, focusing rack and ground glass are intact.
Generated summary, 25 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
What affects the price of a Gandolfi plate camera?
Condition of the bellows, woodwork and brass, originality of the lens and shutter, and the presence of matching plate holders all influence what these cameras sell for.
Facts
- Maker
- Gandolfi
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 9 Jan 2024
- Latest sale
- 9 Jan 2024
- Evidence
- Sales only
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Gandolfi Hand and Stand Camera: 1 recorded sale, January 2024; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/g/gandolfi/hand-and-stand-camera/